Commodity Specialist

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About Position
The commodity specialist will manage commodities like Catalogue components.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

The Technical Regional Commodity Specialist (RCS) will have to:

• Analyze and prioritize purchase requisitions and select appropriate supplier panel

• Ensure suppliers are qualified, has valid terms & conditions, etc.

• Package and send Request for Quotation to the selected panel.

• Receive and analyze supplier questions; answer commercial questions with the help of the Commodity Leader and obtain technical answers from engineering.

• Setup and lead Technical Alignment Meetings

• Follow strict procurement/process compliance for projects with the US Government or public utilities.

• Negotiate the best price, quality, lead time compliant offer from each supplier.

• Prepare Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) comparison and select winning supplier, obtain approval for budget savings/slippages from the project.

• Prepare the purchase order placement request with price, dates, milestones, T&Cs

• Participate in basic and detailed design reviews with engineering and project team to provide sourcing point-of-view and feedback.

• Support the sourcing proposal coordinator in the preparation of offers (ITO); propose a competitive industrial plan and validate the relevance and accuracy of the costing of the offer before it is submitted

• Monitor supplier performance, assess risks and opportunities linked to the supply chain (Quality, OTD) and develop mitigation plans

• Support the negotiation of supplier claims with the commodity leader.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or college technical degree in engineering or any relevant field with 0-5 years of experience in costing, internal sales, technical support or similar.

• Knowledge of products in power generation/rotating machines industry

• Mechanical/hydraulic domain expertise and knowledge will be considered an important asset

• Good commercial knowledge and negotiation techniques

• Proficiency in English comprehension

• Ability to work in a stimulating and demanding work environment.

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to work in a stimulating and demanding work environment.

• Must have unrestricted Canadian work authorization, without requiring sponsorship

• Excellent team player

• Judgment and ability to clearly communicate ideas

• Experience in the context of carrying out projects

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No