Senior Advisor, Commodity Management
Core
Develops and implements plans to support forecasted needs for supplier and/or commodities, negotiating supplier agreements based on market knowledge for optimum pricing and terms.
Role type
Senior Commodity Management Advisor
Builds
Supplier agreements, commodity management strategies, and supply chain optimization initiatives
Domain
Supply chain management, procurement, and commodity trading
Required skills
Supplier negotiation, contract management, supply chain evaluation, risk management, market analysis, cost target identification, technology tracking, performance scorecard management
Preferred skills
Strategic planning, supply base alignment, roadmap integration
Technologies
Supply chain evaluation models, performance scorecards
Responsibilities
Negotiates product cost and contracts, drives suppliers to improve scorecard performance, identifies opportunities for supply chain optimization, tracks new technology development for assigned products/suppliers, implements Dell initiatives with supply base, reports commodity and supplier performance monthly
