Commodity Manager - Indirect Materials

Fluence

1910

Arlington, VA, USA, United States

Posted on: 2022-01-24

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Fluence Energy, Inc. (“Fluence”) (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. The Company's solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of projects successfully contracted, deployed, and under management across nearly 50 markets, the Company is transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future.

Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader in energy storage products and services and digital applications for renewables and storage. With a presence in 30 global markets, Fluence provides an ecosystem of offerings to drive the clean energy transition, including modular, scalable storage products, comprehensive service offerings, and the Fluence IQ platform, which delivers AI-enabled digital applications for managing and optimizing storage and renewables. The company is transforming the way we power our world by helping customers create more resilient and sustainable electric grids. For more information, please visit fluenceenergy.com.

OUR CULTURE AND VALUES

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

We are Leading

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

We are Responsible

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We are Agile

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We are Fun

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.

As the Commodity Manager, Indirect Procurement, you will:

The Commodity Manager Indirect Procurement is responsible for strategic sourcing, long term planning and the contracting of goods and services.

The Commodity Manager is responsible for supplier negotiations, quality control around supplier performance, project planning and execution, and working as part of a cross-functional project team.

This position will participate in the preparation of RFIs and RFPs as part of the execution of annual strategy within responsible indirect category(s)

What will our ideal candidate bring to Fluence?

Work with identified cross functional team members to develop and execute category or procurement sourcing strategies.

Master and execute procurement activities utilizing FLUENCE procurement COUPA platform

Analyze and identify opportunities to drive cost saving project using business analytics capabilities

Actively support a healthy supplier portfolio, seek out new supplier relationships, monitor existing relationships, proactively participate in problem resolution and schedule site visits with key suppliers as deemed appropriate.

Proactively collaborate with internal departments and assist in identifying needs.

Influence FLUENCE employees on policies and practices for procurement, as well as the legal and financial requirements and policies in making a purchase.

Manage and create an environment of strategic collaboration with FLUENCEs preferred partners.

Solicit quotes, negotiate pricing and schedules, specify and confirm materials for any goods required and monitor deadlines and shipping requirements.

Lead and assist with complex, RFP's (Requests for Proposals) using COUPA sourcing module

Support team engagement activities to foster and maintain a high performance team environment

What will the ideal candidate bring to Fluence?

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Business-Related field from an accredited university or college

8-10 year(s) of experience as a commodity manager in a commercial setting, with prior experience dealing with both goods and service providers, as well as service contracts OR 2 years of other supply chain experience

3-5 years of SAP/ ARIBA/ COUPA/ ZYCUS or similar ERP system

3-5 years of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

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