Commodity Manager
Stratasys
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Evaluates suppliers' internal functions to assess their overall performance and provides feedback in assessment of their operation.
- Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions.
- Will recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis or alternative sourcing.
- Works with team to address assigned areas of commodity management, including procurement support, commodity business plans, market trends assessment, pricing, and product availability.
- Monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to negotiate highest quality at best value.
- Monitor market conditions and trends, technology roadmaps, and identify supply & demand challenges
- Monitors parts from acquisition through the manufacturing cycle and communicates and resolves supplier-related problems as they occur.
- Processes purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers.
- Responsible for procurement business system data input and integrity; maintains parts/commodities numbers in supply chain management or other enterprise wide systems.
- Performs cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities (e.g., materials, components, equipment and services).
- Provide quote analysis and gathering delivery and quality data in support of the supplier selection process.
- Setting up parts within Oracle Purchasing to sures price, lead time and correct fields.
- Create PO for sample parts and/or parts in support of the design verification build.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, finance, or other related field
- 3+ years of sourcing, purchasing or planning experience at a manufacturing company in an ERP environment
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot table ability preferred) and ability to operate efficiently in other MS Office Products such as PowerPoint and Word
- Oracle experience
- Ability to perform quote analysis for direct comparison and identify areas of follow-up
- Working knowledge of Project Management software
- Familiar with basic technical aspects of sourcing sheet metal, cables, and machined components
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