Commodity Management Advisor 1

Commodity Management Advisor 1 1

Date: Mar 25, 2025

Detailed Description:
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Maintains global and/or regional responsibility for a complex group of commodities specific to the Semiconductor Industry, for price/value determination, product and/or service negotiations, terms and conditions, supplier relationship development, and performance.
• Develops and executes a procurement strategy for commodity or services including competitive benchmarking, technology direction, supplier analysis, development, selection, and pricing strategy. Responsible for all product or service sourcing.
• Participates in the Commodity Council Corporate negotiation teams or individually. Participates in the Customer Materials Commitment process through collection of materials pricing and Customer BOM analysis.
• Acts as primary contact for site or customer support.
• Quotes and negotiates quarterly all products or major services either regionally or globally.
• Conducts customer bids within the response time objectives.
• Responsible for supplier performance reviews including performance reviews, business development, and supplier awards programs.
• Has frequent interaction and negotiation with senior executives of industry-leading multi-national companies.
• Provides support to their internal customers to resolve quality, serviceability, and performance-related issues. Identifies the supply vs. demand for all allocated products and communicates the proportioning of these items by geography and customer.
• Consolidates and escalates all critical shortages and resolves issues.
• Provides product cost support for products in assigned geographies.
• Prepares bids including generation of BOM, cost analysis, negotiate with suppliers, and present bids to management.
• Updates material prices database, analyze bill of materials for competitiveness and customer compliance, review with management.
• Provides guidance to less experienced Commodity Management staff.
• Provides guidance to counterparts at the sites to ensure process compliance.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Commerce or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three to six years of commodity management experience.
• Broad knowledge of the marketplace conditions for the area of specialization including industry pricing, technology, and supply/demand trends.
• Experienced in negotiating contracts, stocking programs, LT reductions activities, supplier development will be useful.
• Strong knowledge of basic computer applications and the ability to learn and use multiple applications specific to this department including ERP and office systems.
• Problem resolution, conflict management.
• Effective communication, both verbally and in writing.
• High level of integrity.
• Challenges status quo, adopts rational, fact-based problem resolution methodology, and implements continuous improvements.
• Ability to work independently with a strong sense of responsibility and urgency.
• Strong desire to learn; eager to take on dynamic challenges.