COMMODITY MANAGER - POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS - K STAFFORDSHIRE KIDSGROVE ELECTRICAL

Commodity Manager - Power Conversion Systems - K

Description

COMMODITY MANAGER
POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS
KIDSGROVE

As Commodity Manager, you will be required to manage defined commodities within the scope of the Sourcing Process. This will include the analysis of spend, the formulation of and implementation of commodity strategies, the negotiation of contracts and the ongoing management of strategic supplier relationships. You will be accountable for the commercial nature of all relationships with UK suppliers and may also be responsible for a specific commodity for the group worldwide.

As part of the Enterprise sourcing team, you will be able to lead negotiations with key suppliers and stake holders. You will be expected to deliver cost savings in line with annual targets for the commodity. You will ensure material cost drivers are understood and visible to the project teams/engineers and you will create and manage strategic breakthrough strategies for a pre-defined commodity portfolio. You will manage contract negotiations which will encompass Customer Flow Down, Long Term Agreements, Frame Work Agreements (Enterprise and/or BU), and Price Agreements. Where appropriate, you will also contribute to the design process to ensure DFM, DTC and DFA realize the lowest cost options. You will manage Strategic relationships with Commodity Suppliers. You will ensure that prototype and initial production parts are available on time, realising opportunities to compress lead times and reduce time to market. You will use design to cost methodology and Value Analysis and Value Engineering.

Overall, you will be expected to deliver improvements in cost reduction, on time delivery, risk, quality of delivered parts, spend % in LCC, spend % covered by Frame Agreements, spend % covered by multi-site supplier and lead time reduction.

COMMODITY MANAGER
POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS
KIDSGROVE

This new and successful company, a former ALSTOM business, is a global specialist in Power Conversion. They provide customised solutions to convert electrical energy through the optimum application of technology in drives, controls, motors and generators. Their customers operate in the three main markets of Marine and Offshore, Oil & Gas, and Process Industries as well as in many specialised areas offering services from design-only to full turnkey systems including installation and commissioning.

As Commodity Manager, you will be required to manage defined commodities within the scope of the Sourcing Process. This will include the analysis of spend, the formulation of and implementation of commodity strategies, the negotiation of contracts and the ongoing management of strategic supplier relationships. You will be accountable for the commercial nature of all relationships with UK suppliers and may also be responsible for a specific commodity for the group worldwide.

As part of the Enterprise sourcing team, you will be able to lead negotiations with key suppliers and stake holders. You will be expected to deliver cost savings in line with annual targets for the commodity. You will ensure material cost drivers are understood and visible to the project teams/engineers and you will create and manage strategic breakthrough strategies for a pre-defined commodity portfolio. You will manage contract negotiations which will encompass Customer Flow Down, Long Term Agreements, Frame Work Agreements (Enterprise and/or BU), and Price Agreements. Where appropriate, you will also contribute to the design process to ensure DFM, DTC and DFA realize the lowest cost options. You will manage Strategic relationships with Commodity Suppliers. You will ensure that prototype and initial production parts are available on time, realising opportunities to compress lead times and reduce time to market. You will use design to cost methodology and Value Analysis and Value Engineering.

Overall, you will be expected to deliver improvements in cost reduction, on time delivery, risk, quality of delivered parts, spend % in LCC, spend % covered by Frame Agreements, spend % covered by multi-site supplier and lead time reduction.

In order to achieve all deliverables, you will be expected to use enterprise sourcing methodologies, supplier evaluation and monitoring, pull systems, consignment stocking, vendor managed inventory (VMI), project management, design to cost (DTC), design for Manufacture (DFM), costs models and value leveling. A champion of a lean enterprise, you will negotiate and manage cost models from suppliers in the context of Total Acquisition Cost (TAC) and Total Opportunity Cost (TOC). You will develop and maintain global partnerships in the supply base to support current and future business and technology demands.

Probably either qualified to or working towards CIPS, you will have proven experience of managing complex supply chains preferably within a manufacturing environment. Ideally, you will have a strong track record of Commodity sourcing. You will have commercial awareness and the ability to analyse and negotiate complex supply agreements. With a good understanding of engineering (Mechanical/Electrical or Electronics), you have experience of developing, implementing and managing commodity strategies. Highly data literate, you will be able to work without close supervision to meet pre-agreed objectives.

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