The Commodity Manager will be responsible for overseeing a team for purchasing, logistics and other related departments. They ensure that all purchasing requests are completed in an efficient, timely manner, while simultaneously working to lower costs, as well as manage inventory and budgets.
General Responsibilities
- Manages inventory management and material budgets
- Manages analyses of market conditions and trends to predict future supply needs
- Responsible for consistent communication with suppliers to ensure timelines is met
- Responsible for interactions between suppliers and functional teams to answer any questions related to any documents
- Manages negotiations ranging from Long Term Agreements to individual Purchase Orders
Experience / Qualifications
- A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
- Ability to lead, coach, and develop team members
- Holds self and others accountable to achieving goals and standards
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment 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
- 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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