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Duration: 06 - month contract with Possible Extension

Job Description:

+ Supply Chain Management is responsible for sourcing and managing contracts in support of the SCM On-board Services department. The Commodity Manager builds and sustains relationships with business leaders, suppliers, and sourcing professionals.

Responsibilities:

+ Required to lead cross-functional teams

+ Must develop and execute sourcing strategies to align with the business unit's goals, provide with optimum value, and maintain supply assurance

+ Leads supplier RFPs, negotiations, and supplier selection

+ Managing the day-to-day relationship with strategic suppliers and internal business units

+ Delivering year-over-year savings utilizing Request for Proposals (RFPs) to evaluate pricing and a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach to recommendations.

+ Manages ongoing contract compliance and commercial relationships with suppliers, identifying and pursuing savings strategies

+ Develops both strategic & tactical plans that create a safety-conscious environment resulting in employee safety and wellbeing

+ Monitoring supplier performance and leading corrective action procedures when necessary, and supports regular business updates

+ Participate and lead in key client business meetings (e.g., key vendor meetings, customer experience team meetings, financial planning meetings)

+ Effectively work with all organizational levels required. continuous improvement, and commitment to shareholder value creation

+ Some travel may be required

Experience:

+ Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Finance, Supply Chain or other closely related field is required

+ Demonstrates ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders and thinks strategically

+ Proficiency in the following skills is also required:

+ Communication

+ Project management, consensus-building, leading cross functional teams

+ Presenting to leadership

+ Financial analysis and modeling

+ MS Office

+ Exhibits leadership capability or experience (whether leading cross-functional teams or direct reports)

+ Self-starter and fully competent in optimizing own capacity

+ Demonstrates openness and flexibility, self-confident when encountering unfamiliar problems, eager to learn and understand commodities and processes, strives for continuous improvement, accepts and builds accountability, and exercises judgment and common sense

+ Displays organizational values of integrity, respect for people, diversity appreciation, innovation, adherence to ethical standards, challenging the status quo, excellence in performance, teamwork, and commitment to shareholder value creation

+ Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data

+ Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles

+ Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency

Skills:

+ 3 to 4 years of experience in Finance, Supply Chain or closely related field is strongly preferred

+ Manages work, proficient level of On-board Services commodity expertise, industry research, strategic sourcing, Total cost of ownership/design-to-cost, negotiation, contract management, and value-based decision analysis

+ Excels in managing work and timelines

+ Fully competent in optimizing own capacity, demonstrating openness and self-confidence, driving customer-based business strategies, understanding the system, achieving greater results, accepting and building accountability, using judgment and common sense, and systemic thinking

Education:

+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain or closely related field. An advanced degree is strongly preferred.

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com (http://www.ustechsolutionsinc.com) .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.