Manager, Commodity Management & Sourcing

Carrier • Palm Beach Gardens, FL

1d • $96,000 - $192,000

About The Position

The category manager will be responsible for global spend in one or more of the Professional Services categories – Consulting, Finance, Banking, Legal, Marketing, Human Resources, Contingent Labor, Engineering Services. This position will develop and implement a sourcing strategy for the Professional Services category(ies) in support of Carrier’s long-term strategy, including improving efficiency, reducing risk, and increasing value.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7+ years of experience in global commodity management
• 3+ Years of experience in Professional Services categories including one of the following areas; Consulting, Finance, Banking, Legal, Marketing, Human Resources, Contingent Labor, or Engineering Services.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to exercise independent business judgment to drive strategy and results.
• Proven ability to lead a global team to achieve results through leadership & influence.
• Ability to excel in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to lead analysis and resolution of complex problems where success requires the evaluation of both tangible and intangible variables.
• Strong Communication skills and business acumen

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and commodity oversight to maximize business value and results for assigned category(ies).
• Operational and spend analysis, development and execution of annual sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, supplier performance management & operational support.
• Negotiates or awards contracts within specified spending limits and develops new qualified sources of supply.
• Partners with internal clients and stakeholders to identify sourcing needs and improve sourcing strategy. Leading frequent meetings, project development, negotiation and execution are key deliverables.
• Analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.
• Develops a strategic plan for a commodity or a strategic supplier.
• Responsible for overall relationship with one or multiple strategic accounts across a given commodity.
• Leads sourcing process from RFQ to contract signature.
• Ensures supplier or commodity is performing to the designed requirements from delivery, quality and cost perspective.

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

What This Job Offers

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