Commodity Manager

constellium • Muscle Shoals, AL

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About The Position

Commodity Manager Job Summary:  Leading subject matter expert for assigned commodities such as but not limited to MRO spare parts, maintenance, petro-chemical, packaging, and consumables.  In addition, focused experienced on reducing warehouse inventory value.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Three to five (3-5 ) years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
• Solid working knowledge of SAP
• Loves the action, and practice it
• Influencing skills
• Project management mindset
• Ability to present business case and show cost reduction from previous state
• Team player

Responsibilities

• Place a procurement mind set in front of the buying cycle
• Bring a competitive environment to the purchasing area
• Provide local input for global consolidation
• Performs Continental purchasing activities
• Maximize all opportunities nationally
• Manage and prioritize critical demands, verify scope and spec of project to keep plant operational.
• Prepare RFP/RFQ and lead projects from inception to execution following strategic sourcing methodology
• Issue purchase orders once requisition is issued by Project Manager, applying sense of urgency when critical equipment parts or services are required
• Streamline amount of existing purchase orders (c.a 3000 / year) and benefit from leverage spend and blanket orders as opposed to fire drill approach.
• Ensure strong cost control and governance with internal stakeholders
• Ensure leveraging maximization, best practices sharing and promote procurement influence and control process

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level