Commodity Manager
Join a leading business process solutions company that leverages industry expertise to drive impact through integrated services.
Responsibilities and tasks:
- Management of the commodity / as well as technical management of the commodity team (RCLs) / ensuring communication within the commodity of targets, escalation etc. with close involvement of the SQEs
- Developing and regularly adapting the commodity strategy for OE and aftermarket requirements, taking into account internal and external influencing factors (e.g. internal: corporate strategy / external: political developments (laws))
- Development of potentials and generation of savings in coordination with the respective regions / specialist departments (e.g. VA/VE measures)
- Collaboration with cross-functional partners; driver for cross-functional collaboration (e.g. lead function in cloverleaf teams)
- Responsible for global supplier selection, definition of the supplier pool used within the commodity, ensuring that this is communicated and stored in Astras
- Search, development and management of strategically relevant suppliers as well as building strategic partnerships with suppliers
- Responsible for contract management (negotiation, implementation and execution) with suppliers / coverage of contracts within the commodity
- Ensuring the realization of corresponding savings potential and the achievement of targets by developing framework agreements, renegotiating contracts or formulating internal guidelines for dealing with suppliers and contracts
- Creating and tracking global action plans
- Synchronization of top-down and bottom-up targets
- Reporting KPIs and deriving measures to achieve target values
- Cooperation with other tk BUs on commodities where there is a high overlap in terms of supplier pool and specifications
- Responsible for final supplier selection for new projects / guidance for PBU in awarding activities
Qualifications:
- Technical University Degree;
- Several years of professional experience in purchasing (automotive background);
- Experience working with: MS Office applications, Sharepoint, document management system, ERP system (currently SAP); PLM system (currently Oracle), PowerBI;
- Familiar with Standards (e.g. IATF / ISO (both external), WNB (internal)), Customer requirements, Laws (e.g. LKSG) + regulations (e.g. CBAM)
- Advanced English level
- Willingness to travel - around 30%
Soft Skills:
- Strong negotiation and strategical skills;
- Technical leadership;
- Autonomous and pro-actively;
- Risk management and Market analysis.
- Department
- Procurement
- Locations
- Sibiu
Colleagues
About Sales Consulting
Since 1998, we've been active in the Human Resources consulting market, providing regional coverage across four key areas of expertise: recruitment and selection, personnel leasing, assessment centers and consultancy. As leaders in Transylvania, we've expanded our reach to embrace a culture of continuous improvement, thereby strengthening our position in the Romanian and also regional market. This commitment underscores our dedication to evolve alongside the dynamic needs of our clients and the ever-changing landscape of the business environment.
Our success stems from the professionalism of our services, the multidisciplinary expertise of our consulting team and our ongoing collaboration with those who rely on our consultancy services.
Building long-term partnerships with clients across diverse industries such as IT&C, automotive, outsourcing, pharma, banking, FMCG and more, is our primary objective.
Our commitment to client orientation, teamwork, flexibility, excellence, dedication and responsibility reflects our aim to bring added value to our services.
Commodity Manager
Join a leading business process solutions company that leverages industry expertise to drive impact through integrated services.
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