• Overall lead for assigned commodity group and sub-commodity for products such as Mechanical, E&I, Structural, Piping, HVAC etc
• Deliver assigned savings targets, plan and execute budget. Mitigate price increases or find off-sets along with corrective actions to ensure annual savings and budget stays on track.
• Conduct price and contract negotiations with suppliers for assigned commodities to meet company/corporate objectives
• Prepare analysis and recommendation for supplier selection with local content focus. Achieve target cost and on time sourcing deliverables
• Interface with internal customers on critical supplier issues as an escalation level and effectively interact with other employees and/or departments for timely resolution.
• Support detection, early warning and analysis of distressed and/or high-risk suppliers through the use of established models such as SWOT, PESTEL etc
• Drive strategic negotiations and review all agreements before execution
• Develop and manage the overall strategy which includes total cost, relationship, and commodity and supplier strategies