Commodity Manager

Description

Summary: The Category Buyer will form an integral part of the Purchasing team continuously improving the buying process while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: others may be assigned:

• Manage the duties of one or more buyers.
• Maintains working knowledge of current market conditions, pricing and sources of supply and works with Strategic Sourcing team to develop strategies and mitigation plans.
• Partner with key internal resources to optimize cost performance, focusing on a specific category for ACE Thermal Systems (locations in Oklahoma and Colorado)
• Drive implementation of all supplier agreements and ensure on-going compliance
• Manage KPIs for assigned suppliers and take corrective actions, as required.
• In collaboration with Strategic Sourcing, execute defined supplier strategies (Exit, Leverage, Maintain)
• Reviews and executes MRP requirements.
• Obtains and analyzes competitive quotes and negotiates complex terms and conditions.
• Manages new and established supplier relationships and improvement activities
• Develops and implements strategies to reduce total cost over the short/ long-term and leads execution in a methodical and timely manner.
• Champions efforts to effectively reduce and eliminate excess and obsolete inventory.
• Research invoice discrepancies and works with suppliers to resolve variances.
• Communicates on a timely basis with all internal customers and management.
• Implements internal changes required by released ECNs/ECOs. Communicates revision changes to suppliers and manages any transitions, cost impacts, or EOL activities.
• Follows up consistently on supplier commitments regarding late, return, and critical deliveries, corrective actions, sample requests and receiving and invoice discrepancies.
• Manages special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Working knowledge of MRP systems
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to develop & maintain supplier relationships.
• Master’s degree preferred, Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a buyer or manager in a manufacturing environment required.
• APICS certification (CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent training preferred.