General Overview

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: CMT - Commodity Management
Role: Analyst
Job Title: Commodity Management Analyst
Job Code: ANA-SCM-COMM
Band: Level 07
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Incumbents are fully qualified to execute job/role accountabilities working independently on most aspects of the job. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. Tasks are moderately complex in nature where judgment is required to complete recurring assignments independently and to determine the best methods to follow to complete assignments. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the divisions/departments operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Works under general Supervision. Situations not covered by standard processes, procedures and methods are referred to manager or expert resource. May demonstrate work methods to new employees. Builds internal and external relationships, with emphasis on those that facilitate the achievement of job/role accountabilities, such as relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal service.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

Maintains regional or global responsibility for a specific commodity or group of commodities for price/value determination, sourcing, negotiations, terms & conditions and supplier relationship development working independently.
Quotes and negotiates all products and services quarterly.
Develops cost of customer bids within response time objectives.
Supports bid activities by interacting with the site teams to compile and deliver the material commitment to the customer.
Participates in Commodity Council Corporate negotiation team and /or the Customer Materials Commitment process by providing material pricing and data analysis.
Conducts Quarterly Business Reviews with top suppliers and review customer BOMs for quarterly commits.
Coordinates any supplier communication.
Reviews and resolves issues on supplier performance feedback, supplier report card and bids.
Supports the site SCM buying teams in times of product shortage or suppliers not meeting performance requirements including escalation within the supplier and alternative source development/recommendations.
Supports customers to resolve quality, serviceability and performance related issues for products or bid activities.
Consolidates, tabulates, analyzes and reports on various commitment and performance metrics.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Working knowledge of the marketplace conditions for the area of specialization including industry pricing,
technology and supply/demand trends.
Strong systems skills, including common office platforms such as MS Office and Access
Knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures.
Basic understanding of specific customer needs.
Good communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
Ability to consolidate, manipulate and analyze large quantities of data.

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Typical Experience

Two to four years relevant experience.

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree in related field (Business or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

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