Commodity Manager - ASG Renaissance

Department: Purchasing
Position Title: Commodity Manager
Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan
Report to: Purchasing & SC VP
Shift: First
Salary: $120-140K

Purpose of Position Requirement
The Commodity Manager position participates as a leader on the Purchasing team and is responsible for acquiring direct materials for JJE North America. Key responsibilities include managing the sourcing process, supplier selection, managing commercial relationships with the supply base and being responsible for their overall performance. Strong interpersonal abilities, technical skills and the overall potential to assume a Purchasing Manager position in the near future.

Roles & Responsibilities
* Create commodity strategies that drive improved overall performance and competitiveness through the supply chain, with a focus on electric drive module (EDM) and sub-assembly components like the motor, PIM, and transmission.
* Negotiate supplier commercial matters including piece price, tooling, supply agreements, payment terms, standard terms and cost reductions.
* Manage sourcing activities for assigned direct commodities by conducting competitive bidding events with prospective suppliers and recommending supplier nominations to internal stakeholders.
* Develop and motivate the supply base by rewarding high performance with new business opportunities to foster healthy relationships.
* Enhance North America profitability by negotiating cost reductions and other improvements. Monitor commodity market trends of critical raw materials and leverage favorable price swings.
* Support supplier quality management by working with the Quality and Engineering teams to resolve supplier quality problems. Facilitate quality claim discussions caused by suppliers.
* Support data management process improvement activities (such as ERP/SRM/Portal), including master supplier data, supplier scorecard and spend analytics.
* Follow the JJENA Code of Ethics, abide by all relevant laws, regulations and company policies, and avoid any inappropriate behavior with suppliers, and support an open and fair environment.
* Other related activities as required.

Position Requirement
Education & Experience
* Education: Bachelor and above
* Major: Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance or related field
* Language: advanced oral and written skills, fluency in Spanish is preferred
* Work Experience: 7+ years of purchasing experience in auto industry
* Global Work Experience: 3+ years of work experience in multi-nation company, multi-cultural environment

Knowledge & skills
* Experienced work in multiple functions in auto industry.
* Familiar with purchasing and quality processes in auto industry.
* Have extensive knowledge and skills managing supplier commercial matters, negotiations and supplier quality troubleshooting, as well as business litigation, etc.
* Knowledge of eDrive materials and components is a plus.
* Proficient with PC and Office tools.

Personality
* Strong interpersonal abilities, technical skills and the overall potential to assume a Purchasing Manager position in the near future.
* High level of professionalism and accountability.
* Strategic mindset and the ability to see the bigger picture Strong sense of responsibility. Commitment to company interests.
* Able to work under pressure. Committed to high quality work and guide team for quality work.
* Experienced in problem solving with cross functional approach.
* Solid sense of ownership with ability to prioritize and manage multiple simultaneous work-streams.

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