Key Responsibilities:

1. Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to develop and implement various commodity sourcing strategies to deliver sustainable value in safety, quality, delivery and cost for assigned categories of spend:
a) conduct spend analysis, define categories and assess opportunities to formulate and execute specific category strategies;
b) assess the needs of stakeholders, conduct market analysis, challenge specifications and profile the risks;
c) lead RFX processes for assigned spend categories;
d) lead price and contract negotiations to achieve the best value from supplier relationships and brand protection;
e) govern the project execution in terms of managing project timeline, resource planning, resolve issues and mitigate risks, etc.;
f) analyze and develop different KPIs and performance metrics for continuous improvement.

2. Establish solid partnership with internal stakeholders via cross-functional team a...