Manager, Commodity

**Manager, Commodity**:
**Location: Chelmsford, MA**:
**Resuscitation**:
At ZOLL, we're passionate about improving patient outcomes and helping save lives.

We provide innovative technologies that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Our medical devices, software and related services are used worldwide to diagnose and treat patients suffering from serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions.

The Acute Care Technology division of ZOLL develops and delivers innovative lifesaving products and software solutions to EMS, hospital, public safety, and military customers globally. Our dedicated employees take pride in their commitment to improving patient outcomes while delivering world-class customer service.

At ZOLL, you won’t just have a job. You’ll have a career—and a purpose.

Join our team. It’s a great time to be a part of ZOLL

**Job Summary**
Develop and execute commodity strategy with your team of Sr. Buyer/Planners and Buyers. This strategy is to ensure a strong supply line at the most optimum Total Cost of Ownership. Work with other cross-functional team to positively impact the Key Metrics like OTD, Cost Savings, and Quality. Perform Spend Analysis and rationalization to build and manage Supplier relations. Conduct audits, QBRs and other formal/informal sessions. Negotiate and formalize short
- or long-term contracts with key suppliers.

**Essential Functions**
- Identify sources of high-quality products and services at competitive market prices.
- Perform supplier audits/meetings both domestic and international. Will be required to create and execute in depth "Requests for Proposal" that contain data driven and process-oriented sourcing project plans. Development of solid fact-based Global Commodity Strategies.
- Manage a team of buyers/sr. buyers/specialists to develop and achieve the business objectives and functional team goals
- Negotiate and execute contracts (Pricing, VMI etc.). Help to develop innovative solutions, approaches, methodologies that address present and future supply chain requirements.
- Continuous improvement of savings tool and tracking methodology. Maintain scorecard of results and metrics.

**Required/Preferred Education and Experience**
- BS Degree in Business Management or Technical Degree required
- 5+ years procurement experience required

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
- Knowledge and expertise of the commodity to be managed
- Has successfully managed negotiations including international suppliers, adversarial supplier relationships and disruptive supply situations.
- Can demonstrate strong written and verbal presentation skills.
- Microsoft Office proficiency

**Travel Requirements**
- 10%-30%

ZOLL is a fast-growing company that operates in more than 140 countries around the world. Our employees are inspired by a commitment to make a difference in patients' lives, and our culture values innovation, self-motivation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Join us in our efforts to improve outcomes for underserved patients suffering from critical cardiopulmonary conditions and help save more lives.

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