Commodity Specialist

5 - 10 years

7 - 12 Lacs

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What you ll do:
This global/EMEA role will assist in the development and management of sourcing strategies to position Filtration and execute those strategies to achieve growth, cost, quality and delivery goals. They will be responsible for managing the commodity in the sourcing, supplier selection and relationship building with key suppliers to leverage Eaton s purchases. The Commodity Specialist executes direct material cost out projects and strategies which requires global coordination with Supply Chain, Product Management, Operations and Engineering.
Develop, plan, monitor and execute direct material cost out projects utilizing the Eaton Standard Sourcing Process to achieve the cost down and project schedule goals. The projects will provide NET 3% savings to achieve SCM objectives. Implement and execute on global commodity sourcing strategies to effectively leverage Eaton s global Filtration spend in conjunction with the Global Category Manager to deliver cost benefits. Help keep commodity strategies aligned with latest internal and external environmental, market and economic factors. Build and maintain organizational consensus and alignment to the commodity strategies. Negotiates and manages key strategic supplier agreements, cost negotiations and relationships for EMEA. Partner and collaborate with external suppliers, commodity managers and buyers, supply development engineers, manufacturing plants and engineering globally. Lead projects through a standard process to define scope and requirements, complete risk planning and user technical reviews, manage the request for proposal process with external suppliers, manage APQP (Advanced Part Quality planning) phase of project, and manage project multifunctional phase gate reviews. Track status and planning in a program management portfolio tool and using MS project. Manage the supplier identification and selection for New Product Development projects for assigned commodities. Responsible to maintain supply continuity via risk identification and mitigation. Develop positive relationships with suppliers and demonstrates Eaton s ethics, values and philosophy. Conducts Supplier Business Reviews with strategic suppliers on a regular basis. Develop strong positive ethical relationships with suppliers & adhere to Eaton s Code of Conduct
Hybrid - min 3 days in office required
Qualifications:
Bachelor s degree in Business or Engineering from an accredited university
Minimum 5 years of Supply Chain experience especially in direct material sourcing for a global manufacturer with demonstrated costout results
Skills:
German Language fluency (B2 or equivalent) - must be able to converse in German with stakeholders (suppliers, Eaton plants)
CPP or CPPM Certification
Project Management experience Buying and Strategic procurement experience
Strong understanding of key commodities and their impact to the business (Ferros & Non-ferrous Casting, Fabrication products, Machining Components)
Demonstrated strategic thinker, capable of developing plans and actions to achieve targeted goals Interpersonal skills and ability to lead project teams, work effectively with cross functional teams Indirect leadership skills Results and detail-oriented, should be a go-getter with strong drive for results & aspiration to learn and grow in SCM roles Successful negotiator Experience working globally and dealing with multi-national and off-shore suppliers Analytical thinking Problem solving, should able to work independently and comprehend business alignment

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