Global Commodity Manager

Harsco is recognized for technical leadership and worldwide experience in virtually all major aspects of railway track maintenance.  We enable railroads to operate at peak efficiency over smooth, precisely aligned track that increases railway safety while reducing fuel consumption and other key operating costs. Our broad array of equipment and services support every type of railway operator, from major national and international railway systems, to short lines and high-speed urban transit networks.

•  Manages a supply chain for technical and complex materials (or services) category that ensures high availability and quality at the lowest possible total cost to Operations 
• Acts as a primary Harsco liaison to outside suppliers, both current and potential 
• Leads the management of the supplier relationship strategy including supplier development and integration 
• Works closely with internal divisional managers, technical / specification engineers and decision makers as well as determine the long-term needs and appropriate supply market strategy 
• Manages the supply chain processes for a given material category or service category including but not limited to the development of contracting, diversity, inventory and cost reduction strategies, such that the category effectiveness and efficiency is continually improved 
• Works closely with Procurement Operations to resolve complex or repetitive commercial issues.   Identifies, and facilitates the implementation of new supply chain process improvement initiatives 
• Leads the development of category strategy and annual plans.  
• Works to gain input and support for plan adoption  
• Supports an environment that fosters a high-performance culture and a learning organization 
• Participates in activities for promoting diversity, both in the workplace and in the supplier base 
• Seeks feedback on performance and opportunities for continuous improvement 

Position Scope: 

• Provides the direct operating needs for a given material or service 
• Has a high level of independent decision making authority while performing typical job duties 
• Manages material or service category spend of $20M to $40M annually and total process life cycle and supply chain costs of $50M to $300M. 
• Has responsibility for achieving corporate savings, budget, business plan, and diversity goals 

*Actions could have significant impact on the cash flow and revenue stream of Harsco as well as negatively impacting work management, supplier/contractor performance, system reliability and customer satisfaction goals. 

•    Three to five (3-5) years of related experience 
•    Support the Business Units Emergency Response activities as assigned 

Demonstrated application of: 

• Project Management Skills 
• Supplier Performance Management 
• Category Strategy Development & Application 
•   Demand Management, Sourcing 
• Supply Chain Risk Management 
• Contract Execution and Management 
• Materials Management 
• Negotiating and Influencing Strategy
• Financial Skills
• Detailed specific category expertise 
• Adept communicator (verbal, written) 
• Cross functional/organizational team management and facilitation skills (internal and external)
•  Exhibits understanding of purpose for bringing out the best in people, developing internal & external relationships, performance management  
•  Demonstrated data analysis capability 
• Conflict management experience 
• Technical aptitude (category-specific requirement) 
• Ability to travel overnight 20% of the time including domestic and international locations.  

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field 
• Three to five (3-5) years of related experience 
• Progressive responsibilities in all areas of sourcing and procurement 
• Experience in managing a global strategic sourcing operation including multiple facilities (preferably in different regions of the world) and strategic suppliers 
• Experience in managing and leading a team of supply chain professionals with progressive career growth in the number of direct and indirect reports 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Education – MBA or advanced degree in supply chain operations 
• International work experience and foreign language skills 
• Broad supply chain experience beyond sourcing including logistics and fulfillment, inventory deployment, and demand/supply planning processes 
• Demonstrated understanding of 'entire' Harsco supply chain and cost drivers 
•  Professional qualifications such as APICS, CSPMP. CPM 
•  Negotiations training and experience 
• Vendor catalog usage 

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you have a difficulty applying for any job posted on Harsco Rail’s website because a disability prevents you from using the online system, Harsco Rail offers the following alternate application procedure: Contact Matthew Fink, HR Director NAOM, at 803-822-7440 and Harsco Rail will arrange for an alternate method of applying and will consider your application together with all other applications received for the job.  Please call only for disability application. All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.