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Henderson Products, Inc. · 1 month ago

Commodity Manager

Manchester, IA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Douglas Dynamics is North America’s premier manufacturer and up-fitter of work truck attachments and equipment. The Henderson Products Commodity Manager is responsible for all aspects of supplier management within a defined commodity scope, focusing on supplier performance, lean inventory management, and continuous improvement in cost and quality.

Machinery ManufacturingManufacturingProduct Design

Responsibilities

Partner to evaluate supplier performance and work towards continuous improvement by defining strategic direction and utilizing supplier performance metrics

Build relationships and measure success with suppliers to assure communication of DD expectations and to identify and correct/improve supply deficiencies

Coordinate and assist in implementation of lean/JIT inventory management systems including Kanban’s, stocking plans and other pull systems and milk-run delivery methods

Collect and analyze data sets from multiple sources to facilitate decision making in support of strategies

Prepare RFP/RFQ documents and administer processes to achieve best total cost for DD

Drive continuous improvement of total cost and achievement of margin improvement for mutual benefit

Comply with Standards of Work (SOWs) for GSS to support organizational objectives and leverage best practice across the company

Participate as a SOW auditor and preparation of appropriate corrective actions that will assure compliance

Communicate results and status on a consistent basis to assure transparent progress between suppliers, GSS, Engineering, Sales, Marketing and the Business Units

Negotiate and administer major formal supply agreements and contracts focusing on mutual margin improvement and elimination of waste in the supply chain

Develop, implement and communicate detailed three-year strategic plan for the commodity, including, but not limited to commodity drivers and influencers, DD competitive suppliers in the commodity, spend and cost trends, supplier performance, supply segmentation and optimal supply chain size

Secure external information through publications, meetings and seminars to serve as the DD subject matter expert in said commodity

Benchmark DD performance within defined commodity

Utilize problem solving skills to eliminate supplier deficiencies and implementation of corrective actions to eliminate root cause failures

Facilitate replacement product and return of defective materials and appropriate financial credits/inventory adjustments

Coordinate with appropriate resources and the ECN process to assure product specifications and BOMs are accurately maintained

Present appropriate training materials for continuous education of supplier organizations and their suppliers

Leverage supplier resources to educate the DD organization as well

Support new product development in conjunction with Engineering, Operations and other departments, including new materials and manufacturing technologies, to meet product launch mileposts

Research suppliers and evaluate products as required

Consistently conduct business in an ethical and professional manner when interacting with internal personnel, suppliers, distributors and customers

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementSupplier Performance AnalysisLean/JIT Inventory ManagementA.P.P CertificationC.P.M CertificationCPSM CertificationCPIM CertificationCPSC CertificationData AnalysisMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointOrganizational SkillsInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam Player