Commodity Engineer / Sr. Commodity Engineer
- If you are a procurement professional with a background in project procurement and are looking for new career opportunities, Emerson has an exciting offer for you! As a Commodity Engineer, you will be part of the Measurement Solutions team based in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region. In this role, you will be responsible for executing end-to-end sourcing and procurement operations across MEA. You will manage a portfolio of suppliers, ensuring effective bid support and timely order execution. Additionally, you will oversee project procurement and contract management activities to support the regions strategic business objectives.
In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be: Bid support:
- Work with sales and proposals team to get timely quotes for Emerson Proposals
- Responsible for coordinating with vendors and proposal team for technical query closure
- Negotiate price, validity and other commercial T&Cs in line with the project requirements
- Maintain accurate records of all bids, buyouts and create database for each commodity
- Accurate and competitive pricing during bidding and within agreed TATs
Project execution support
- Work with an engineering team to get the quotes technically validated
- Negotiation with suppliers and order finalization
- Vendor Registrations and DDQ
- Support tactical team for vendor follow-ups and timely order execution
- Address quality issues as applicable and collaborate with quality/inspections team
- Conduct E Sourcing events
- Coordination with multiple departments
- Deliver savings compared to bid prices
Strategic initiatives:
- Commodity strategy to maximize profitability and deliver the best price, quality, lead time
- Supplier agreements on key buyouts
- Accuracy on landed costs
Supplier Management:
- Work with suppliers to improve their flexibility to support surge and project orders
- Build and maintain supplier relationships and keep up good communications
- Handle correspondence for delivery shortages, changes in quantity, delivery dates, prices etc.
- Raising requests to create new suppliers using online Emerson address book (CVDH)
Others:
- New Vendor development, Vendor management, Vendor Audits
- Maintain database for vendors, commodity prices
- Work with quality team for vendor quality performance and resolving quality issues if any
- Monthly KPI reporting
- Travel: Occasionally Domestic & International
- Perform regulations and compliance analysis
- Ensure compliance to Emerson Record Retention Policy at all times
- Ensure compliance to Emersons Ethics Policy at all times
CRITICAL SUCCESS INDICATORS
- Ensure 100% compliance to purchasing processes, defined standards and procedures
- Proactively engage in communicating with internal customers and suppliers
- Timely professional communication and responsiveness with internal customers and suppliers
- Maintain the competitiveness in our sourcing processes relative to fiduciary responsibility
- Accurate maintenance of ERP system
- Ontime delivery of goods and services
Who You Are: You quickly and decisively act in constantly evolving, unexpected situations. You adjust communication content and style to meet the needs of diverse partners. You always keep the end in sight; puts in extra effort to meet deadlines. You analyze multiple and diverse sources of information to define problems accurately before moving to solutions. You observe situational and group dynamics and select best-fit approach.
For This Role, You Will Need:
- Indepth knowledge in various Supply Chain methodologies and best practices
- Strong negotiation skills, able to handle complex negotiations
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated the ability to perform competitive exercises
- Show leadership potential
- Dynamic and proactive
- Excellent in time/deadline management
- Proven ability to work in multicultural virtual environment and lead/ coordinate activities for offices located throughout the world
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent team player
- Methodical approach to work
- Can work with minimum supervision
- Conduct root cause analysis (provide solutions/ options)
- Flexible approach to work
- Demonstrated abilities in MS Office apps, ERP based systems such as JDE, Oracle, SAP etc. (Oracle preferred)
- Knowledge of Regulatory / trade compliance
- Knowledge of import-export rules, incoterms etc.
- Knowledge of Instruments will be of advantage
- Experience of working in Middle East and Africa region projects
Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering.
- A postgraduate qualification or additional certification in Supply Chain Management/Materials Management/ CPSM/ CIPS will be considered an added advantage.
- Experience in projects and/or EPC procurement business is preferred
- Proactive take responsibility and own the solution within a collaborative team environment.
- Ability to thrive in ambiguous environment.
- Work well under pressure and thrive in a demanding environment. Excellence is an expectation.
- Demonstrated proactivity in capitalizing on opportunities and resolving issues.
- Intellectually curious prepared to challenge and be challenged.
competitive within the industry and local labor markets
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