Senior Manager, Commodity Management Mechanical

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Job Summary

• Develop and define corporate and strategic plans for the global Commodity team and manage team members to ensure implementation of the strategic initiatives.
• Set and deliver on KPI commitments to GPSC. Collaborate intensely and continuously review opportunities for improvement.
• Lead and manage regular supplier contract and pricing negotiations to achieve margin and cash flow targets.
• Support internal vendor setup process to obtain best terms and to ensure a smooth and timely manufacturing ramp on new programs.
• Be responsible for making final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensure effective achievement of objectives. Be comfortable with major decisions that will impact profitability.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of strategic supplier relationships and act as escalation point for the executives in the event of major supplier issues.
• Communicate and implement strategies, contracts, and pricing to achieve maximum advantage for the company and customers.
• Work with the Supply Chain, Site and Quote teams on supplier and sourcing strategies including supplier selection, risk analysis and capacity assessment.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering and Quote teams to promote and position preferred suppliers early in the design phase and identify value engineering / improvements to drive competitive advantage. The role is responsible for obtaining competitive pricing and provide timely input to the quote team.
• Establish credibility with customers through the demonstration of technical and commercial competence, especially within the plastics and resin industry.
• Liaise with senior management to ensure all activities are compliant with corporate policies and guidelines.
• Monitor Commodity market conditions, supplier technology roadmaps and assess supply/demand challenges. Gather relevant Market Intelligence and communicate to the internal GPSC marketing teams as needed.
• Work closely with management to develop resources to add value to the commodity function regarding performance management and talent acquisition. Ensure succession and training plans are regularly updated and maintained.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or materials management or equivalent related operational experience
• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience in procurement field, including at least 5 years in a people management role
• Strong negotiation skills, to make clear agreements with suppliers and internal organization.
• Strong understanding of resin supplier landscape, technologies, and costing.
• Successful track record of managing suppliers in a large organization.
• Advanced English
• Ability to interface and communicate with different levels of the internal and external organization
• Self-starter who is capable of proactively defining priorities as well as develop value-add solutions and track actions tom completion.

• Fringe benefits: bonus, Cafeteria
• Collaborative and supportive global team providing a dynamic work environment.
• Exciting multi-industry customer engagements and tasks.
• Ability to see future development of technology in automation
• Stable, dynamically developing multinational corporate background
• Opportunity for continuous professional development provided by various and challenging tasks
• International travel can be expected as part of this role