Global Commodity Manager (Mechanical)

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be: Creating and implementing a global strategy and collaboration model for custom mechanical commodities.Establishing relationships on global, regional, and local levels to become a trusted advisor with stakeholders to ensure goals are aligned and met.Identifying areas of opportunity and executing activities to fulfil cost, process, productivity, and sustainability goals.Leading procurement negotiations, source-to-contract and supplier management activities which generate best-in-class outcomes.Monitor market trends and assess potential risks and opportunities.Building excellent supplier relationships whereby procurement is seen as a key decision-maker.Maintaining knowledge of industry, market and business best practices and emerging technologies.Evangelizing the NI culture, guiding principles & core values.
 For This Role, You Will Need: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.7+ years' experience in a strategic Procurement role within a multinational organization; prior experience in managing the specialized commodities would be highly advantageous.
 Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart: Demonstrated expertise in managing complex projects with change management sensibilities.Excellent communication and leadership skills with good global cultural awareness.Ability to influence, build relationships, and promote solutions without direct authority.Proven supplier performance management skills.Proven expertise in negotiating complex contracts in dynamic supply environments.Financial acumen and demonstrated aptitude in analytics and decision-making.