Global Commodity Manager

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Position Title: Global Commodity Manager

Employment Type: Full-time existing vacancy

Location: Ottawa ON onsite

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Why Youll Love This Role

The Global Commodity Manager (GCM) will manage Lumentum optical components. This role is responsible for managing the supplier base and developing commodity strategy for sub commodities to be assgined. This key individual will understand all market aspects and be recognized as the global industry expert within Lumentum for the commodity portfolio. The GCM position is a focal point for Lumentum and is responsible for driving the adoption of commodity strategies into the engineerings design and/or manufacturing objectives.

What Youll Be Doing

As a Global Commodity Manager you are responsible for:

• Developing cost models and understanding cost drivers.
• Being the recognized expert for global market information: long term supply demand capacity price market segments competition short and long-term market trends and environmental and/or regulatory implications.
• Developing complex global and comprehensive supplier-buyer contractual relationships.
• Developing negotiation strategies and driving negotiations to achieve stated goals and objectives.
• Developing and documenting negotiation and contracting process consistent with commodity strategy.
• Own communication for contract data and volumes across global teams modalities and supply base as appropriate.
• Leverage supplier capabilities and business opportunities on a domestic and international basis.
• Primary owner for the supplier relationship. With technology partners and in accordance with the commodity strategy drive supplier selection development and overall supplier management.
• Work with Strategic Technology Leaders and Supplier Quality Engineering to integrate Lumentum supplier performance requirements into all suppliers.
• Develop commodity specific performance criteria and award/remove business in accordance with results.
• Work with suppliers to drive improvement on all areas measured within the supplier scorecard.
• Drive global supply base consolidation analysis planning and implementation.
• Exhibit systems and metrics knowledge.

What Were Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with developing a sourcing plan reflective of portfolio management: long-term agreements or annual contracts or purchase contracts etc. is required.
• BS in Business or Engineering or related field or demonstrated relevant working experience.
• Willing to Travel approximately 10%.
• 8 years Commodity Management experience.
• Experience with ERP MRP Systems.
• Commodity knowledge and experience in the field of optical telecommunication industry is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strategic business process leadership innovative results oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to communicate with senior management internally and externally for effective commodity strategy execution is highly preferred.
• Self-motivated able to work independently and under pressure to achieve requested timing and quality of assigned tasks.

Perks Youll Love

• Flexible time off
• Health and wellness benefits (physical and mental)
• Tuition reimbursement and career growth support
• A workplace built for you: free gym games room prayer room
• Subsidized meals free coffee/tea
• Employee stock options and incentive plans
• A collaborative innovative and inclusive culture

Pay Range: $110625 - 149675 (flexible)

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