Overview:
Lead the global strategy for critical commodities, driving cost competitiveness, supply resilience, and innovation across a dynamic, multi-tier network. Your decisions will shape the future of mobility and electrification worldwide. This role offers the opportunity to influence industry standards, develop strategic supplier partnerships, and lead initiatives that transform the industry.
The Global Commodity Manager is responsible for conducting purchasing activities to support sourcing, contract and supplier management activities in line with departmental strategy and objectives. As a leader, you will provide technical guidance to the team for successful execution of commodity strategy for our indirect or direct commodities as well as lead the development of new products, processes, standards, or operational plans. You will also be responsible for leading a team, fostering employee development and training, driving performance management, and maintaining an efficient organizational structure.
What You’ll Do (Responsibilities):
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Collaborate with Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Legal, Corporate Development and other internal partners to develop procurement strategies, clarify prerequisites and to drive cost reduction
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Analyze and apply appropriate tools, i.e. cost models, benchmarking, global competitive sourcing, value chain analysis, supplier negotiations, engineering change cost containment, technical cost reduction, part/system reuse, etc.
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Develop and execute capacity assessment of components to match GM demand with supplier capacity, with a focus on compliance requirements (FTAs, IRA, as applicable)
Yours Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
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Bachelor’s Degree
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8+ years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, logistics, or program management, product development/product management
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Demonstrated Negotiation, Supplier Management, Team Orientation, Informative Communication and Analytical Thinking Skills
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Strategic Orientation, willingness to learn, adapt & be agile, comfort in challenging norms, dealing with ambiguity
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Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to lead diverse/cross-functional teams as well as mentor, motivate and elicit work output from peers and other team members
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Ability to travel 10-20% of the time Domestically + Internationally
What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
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Experience Developing and Negotiating Contracts
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Knowledge of SAP
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People Leader Experience
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Developed skillset with respect to data management tools: Power BI, Excel, TMS, AI, etc.
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Finance and Cost Engineering experience
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Strategic planning and execution
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Negotiation skills
