Job Description
The Commodity Manager will be responsible for overseeing a team for purchasing, logistics and other related departments. They ensure that all purchasing requests are completed in an efficient, timely manner, while simultaneously working to lower costs, as well as manage inventory and budgets.
General Responsibilities
• Manages inventory management and material budgets
• Manages analyses of market conditions and trends to predict future supply needs
• Manages cross functional team in the execution of medium to large strategic sourcing initiatives and the implementation of category strategies
• Responsible for consistent communication with suppliers to ensure timelines is met
• Manage interactions between suppliers and functional teams to answer any questions related to any documents
• Manages negotiations ranging from Long Term Agreements to individual Purchase Orders
Experience / Qualifications
• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree...