Job Title: Commodity Manager
Location: Atlanta, GA 30354 (Onsite)
Duration: 7+ Months

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Finance, Supply Chain or other closely related fields is required. 
• Demonstrates ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders and thinks strategically
• Proficiency in the following skills is also required:
  • Communication
  • Project management, consensus-building, leading cross functional teams
  • Presenting to leadership
  • Financial analysis and modeling
  • MS Office
  • Self-starter and fully competent in optimizing own capacity
  • Exhibits leadership capability or experience (whether leading cross-functional teams or direct reports)
• Demonstrates openness and flexibility, self-confidence when encountering unfamiliar problems, eagerness to learn and understand commodities and processes, strives for continuous improvement, accepts and builds accountability, and exercises judgment and common sense
• Displays organizational values of integrity, respect for people, diversity appreciation, innovation, adherence to ethical standards, challenging the status quo, excellence in performance, teamwork, and commitment to shareholder value creation
• Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data
• Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles
• Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.

What will give you a competitive edge (Preferred qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Finance, Supply Chain or closely related field. An advanced degree is strongly preferred.
• 3 to 4 years of experience in Finance, Supply Chain or closely related field is strongly preferred
• Manages work, proficient level of On-board Services commodity expertise, industry research, strategic sourcing, Total cost of ownership/design-to-cost, negotiation, contract management, and value-based decision analysis. Excels in managing work and timelines
• Fully competent in optimizing own capacity, demonstrating openness and self-confidence, driving customer-based business strategies, understanding the system, achieving greater results, accepting and building accountability, using judgment and common sense, and systemic thinking.

Responsibilities:

• Supply Chain Management is responsible for sourcing and managing contracts in support of the SCM On-board Services department. The Commodity Manager builds and sustains relationships with business leaders, suppliers, and sourcing professionals.

 
Summary of responsibilities (not comprehensive of all tasks):

• Required to lead cross-functional teams
• Must develop and execute sourcing strategies to align with the business unit's goals, provide client with optimum value, and maintain supply assurance
• Leads supplier RFPs, negotiations, and supplier selection
• Managing the day-to-day relationship with strategic suppliers and internal business units
• Delivering year-over-year savings utilizing Request for Proposals (RFPs) to evaluate pricing and a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach to recommendations.
• Manages ongoing contract compliance and commercial relationships with suppliers, identifying and pursuing savings strategies.
• Develops both strategic & tactical plans that create a safety-conscious environment resulting in employee safety and wellbeing.
• Monitoring supplier performance and leading corrective action procedures when necessary, and supports regular business updates.
• Participate and lead in key client business meetings (e.g., key vendor meetings, customer experience team meetings, financial planning meetings).
• Effectively work with all organizational levels required. continuous improvement, and commitment to shareholder value creation.
• Some travel may be required

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 58.00/hr.