Commodity Manager (Only W2)

Commodity Manager

Atlanta, GA

Hybrid - 3 Days in office

Pay Rate: $50 - $55/hr W2 (All Incl)

Duration: 3 months contract plus extension

Job Details:-

Primary duties:

• strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle management, and compliance/governance

• Leads negotiation and completion of contracts with global strategic and preferred suppliers to maximize benefits.

• Solid experience in IT SAAS, Procurement, and analytical skills, preferably in Fintech, IT background

• At least five years of progressive commodity/supply chain management experience.

• Five years of direct source-to-contract experience (either as a sourcing manager or as a business unit manager)

• Indirect category management experience (either as a sourcing manager or as a business unit manager)

• Strong understanding of IT and software business and procurement concepts, including software licensing, cloud architecture, IT labor SOWs, and software-as-a-service

• Strong negotiation, and contract management skills; including a working understanding of contractual terms and conditions and risk mitigation.

• Understanding of the legalities of ethical purchasing behaviors and the ability to work with Legal on assuring those aspects

• BA/BS undergraduate degree

POSITION SUMMARY & KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Establishes a strong network and fosters collaboration with customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and commodity team members.

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of client's procedures, processes and policies, especially the sourcing policy and contracts policy.

• Guides the selection, development, and management of Strategic Suppliers to meet commodity cost and performance goals, with emphasis placed on ability to identify cost targets for relevant technology and product roadmaps.

• Understands and monitors current commodity market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supplier capacity/ capability, product knowledge, customer requirements and supply/demand challenges.

• Implements a rigorous and disciplined process for managing the supply base including leading periodic reviews, monitoring and managing supplier performance (quality, cost, delivery, technology, service, and leadership), managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analysis and resolution, developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans, and collaborating with engineering to align technology roadmaps.

• Develops and implements spend management strategies including supplier assessments and rationalization, negotiation for best total cost of ownership, make vs. buy analyses, cycle time improvements, security of supply, supplier diversity, continuous improvement, EDI, and procurement/IT/engineering collaboration.