We work alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn't believe. At Roush, you're part of building the future. Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovated solutions to complex challenges? Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged? If so, then keep reading.
We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.
We offer a full array of benefits to our full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and paid holidays.
The Commodity Specialist will process purchase orders, ensure suppliers on time delivery and issue
Request for Quotes (RFQ), primarily for logistics. The Commodity Specialist will also schedule, track and
update the status of shipments, and assist in analysis of route plans, load schedules and provide
recommendations for process improvements.
As a Commodity Specialist, you will:
- Process purchase orders in a timely manner and ensure supplier on time delivery
- Issue Request for Quotes (RFQ) for new product with the preferred supply base
- Participate in the negotiation and management of global strategic supplier contracts
- Execute supplier performance reviews to assess the effectiveness of the strategy and make
changes where appropriate - Schedule, track, and update the status of shipments based on customer requests
- Assist Commodity Managers in analysis of route schedules or load plans, historical activity, and
customer trends to provide recommendations for improvements - Actively participate in department continuous improvement initiatives
- Monitor supply markets and trends and aggregate forecasts & global specifications
To be as considered a Commodity Specialist, you will need:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years of experience in purchasing or related field
- Ability to learn quickly, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, maintain focus, and adapt to a
variety of challenges - Understanding of ocean, land, and air logistics business cost drivers and risk mitigation
- Demonstrated competence in negotiating skills and assessing suppliers
- Ability to solve complex problems and manage conflict
- Good Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and verbal and written communication skills
If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team.
Please visit our careers page and apply by clicking on this link: https://jobs.roush.com/us/en/
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Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories
If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at 734-779-7087.
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