Supplier Management Specialist / Product Manager

Role Overview: As a Supplier Professional, your main focus will be on strategically leading and managing relationships with company suppliers to achieve optimal financial performance and enhance relationships with assigned product lines. Key Responsibilities: - Direct and manage the supplier business plan and implementation process, leveraging supplier strengths and resources to communicate and maximize supplier benefits to the company. - Align goals and objectives of suppliers with the company to ensure mutual success. - Determine, monitor, and recommend tactical and strategic plans for the supplier-company business relationship. - Participate in supplier business reviews, providing necessary data and resolving issues effectively. - Identify and drive new supplier opportunities, emphasizing the development of unique services that blend supplier resources with service capabilities to create a distinctive value proposition. - Support cross-functional communication with the company's product groups in price negotiations and market knowledge. - Manage activities and programs to enhance suppliers" pro-forma performance in line with Avnet's financial goals. - Conduct analysis and reports on various program impacts for the supplier. - Manage forecasting pipeline requirements and rebate projections. - Fulfill any other duties as assigned. Qualifications Required: - Mastery knowledge of industry best practices and disciplines, serving as a subject matter expert contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards. - Ability to develop solutions for highly complex situations, requiring extensive evaluation of alternatives and variables to make improvements to policies and procedures. - Work independently towards long-range goals and objectives, using independent judgment and discretion, sometimes acting as an informal team lead or coach for less experienced team members. - Consult with management and act as a spokesperson for major initiatives related to policies, plans, and long-range objectives. - Work Experience: Typically 8+ years with a bachelor's degree or equivalent. - Education and Certification(s): Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained. Additional Company Details: The above description provides an overview of the general nature and level of work involved in this role. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills expected of you as a Supplier Professional.,