Commodity Manager - Direct Purchasing

Supplier Selection, Qualification, and Sourcing Strategies - Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers. Ensure selected suppliers are qualified to support product development at full rate production and/or retail needs. Supplier qualification includes supplier facilities, sub tier suppliers, materials, special processes, individual components, and assemblies utilizing the Supplier Quality Manual, Part Qualification Process, International Organization for Standards (ISO) procedures and the Supplier Quality System Survey guidelines. Lead cross functional supplier visits. Develop comprehensive sourcing strategies. Collaborate with Supply Management, Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing and Services to ensure participation in the global source selection process. Ensure adequate communication between Sales, Quality, Service, Tactical, and Strategic personnel is maintained during the source selection, remediation, development, qualification, or elimination ...