Job Title: Commodity Manager
Location: Greenville, SC
Duration:  6 Months 

Job Description:
Project leader responsible for multiple procurement projects across our Thermo King Trailer platform, working with cross-functional teams to build and execute project implementation plans, sourcing plans to drive procurement strategies, productivity, and continuous improvement. Responsible for monitoring active projects, updating status, eliminating roadblocks, and escalating issues as appropriate. Identify gaps to goals and collaboratively develop and support countermeasures and activities to close the gap and exceed targets. Support site sourcing tactical work like implementing new suppliers and supporting PFEP work. 

This is a full-time temporary on-site position for 6 months with an opportunity for 6 additional months.

Role Description:
Manage, coordinate and work with suppliers and internal stakeholders to meet project timelines and company financial goals.

Responsibilities:
Responsible for procurement goals and metrics including productivity, risk mitigation, supplier quality, on time delivery, and addressing any gaps in achieving targets.

• Responsible for defining negotiations strategy, mitigating risk, ensuring supply, driving productivity and tariff mitigation, defining switching costs, and building Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Responsible for executing detailed sourcing strategy. Accountable for execution of sourcing projects including RFx, NPD, supplier communications, escalations, continuous improvement, etc.  
• Responsible for delivering commodity productivity through price, tariff mitigation, value analysis (VA) or continuous improvement projects - responsible for supporting site material and quality escalation needs. 
• Actively monitor and mitigate supplier risk including financial, capacity, quality, and compliance knowledge.
• Project manager for multiple procurement projects, working with cross-functional teams and applying standard work to execute implementation plans for productivity, continuous improvement, new product development (NPD) projects, source change and VAVE programs.
• Ensure alignment of commodity strategies with Business Unit, Engineering platforms and Product Management plans and requirements. Responsible for communicating and coordinating plant and Business Unit specific strategies with commodity teams.
• Evaluate business needs against supplier capabilities in order to select the preferred suppliers who meet quality, cost, and delivery requirements; leverage commercial knowledge to navigate and manage supplier relationships and contracts.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management, operations or engineering with minimum 1 year of previous work experience in a diversified industrial company in the areas of procurement, engineering, project management, quality, finance and/or operations. Strong understanding of the procurement processes at an operational and leadership level preferred.

• Relationship Management – Creates collaborative environment with cross-functional partners, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, builds/maintains relationship with industry peers and suppliers, and reinforces GSC lead to the supply base.  Candidate must have demonstrated experience coordinating, facilitating discussions, consultation, managing ambiguity, problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Problem Solving—Identifies/anticipates potential problems and risk, supports root-cause analysis, evaluates robustness of corrective action plan and oversees plan implementation.
• Project Management – Reviews and develops project plans, project execution, balances projects between short and long-term focus, secures alignment with cross-functional partners.
• Demonstrated ability for independent thinking, managing ambiguity and multi-tasking. Proven ability to plan pro-actively, anticipate issues and have excellent problem resolution with little or no input or assistance. Excellent follow-through. Proficiency in computer applications including industry-related software and tools.
• Professional communication in English; both verbal and written are required. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong influencing and negotiating skills across organization. Possess strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience in International sourcing experience, running large complex cross functional projects a plus. Experience in supplier development, materials management, and/or supplier quality a plus.
• Preferred A3 methodology thinking, lean manufacturing awareness, and operational excellence.
• Experience with Oracle, finance month-end validation and price negotiations are a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

 
 
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: $ 45.00/hr.