What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commodity Manager, Logistics, Warehousing & Corporate Travel position at Wolfspeed?
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Legal and business stakeholders to negotiate, execute, manage, and renew logistics, warehousing, and travel-related contracts.
- Manage relationships with Wolfspeed's Travel Management Company and travel service providers, including contract administration, supplier performance management, and policy compliance.
- Optimize corporate travel spend through reporting, analytics, and management of unused airline ticket credits and other cost-saving opportunities.
- Lead RFP, RFQ, and supplier selection activities for logistics, warehousing, and travel services.
- Coordinate Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with strategic logistics suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Develop, implement, and manage logistics supplier performance scorecards to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
- Serve as the primary liaison between Logistics, Legal, Finance, Procurement, and external suppliers to ensure contract compliance, operational effectiveness, and cost optimization.
- Manage logistics-related procure-to-pay activities, including purchase requisitions in SAP Ariba, invoice discrepancy resolution, and sourcing of logistics-related consumables and services.
- Working with the OSAT Sourcing Manager, coordinates Product Quality Item (PQI) documentation for approval and signature with third-party manufacturing partners.
- Lead logistics and travel-related projects by establishing timelines, monitoring milestones, facilitating project meetings, and driving action item completion.
- Manage the transition to a new Travel Management Company, including supplier coordination, stakeholder engagement, milestone tracking, and employee communications.
- Maintain and enhance the corporate travel intranet site, ensuring travel policies, supplier programs, and traveler resources remain current and accessible.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve processes, reduce costs, and increase operational efficiency within assigned categories.
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience in category management, strategic sourcing, procurement, logistics, or supply chain operations.
- Strong contract negotiation, supplier relationship management, and commercial acumen.
- Proficiency with SAP Ariba, ETQ, Power BI, and Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions.
- Demonstrated project management experience with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and proactive, with a strong customer-service mindset and a willingness to take on new challenges.