General Overview
Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: CMT - Commodity Management
Role: Advisory
Job Title: Commodity Management Advisor
Job Code: ADV-SCM-COMM
Band: Level 09
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect
Summary
First full level of specialization; applies expertise in more than one area of specialization. Work is performed within established professional standards, established policy, and/or established objectives. Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Incumbents are accountable for quality of work delivered by external suppliers as applicable. May influence others outside of team to ensure goals are met and resolves conflicts in an effective manner. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the sites/major function's operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Receives guidance primarily on unique, unusual, or controversial problems or questions.
May lead a work group or project team consisting of one or more support staff and/or tech/professional staff with some coaching from own supervisor, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialty. Seeks out new avenues for building internal and external relationships; maintains contacts with existing relationships.
Detailed Description
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Maintains general or regional responsibility for a strategic and/or high dollar commodity or group of commodities, for price/value determination, product and/or service negotiations, terms and conditions.
- Develops and implements a procurement strategy for the commodities they manage including competitive, technology direction, supplier analysis, development and selection and pricing strategy.
- Acts as primary interface with Celesticas suppliers for all relationship management, contract negotiation issues, establishing business framework for transa