Commodity Manager II
Commodity Manager II
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About Ergotron:
Ergotron Inc. is a global leader in designing ergonomic solutions that connect people and technology to enhance human performance health and happiness. Using the Technology of Movement Ergotron builds products and custom solutions that help people feel a new sense of energy in healthcare industrial and office settings both at home and onsite.
Through its 40year history Ergotron has led the industry with innovative professionalgrade products and customerfocused service. The company has earned more than 200 patents and established a growing portfolio of awardwinning brands including WorkFit and CareFit and patented Constant Force and LiFeKinnex technologies. Ergotron is headquartered in St. Paul Minnesota with a presence in North America EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more information please visit .
Position Summary:
This position will conduct global Strategic Sourcing activities and projects as part of Supply Chain operations. The Sr. Commodity Manager will be responsible for driving maintaining and executing strategic sourcing direction including source discovery selection development contract cost performance to align with goals and objectives. The Commodity Manager II will provide sourcing and project management leadership working with crossfunctional teams. The candidate will drive key initiatives in cost savings objectives speed and flexibility and risk mitigation. This position has responsibility for the direct impact through implementation management and evaluation of all phases of sourcing operations.
Position Responsibilities:
- Initiate and drive commodity strategy with internal requirements and strategic objectives on complex commodities.
- Promote operational efficiency facilitate and influence crossfunctional collaboration
- Proven strong negotiation skills to achieve price terms statements of work technical requirements and contracts.
- Generate plan execute and implement impactful cost savings projects.
- Discover develop audit and enhance relationships with strategic suppliers.
- Identify and manage supply base risk including market assessments financial assessments social responsibility environment ethics etc. and report out information to leadership.
- Establish commodity and supply base optimization strategies and action plans.
- Lead cross functional groups to develop and qualify materials components processes assemblies and suppliers.
- Collaborate with engineering procurement quality and other teams to ensure alignment.
- Complete projects and tasks to meet deliverables and deadlines
- Work with supply base to identify and optimize safety quality delivery and cost initiates.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable regulation and standards governing the purchase and delivery of goods.
- Additional duties as requested.
- Supports Lean Business Enterprise initiatives for continuous process improvement and waste elimination.
Position Requirements (Knowledge and Experience):
- Bachelors Degree in Business Engineering Materials/Procurement Mgmt or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 7 years experience in Strategic Sourcing.
- Oracle or equivalent ERP experience
- International Supply Chain Experience
- Project management skills and experience working with crossfunctional teams
- Demonstrated ability to lead negotiate and implement complex contracts.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes delivery/scheduling tools and techniques basic technical knowledge materials expertise and quality controls and basic design concepts.
- Demonstrated problem solving capability implementing change and leading through others
- Ability to understand and apply Total Cost of Ownership principles.
- MS Office Experience reporting and analytics
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed up to 30%.
- Must be able to perform the physical requirements of the job as described to you for the position.
Benefits:
- Being able to solve complex problems within a passionfilled environment is rewarded by a comprehensive and competitive benefits package allowing for work and life balance.
- At Ergotron we are committed to moving you forward with leading benefits and reward programs. Beyond a fastpaced innovative work environment we offer a comprehensive and competitive pay and benefits package including but not limited to; medical dental vision life disability tuition reimbursement 401k with match and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- We work hard and we recharge. With five weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) eleven paid holidays and summer hours our employees have ample time throughout the year to spend with family and friends traveling or relaxing.
- We are proud to support our employees and their growing families by offering ten weeks of paid maternity leave four weeks of paid paternity leave and three days of paid grandparents leave.
- Both our newest and our most tenured employees are formally recognized. Our career milestones program ensures that our new team members feel welcome and rewards employees at five years ten years fifteen years and beyond.
ONE Core Values:
- Continuous Improvement Always design a better experience.
- Customer Obsessed Our reputation rests with our customers experience.
- Innovation Unearth insights to think anew.
- Integrity Do the right thing. Treat others with respect.
- Openness Open to ideas and feedback. Act with transparency. Trust one another.
- Ownership Own your role and act when ownership is needed.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
