Job Description Summary

The Lead Commodity Management Specialist is responsible for the sourcing of a group of commodities/sourcing projects for USA and North American region; negotiating with dedicated providers according to specific policies; achieving the best contractual conditions and ensuring internal customer satisfaction; comprehensive in-depth understanding of purchasing and sourcing concepts and principles; and strong knowledge of purchasing concepts in order to help drive supplier performance.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

As the Lead Commodity Management Specialist, you will: 

• Define supplier strategy including management and optimization of supplier panels focused, but not limited, to cabinets and fabricated parts;
• Lead negotiations and allocate needs to specific suppliers;
• Negotiate terms and conditions and transmit information to Procurement;
• Manage claims including commercial sourcing management such as data analysis, negotiations support, etc. and may also include purchasing activities;
• Negotiate the best commercial and technical package for procurement requirements;
• Work with allocated key suppliers to improve On Time Delivery and Quality statistics to target levels;
• Communicate across direct organization;
• Present to senior leaders (EB and SEB) in specific purchasing space and on cross functional teams on how purchasing contributes to overall strategy;
• Assist in the continuous development of the Procurement function towards best practice;
• Identify and deliver value-adding opportunities from the supply chain;
• Advise Functional managers or other Functions regarding approaches, processes and procedures in the own field;
• Develop technical and regional market expertise in commodity area.

Qualifications/Requirements

• ​Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college;
• Minimum of 5 years of Sourcing and/or Commodity Management experience in the energy business, specifically with electrical cabinets and fabricated parts;
• Availability and willingness to travel up to 10% of time.

Desired Characteristics

• Fluent in english and spanish;
• Strong negotiation skills required;
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to influence others and lead small teams;
• Experience managing international suppliers;
• Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact;
• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously;
• Effective problem identification and solution skills;
• Proven analytical and organizational ability;
• Ability to read component blueprints/technical specification and drawings;
• Very strong experience with Microsoft Excel;
• Notions of SAP.

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