Sr. Principal Sourcing, Global Commodity, Metal

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs.  With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.

Purpose
The Global Commodity Manager will serve as a key strategic position in global sourcing, commodity management, and product development strategies to drive margins and improve efficiencies across PerkinElmer. Role will be responsible for building supplier relationships and collaborate internally across function to drive savings, quality, efficiency, and revenue growth.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a sourcing strategy; short- and long-term plan that supports the expansion of our global vendor network to support business requirements.
• Implementing effective sourcing strategies to ensure that suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements.
• Responsible for achieving a defined set of corporate and procurement objectives, such as – driving supplier quality & service performance, cost savings, risk management and process compliance to PerkinElmer Policy and applicable law. 
• Responsible for the contracting process, including RFP preparation, analysis of bids, quotations, award recommendations, approval process, contract negotiations, performance metrics and contract management. 
• Drive RFQ/RFI processes for NPI and ensure commercial readiness and execution, coordinating projects on new products to optimize the business model, Engineering Material, Logistics and Manufacturing process to generate an automatic standard cost system and database.
• Drive the strategy of vendor selection for the production sites and the distribution centers. Collaborate with R&D, Purchasing, Operations and Logistics to prepare.Review standard cost reports, create, and maintain bills of materials and part/commodity numbers in supply chain management systems.
• Ensures material standards are met and non-conformances or variances are approved and/or minimized.  Monitors cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. Evaluates vendors' reliability and develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive.
• Provide local support for the planned customer event throughout the year. Provide feedback to management on industry trends, customer growth opportunities.
• Submit accurate and timely monthly sales forecasts. Developa business plan through quarterly plans of action.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering / Supply Chain / Business Management or any related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience as Global Sourcing / Procurement
• Good technical knowledge of global market sourcing on relevant supply markets related for all Metals and sub-commodities (Sheet metal, castings, forging, machining, etc.) 
• Expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, and cost optimization
• Strong project management skill set & experience in supporting NPI development.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights and informed decisions.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel and PowerPoint and SAP
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables, and projects.