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Commodity Specialist will be responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies for regionalization, optimization and preferred supplier list development that secure the best value for the company. Commodity Specialist

provides leadership to team in supply market intelligence research and analysis activities for visibility in key cost drivers, pricing trends, emerging market regions, supply market adjustments, capabilities, capacities, etc.

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General Responsibilities

• Leads the supply chain manager through maintaining proper inventory levels of materials used on a regular basis

• Responsible for the filling of purchase orders

• Reviews allpurchasing requisitions

• Leads in the development of creating an accurate and efficient monitoring system

• Responsible for entering data into databases or other computerized systems to maintain up-to-date supplier and vendor information, to track purchases and the status of orders and deliveries, and to generate purchasing reports and statistics

• Leads research on potential suppliers and vendors; promotions, and other industry trends as a source of accurate and up-to-date information for purchasing activities

Experience / Qualifications

• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) with at least 5 or more years of experience, or equivalent relevant work experience of at least 9 or more years.

• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands

• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation

• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results

• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity

• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards

• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers

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• Work closely with multiple business areas and stakeholders to establish, develop sourcing strategies and supplier management activities with input of spend analytics and budgetary forecasts.

• Communicate, negotiate, and own the relationship with Customers and Suppliers through all levels of the Customer organization.

• Develop, implement, and execute procurement strategies for strategic raw materials.

• Execute Metals category strategies for single or multiple global categories of spend, coordinate activities across all regions to identify and qualify suppliers capable of providing products and services to meet business requirement globally, ensuring productivity, lowest cost of ownership, and developing strategic suppliers into partners.

• Explore and identify new opportunities in sourcing raw materials in the region/globally for Metals suppliers.

• Work closely with the regional Procurement Teams to develop and implement commodity strategies, manage supplier relationships, and lead negotiations in alignment with global strategy and targets.

• Work with the regional team and in alignment with wider commodity teams to ensure successful execution of strategic KPI’s.

• Understands global market dynamics of assigned commodities/services and translate knowledge into effectively managing suppliers, mitigating risk and cost control.

• Support resolution of cost, quality and delivery issues within the sites & regional team as requested.

• Responsible for an estimated annual spend.

• Develop capability matrix, subcategories for Metal suppliers

• Implement contracts to reinforce replenishment systems.

• Implement annual structures of rebates or credits based on annual spend with Key suppliers.

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