Commodity Manager Regional Professional Services
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Job Description
The Commodity Manager for Regional Professional Services is responsible for leading cross-functional teams and sourcing projects to find from Regional stakeholders for multiple services and commodities. Key activities to include:
1. Manage regional sourcing strategies/reviews for multiple services and functions.
2. Achieve year-on-year improvement in total cost, quality, and service while leading regional and global sourcing management activities and leading supplier relationships.
3. Engage with Business Unit and regional facility managers and teams to support a Risk Mitigation program and process that impacts the Rockwell third parties which supports companies Security strategies.
Duties & Responsibilities:
* With guidance from the Manager of Strategic Sourcing, support and lead strategic projects and negotiations for several Regional Departments.
* Drive implementation of the sourcing strategy for various assigned engineering projects. Once a sourcing strategy has been developed, the Commodity Manager will communicate and aggressively manage business function compliance of the strategy. The Commodity Manager will also establish working relationships with other functions (e.g. HR, Finance, Legal, CISO, Suppliers and Supplier Quality, etc.), bringing a Strategic Sourcing perspective to all key processes.
* Lead strategic sourcing teams. The Commodity Manager will lead and drive results of specific strategic sourcing strategies within the LATAM regional Services and Commodities. This role must be successful at managing and influencing a cross-functional team. The Commodity Manager will act as a catalyst for change to achieve business goals as well as addressing barriers to change.
* Develop an expertise in the corporate functions such as Engineering Design, Finance, HR, Legal, and Supply Chain and relative to their needs and capabilities for commodities and services. The Commodity Manager partners with business units and functions to understand their goals and objectives and formulates strategies to achieve desired business results. On an ongoing basis, the Commodity Manager will remain current on service and supply market trends, supplier economics, and best practice sourcing.
* Responsible for Regional Supplier Management. The Commodity Manager will monitor and evaluate supplier performance around security, quality, delivery, lead time of all suppliers. Conduct regular strategic reviews with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure continuous improvement of the supply base.
* Measure and track performance on Sourcing KPIs within each commodity or service. The Commodity Manager will be responsible for monthly reporting to senior management on key performance indicators within the supply chain. These KPIs may include savings, quality, delivery, lead time, market trends, etc.
* Identify and implement Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction opportunities for assigned commodities/services. Within the function, the Commodity Manager will champion annual productivity improvements by leading internal and joint supplier/unit teams pursuing TCO reduction opportunities in alignment with the sourcing strategy (e.g. professional services, security expectations, improving supplier operations, demand management, improving supply chain flexibility, etc.).
Requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering or related field.
* Advanced English level.
* Minimum five years of experience working in a similar position.
* Strong knowledge of services commodities.
* Team contributor – comfortable in leading cross-functional, international and multi-cultural teams.
* Strong negotiation skills.
* Ability to interpret basic contractual language.
* Exceptionally strong organizational and communication skills.
* Ability to build solid relationships with internal stakeholders and vendors.
* High energy and enthusiasm.
* Problem solving oriented and project management skills.
* Knowledge of Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word).
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We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!
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