Job Overview

Supports the development and execution of commodity strategy for the procurement team and drives the leading indicators like savings pipeline.

Key attributes of this role include:

• Experience in indirect commodity support and strategic sourcing
• Experience in at least one of the commodity category: TEIS – Services / HR Services.
• Good understanding of end-to-end S2P processes and associated technology platforms
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills, solid problem solving and detail oriented
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work with deadlines
• Ability to work in culturally diverse teams with many levels of personnel.
• Experience in a shared service center if possible

Key Responsibilities:

• Organizing weekly regional commodity calls with Commodity Management and buyers
• Go-To person in case buyers have commodity specific questions
• Support and partner with Commodity Management towards strategic projects and business planning and forecasting (prioritization of opportunities based on Saving Potential v/s Effort Required)
• CE’s are expected to help identify projects through spend analytics and opportunity identification
• CE‘s manage strategic and sourcing projects as assigned by Commodity Management and upon approval of project charter detailing scope, milestones, objectives, timeline
• Manage end-to-end own sourcing project from ideation to contract execution and ordering
• Sourcing activities to be based on the guidelines in the commodity playbook and other relevant documentation (Standard Operating Procedures)
• Set selection criteria for the suppliers to be invited in RFX’s
• Understand suppliers and their capabilities
• Enforce use and acceptance of TE contract templates with all suppliers
• Collecting supplier quotations
• Comparing supplier offered prices and proposals
• Calculate savings as per the quotations
• Agree on which supplier to select with Commodity Management and/or Stakeholders
• Report productivity in relevant system
• Manage own contracts (redlining, alignment with stakeholders, negotiation with suppliers, interaction with Legal dept.) up to final execution
• Ensure executed contracts are properly uploaded in the contract repository
• Support implementing new contracts, and uploading metadata to contract database
• Participate in Global/Regional Commodity supplier review and internal meetings with TE Stakeholders as required
• Provide commodity specific training to new joiners (buyers)
• Ensure compliance with applicable TE policies
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the function, ensuring that improvements are incorporated in the work routine
• Build relationship with key stakeholders including suppliers
• Build strong relationship with Commodity Management & Buyers
• Attend team meetings and trainings as required.

Job Requirements

• • Good Experience in Indirect Procurement (5+ years)
  • Previous experience in Strategic Sourcing, commodity management specialist, category buye preferred
  • Good of MS office; very good Excel and other relevant tools for the function
  • SAP PR2, S/4
  • Good communication and organization skills 
  • Contract Management Literacy
  • Very good English language skills in speech and writing + additional language on top preferred
  • Diversified Industrial Products/Manufacturing industry experience preferred
  • Good command of other languages is a very important asset

  Business Competencies

  • Eager to learn
  • Agile
  • Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
  • Able to deal with complexity
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Good analytics
  • Positive attitude
  • Team player, hands-on attitude
  • Customer Focus

     

    Location: México.

    Contract Type: Remote (Only México).

    • Candidates located in Hermosillo will be consider under a Hybrid contract.

    Travel: Less than 10%

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