Commodity Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage buyers, ensure staff availability and grow the competence within the designated scope (Commodity/Panels),improve engagement of the team
• Be responsible for supplier relationship management:
• Lead supplier performance reviews and foster improvement of suppliers' performance (e.g.supplier development)
• Manage designated suppliers' contract, accountable for compliance
• Own capacity for his commodity and supports RCCP process, validate corrective action plan and negotiate capacity increases
• Support of major operational issues with GBE Manager (according to escalation process)
• Responsible for the definition and execution of the strategy panels, andown AOP and STRAP results for his commodity
• Ensure execution of AOP objectives on the sub-commodity:
• Delivers productivity for his sub-commodity (Negotiation, VE, Resourcing) in alignment with the Global Commodity he belongs to.
• Generate & consolidate VAVE Resourcing ideas, collect ideas from suppliers. Build Business cases when required
• Ensure accurate MATEX performance reporting
• Animate the extended commodity network (including GBE Buyers) to ensure AOP objectives are met
• Define corrective action plans in case of deviation from AOP objectives
• Define yearly negotiations objectives, conduct negotiations with suppliers or assign supplier accountabilities to GBE/Commodity Buyer
• Validate negotiations results and conclude commercial agreements with suppliers
• Optimize cash, payment terms and consignment stock Contractual obligations, secure planning and execution of Capex.
• Own sub-commodity strategy
• Interface with rest of organizations to adequately develop commodity strategy and serve business needs (GBE, engineering, sales, manufacturing, quality):
• Build Supplier Panel for the GBE operational & strategic requirements (project & production) and refresh them on a yearly basis
• Contribute to commercial & industrial market expertise of the designated scope including scouting for new suppliers
• Manage panel evolution with technology and market changes
• Contribute to a strong connection with Engineering teams responsible for the technical roadmaps
• Ensure appropriate Source Selection:
• Panel setting meeting commodity healthiness requirements
• Fully integration to Sourcing process (sourcing plans, sourcing committee...) and own the sourcing selection
• Secure execution within procurement is in line with the Panel Strategy