Accounts Payable and Quality Control Reviewer
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Senior Global Commodity Manager, Logistics Sourcing
Western Digital
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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💰 $142,080 - $201,204 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Negotiate, manage, coordinate, and support Logistics sourcing activities for all modes of Freight (Air, Ocean, Trucking & Parcel) including warehousing and brokerage preparing RFx, managing the process and analyzing competitive bids using eSourcing tool
- Analyze spend data, internal requirements, and external supply markets to develop strategic sourcing strategies and plans aligned with the business goals
- Prepare, redline and negotiate commercial contracts - services agreements, licenses, statements of work and amendments in conjunction with legal team
- Develop strong collaborative relationships with internal clients to strategically manage spend and the supply base for assigned categories
- Develop strong partnerships with Logistics operations, accounts payable, and legal teams
- Manage, co-ordinate and support special/critical projects such as ad hoc and spot rate approval process and others as needed
- Provide strategic sourcing support to reporting manager and business partners to ensure a competitive advantage
- Drive improvements in key metrics such as cost, quality and transit time
- Drive process-improvements, assist with projects and provide feedback to management on market conditions, supplier relationships, and quality and customer service issues
- Ensure timely and cost effective acquisition of products, services and equipment while driving contract compliance
- Perform day-to-day activities including specification clarification, source/supplier identification, proposal analysis, review & clarification, contract knowledge, supplier performance management, supplier/customer conflict resolution
- Manage Supplier relationship management including - Supplier solicitation, selection and qualification process Quarterly/bi-annual business reviews and scorecards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, Master's degree a plus
- Preferred 5+ years of strategic sourcing experience in the Logistics space (Warehouse services & Transportation)
- eSourcing tool experience
- Demonstrated skills in negotiating and formulating contracts for services procurement
- Understanding of outsourcing models and cost associated with them, total cost models, should cost model, service rate benchmarking and contractual negotiation
- Highly developed negotiation skills and knowledge of contract
- Ability to work well in a high-pace dynamic environment, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and ensure task completion and deadlines are met as required
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word & Powerpoint
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Proven desire to work as a team member, both on the same team and outside of the team
- Ability to troubleshoot and analyze complex problems
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
