Commodity Manager

About NCR Atleos

NCR Atleos, headquartered in Atlanta, is a leader in expanding financial access. Our dedicated 20,000 employees optimize the branch, improve operational efficiency and maximize self-service availability for financial institutions and retailers across the globe.

Job Responsibilities

• Implements a rigorous and disciplined process for managing the supply base including leading periodic reviews, monitoring and managing supplier performance (quality, cost, delivery, technology, service, and leadership), managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analysis and resolution, developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans, and collaborating with engineering to align technology roadmaps.
• Drives a collaborative multi-site, cross-functional commodity team to analyze spend, develop actionable spend management strategies, implement spend management strategies and proactively manage the supply base within the assigned commodities.
• Understands and monitors current commodity market conditions / trends, developing technologies, supply chain capacity / capability, product knowledge, customer requirements and supply / demand challenges. This includes the bridging of commodity level trends to the relevant NCR component purchasing level.
• Guides the selection, development, and management of Strategic Suppliers to meet commodity cost and performance goals, with emphasis placed on ability to identify cost targets for relevant technology and product roadmaps.
• Develops and implements spend management strategies including supplier assessments and rationalization, negotiation for best total cost of ownership, make vs. buy analyses, vendor managed inventories, inventory reduction programs, cycle time improvements, security of supply, supplier diversity, continuous improvement, EDI, and procurement / engineering collaboration.
• Leads negotiation and completion of contracts with global strategic and preferred suppliers to maximize benefits across NCR.
• Establishes a strong network and fosters collaboration with customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and commodity team members.
• Works with New Product Introduction process to coordinate sourcing strategies and ensure a smooth and timely manufacturing ramp on new programs
• Implements corporate / divisional / project initiatives to meet desired business goals / objectives

Education And Experience

Minimum Qualifications :

Additional Skills

Offers of employment are conditional upon passage of screening criteria applicable to the job.

EEO Statement

NCR Atleos is an equal-opportunity employer. It is NCR Atleos policy to hire, train, promote, and pay associates based on their job-related qualifications, ability, and performance, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.

Statement to Third Party Agencies

To ALL recruitment agencies : NCR Atleos only accepts resumes from agencies on the NCR Atleos preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, NCR Atleos employees, or any NCR Atleos facility. NCR Atleos is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

Skills Required

Strategic Sourcing, Lean Manufacturing, e-commerce