Commodity Manager (# 8093)

Commodity Manager- 5 Months- Houston, TX,US

Job Description:
Basic Requirements
Bachelor's degree
5+ years of program or project management experience
5+ years of supply chain experience
Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

Competencies 1. Data Analysis and Communication 2. Sourcing Strategy 3. Negotiation techniques 4. Vendor relationships and long term partnering 5. Contract execution and management 6. Preferably with experience leading sourcing for IT related commodities, primarily Software negotiation experience & other tech category experience including Networking Devices/Infrastructure, Data Center Storage, Telecom

Candidate Requirements
Top 3 Must Have Hard Skills
(Top 3 ranked in importance)
           1. Contract negotiations from a commercial standpoint
            2. Procurement experience
            3. Effective written communicator

Nice to haves
(Top 3 ranked in importance)
           1. Software procurement experience