Sr Manager Commodity Management – Freight & Logistics

The job function of the Sr Manager Commodity Management – Freight & Logistics is to lead commodity management for Freight & Logistics Globally supporting Omnicell in-bound, out-bound and freight, logistics and warehousing.  This leader will be responsible for all aspects of supplier management including but not limited to sourcing strategy, supplier selection, relationship and supplier negotiations. He / She will be intellectually curious & passionate about transforming and maturing supplier performance and support.

Essential Functions:

In order to work effectively as a Sr Manager – Freight & Logistics this position is expected to:

Scope: Reporting to Sr Director Commodities as part of the Global Procurement organization, be responsible for all Logistic commodities (Small Parcel, Ocean, LTL (Less than Trailer Load), TL (Trailer Load),White Glove and 3PL relationships ) with greater than $40M in spend Customs, Tariffs & Duties:  Responsible for managing suppliers for customs clearance services and managing HTS code assignment and application to ensure compliant codes are utilized to optimize duties and tariff payments.  Will also manage duty drawback projects to ensure recovery of duties as applicable. Strategy: Responsible for developing category strategies in collaboration with key stakeholders and ensuring alignment to Omnicell long term strategic vision.  Experienced in creating world class commodity strategies across assigned commodities.      Contract Manufacturing: Experienced on contract manufacturing models & strategies. Experienced with direct ship model. Experience in partnering with internal sites to drive best decision for Omnicell Is the sentence needed regarding commodities to be managed by Omnicell vs. CM? Negotiations: Establish regular cadence and lead supplier negotiations focused on total landed cost.  Standardize RFQ / requirements document.  Implement use of negotiation planner across all commodities that includes market / benchmarking data.  Identify strategic cost reduction opportunities for existing products as well as new products in development and partner with finance on creating should cost for key commodities to help Omnicell margins.  Strengthen process to ensure negotiated savings are realized on time per schedule. Supply Base Optimization: Work with Direct Commodity Managers to support Supply Base Nearshoring/rationalization.  Regularly review number of suppliers within each category to balance number of suppliers with ability to leverage spend within a supplier.  Contracts:  Support in creating contract templates for different logistic commodities. Experience negotiating key commercial terms including multiyear pricing, Performance levels & other terms.  Supplier Management:  Foster mutually beneficial relationships with key suppliers. Partner with stakeholders to evaluate existing suppliers and identify new sources as needed.  Participate in supplier assessment, supplier qualification and develop Approved Supplier List to ensure Procurement is well positioned to meet future needs.      Generate supplier scorecard metrics and drive Quarterly Business Review (QBR’s) with key supplier partners.  Drive suppliers to support EHS initiatives.      Metrics / Systems / Processes: Identify & create key metrics & build a dashboard for tracking commodity management deliverables & provide visibility to business partners.  Establish standard processes for gathering data from suppliers through supplier portal or other data management tools.  Monitor supplier performance, quality, cost, and work with appropriate parties to ensure contract compliance, accountability and resolve any related issues.  Help mature commodity management systems & support creation or up leveling of existing processes

Required Knowledge and Skills:

10+ years of commodity management experience with 8+ years in Logistics and Transportation role with global responsibility.  Experience includes working at multinational company with global footprint. Demonstrated ability to drive change via collaboration across organizational levels, global geography and business entities 5 or more years of demonstrated work experience in a Global Logistics (transportation, warehousing and distribution) role at a management level Import – Export Compliance Professional communication and collaborating behaviors that enable a strong Supplier Relationship Management process Experience with developing PowerPoint presentations to share strategy with key Leadership management Self-motivated and ability to drive results with minimal supervision.  BS/BA in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Materials Management,  Strong understanding of current global logistic trends, markets, and price indexing, with in-depth knowledge of Domestic and International global logistic suppliers Contracting and Contract management skills Effective negotiations track record Good data analytical skills and in-depth knowledge of problem-solving techniques  

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

MBA SAP proficient Experience working in regulated industry Lean six sigma Certification (green or black belt)

Work Conditions:

Ability to work remote Medium travel (25%, includes international) Extended and/or irregular work hours