Company:
IBM

Procurement Commodity Manager

Job ID: ISC-0300810


Description:

• IBM is seeking highly motivated individuals with comprehensive commercial procurement and client facing or consulting experience to join our team of procurement professionals.
• Specifically we are looking for procurement sourcing professionals to join IBM’s Global Procurement team in support of the Procurement business area.
• Since most of our work is performed at client locations (domestic and/or international), between 75% - 85% travel is required.
• Typical travel is Monday through Thursday, home Friday and weekends.


Specific Commodity/Category Experience:

• The ideal candidate will have working knowledge of the Facilities Services/Facilities Maintenance categories.
• Also, background in at least one of the following indirect categories: MRO; Telecommunications; Travel; IT and Business Equipment; Capital Equipment; Complementary Workforce; Business Services; Technical/Professional Services; Marketing & Communications; or Logistics.
• Owns primary responsibility to achieve client success against all contractual commitments at a Facilities category level (strategic and tactical).
• Provide multi-category support as assigned by the Project Manager.
• Responsible to understand category deliverables, savings commitments, milestones and obligations, and establish a project plan to meet each.
• Take leadership role in translating council developed sourcing strategies/playbooks into client specific sourcing initiatives.
• Develop client category charter, baseline and market intelligence documents, sourcing strategy and category management approach per the 7 step sourcing process.
• Develop integrated (tactical and strategic) category sourcing strategy which delivers short term savings and drives category transformation through time.
• Provide category leadership and direction to Category Sourcing Buyers in conjunction with the Project Manager.
• Responsible for on going category management (strategy management) activities including driving supplier performance, demand management savings and increasing category compliance.
• Communicate and negotiate with clients and suppliers through all levels of organization, primary interface to key category client stakeholders.
• Take work direction and guidance from Project Manager.
• Ensure category work products and deliverables are compliant and audit ready according to the Project Managers direction.
• Drive category hands-free and catalog strategy.
• Manage delivery expenses to cost case for given category.
• Update and maintain sourcing feed database to provide direction to order execution team.
• Must have working knowledge of a global strategy within a large corporation.


Required:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• At least 3 years experience in Procurement, Supply Chain.
• At least 2 years experience in Procurement Strategic Sourcing.
• At least 1 year experience in Facilities Services/Facilities Maintenance.
• Readiness to travel up to 75%; travelling 5 days a week, home on weekends.
• English: Fluent.