Global Commodity Manager

Sage Parts is the world's largest supplier of GSE (Ground Support Equipment) and airport-related equipment replacement parts with operations in The United States, Canada, Chile, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Peru, South Africa, The Netherlands, and The United Kingdom. Sage Parts supplies replacement parts and accessories for all types and brands of GSE. Sage provides supply chain management, on site supply services, single source supply, logistics solutions, engineering solutions and other cost reduction programs.

Summary:

We are seeking a Global Commodity Manager based out of one of our corporate offices located in Melville, NY and Fountain Inn, SC. This role acts a key relationship manager with our largest suppliers, expanding the Company’s contract coverage, negotiating terms and pricing at a strategic level, and managing ongoing supplier engagement activities. Role will require 25-50% travel to maintain vendor relationships and explore business growth activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Principal Responsibilities:

• Drive cost reduction, working capital, and gross margin return on inventory (GMROI) through various activities, for example RFQs, vendor consolidation, hotel bids, distributor selection, buying network engagement, cost, and value engineering.
• Lead quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with the Company’s largest suppliers. Manage the meeting calendar, ensure high quality meeting content, coordinate scorecard inputs, drive consistent rating guidelines from buying team and own task closure of meeting follow-ups.
• Negotiate and maintain long-term agreements (LTAs) with the Company’s largest suppliers.Achieve annual targets for LTA coverage percentage, improve relationships and clear roadblocks to LTA engagement.
• Provide vendors with commercial updates on major forecast changes that will impact overall business engagement. Maintain process to update LTA addendums accordingly.
• Organize supplier engagement activities, up to and including supplier summits, awards ceremonies, visits, etc.
• Own and improve supplier scorecard process. Drive development of supplier portal.

Principal Decisions:

• Supplier selection for commoditized products where the Company can choose with which vendors it partners.
• Supplier relationship management and source engagement / volume growth with those vendors that develop a stronger partnership, resourcing focus through OCM identification and Private Label development with those vendors that do not support the Company’s objectives.
• Broad portfolio or market basket price negotiation to improve / maintain the business cost position in the market place or to correct delivery challenges, driving year over year cost efficiencies against global inflation / deflation trends.

Problem Resolutions:

• Strategic negotiation with minimal supervision or guidance, providing a win-win situation for the business.
• Supplier and Supply Line selection to improve / maintain the business cost position.
• Inventory commitment decisions to achieve business goals regarding inventory level, Inventory turns and Service Levels.

REQUIREMENTS / REQUESTED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 5 years purchasing experience in an Automotive or GSE Parts related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in supply chain management (or Sourcing) in an Industrial marketplace.
• Minimum of 2 years of demonstrated experience in complex negotiations.
• Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Fluent in written and spoken English. Additional languages are beneficial and would be considered an advantage.
• Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning system.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel Skills.

We stand behind our customers, products, and services as responsibility, support and continuous improvement are the key words which drive our work attitude. We also believe in work as an essential way to achieve success, and we aim to build a work environment which fosters individual growth and personal achievement for our employees through empowerment.

If our values match yours, we would like to hear from you!

Benefits Offered Include:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) plan, HC-FSA, DC-FSA, HAS, Paid time off, Holidays.

Sage Parts is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, creed, age, disability, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, medical needs arising from pregnancy or childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, including, but not limited to, lactation, or any other characteristics protected by law, unless a bona fide occupational qualification applies.