Indirect Commodity Manager

JOIN THE TEAM THAT'S POWERING PROGRESS

Building cities. Driving commerce. Saving lives. For over 100 years, Allison Transmission has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward.

What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we're driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide.

Learn more about this role and how you can begin driving your career forward!

Job Title:

Indirect Commodity Manager

Pay Grade:

P2

Job Description:

Do you want to be part of improving the way the world works?

For more than a century, Allison Transmission has been on the front lines of innovation that truly impacts how our world moves. Allison continues to create innovative propulsion solutions for our customers that drive our world forward. Our electric hybrids are bridging the charging infrastructure gap while decreasing greenhouse gases. Our traditional powertrain products used in ambulances, school busses, and even battle tanks, where lives are relying on our technologies.

Allison's team is comprised of dedicated individuals across the globe, and our drive for innovation is being felt worldwide. Our vision is to be the global leader in commercial-duty propulsion solutions that Improve the Way the World Works. By joining our team, there are numerous ways to learn and contribute as we develop propulsion solutions that meet the needs OEMs and end users. Drive your career forward, with this opportunity as an Indirect Commodity Manager located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as the immediate functional Purchasing resource to IT and other functional senior leadership and their respective staffs.
• Active team participant on program management teams with respect to compliant and timely development of sourcing solutions for IT projects and other outside services. This requires adherence to the associated corporate, Purchasing, and applicable regulations or procedures on several simultaneous projects.
• Recommends innovative alternatives that drive mutually beneficial solutions for the business owners, the company, and the supplier; applies critical thinking in evaluating strategic sourcing alternatives.
• Leads supplier negotiations for non-IT projects in support of executing purchase orders and supply agreements for direct and indirect materials and services while ensuring supplier's conformance to company's terms and conditions.
• Manages agreements and ensures commercial requirements are proactively addressed; partners closely with legal department in driving critical contract language.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal business owners and suppliers to resolve supplier issues.
• Continuously monitors agreements and assures commercial requirements are proactively addressed.
• Introduces innovative processes and process improvements that drive increased value and reduced redundancy / waste to ATI stakeholders.
• Supports non-IT business owners in the development of statements of work, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), implementation, and transition plans to ensure effective service and material solutions.
• Analyzes commodity spend data, market trends, emerging issues, and other dynamics along with the assigned functional business owner to develop longer term strategies for non-IT sourcing activities.
• Partners with the business owner to evaluate or identify sourcing initiatives within designated materials or services.
• Serves in a project manager capacity in various types of sourcing related projects.
• Presents to management procurement opportunities and associated analysis that are aligned with corporate strategic plans and cost reduction initiatives.
• Applies critical thinking in evaluating strategic sourcing alternatives.
• Adheres to corporate and procurement policies and procedures.
• Maintains a physical presence in the workplace.

Key Performance Measures

• Productivity
• Quality
• Responsiveness
• Cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, Law, etc. is preferred.

• Exposure to corporate environment or manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Understanding of contract language and commercial requirements.
• Demonstrated negotiation, analytical, time management and organizational skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to be a trusted advisor to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Communicate effectively and build strong, sustainable relationships with both internal stakeholders and vendors.
• Balances time between daily operation activities and strategic planning/projects.
• Strong digital literacy including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proficient with SAP and Ariba, or other ERP / P2P solutions.
• Experience in IT or other indirect procurement categories.
• Project management skills.

• Preferred Certifications:
  • Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
  • Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)
  • Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
  • Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity (CPSD)
  • Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

Experience

• 3 or more years of experience in the field or in a related area.

Scope

• Develops and manages working relationships with both internal business owners and suppliers of indirect materials, software, and services with a focus on IT and other outside services.
• Leads business owners in the development and implementation of recommended strategies and goals for assigned materials and services. These strategies support business objectives related to service level agreements and/or other defined requirements, technology, risk mitigation, and total cost.
• Collaborates with the functional or IT business owners and provides support to the IT Vendor and Contract Manager responsible for leading supplier negotiations, including service agreements and associated terms and conditions.
• Manages assignments and workload with a reasonable level of autonomy; daily tasks are typically self-directed and associated priorities are generally self-determined.
• Performs a variety of complex tasks, with a reasonable scope of work and span of control expected at this career level.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 25%

Primary Location:

Indianapolis, IN

Additional Locations:

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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