Position Specific Responsibilities:

  • Creation of global or regional commodity strategies for assigned indirect commodities
  • Execution of commodity strategy initiatives along with the global or regional procurement teams
  • Management of supplier relationships and overall performance (i.e. cost, quality, delivery)
  • Development of annual budget for commodity purchases, by working with cross functional teams
  • Achievement of budgeted commodity savings and goals
  • Management of commercial expectations with commodity suppliers to leverage IAC global or regional spend
  • Approves sourcing decisions for responsible commodity purchases
  • Contract/MSA development and management in accordance with IAC policies and procedures

Qualifications:

  • Proven management and business acumen
  • Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to thrive in an ambiguous and rapidly changing environment
  • Ability to set high personal goals and work independently
  • Ability to organize, multi-task and prioritize tasks
  • Ability to make recommendation to effectively resolve problems or issues
  • Ability to work globally across cultures
  • Demonstrated project management skills

Education, Experience and Skills:

  • BS/BA required in a business or supply chain discipline
  • Requires 7+ years of indirect material procurement experience in a manufacturing environment; automotive experience is required, and IT, Travel or HR Staffing & Services experience is a plus
  • Priority setting and time management
  • Action oriented / produces results