Carrier—Specialist, Commodity Management & Sourcing

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Description: Build a career with confidence Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. Title: Specialist, Commodity Management & Sourcing Key Responsibilities Spend Analytics & Category Intelligence · Support procurement teams in establishing and maintaining a database for global and regional indirect spend categories. · Collect, cleanse, validate, and analyze spend data across ERP, procurement, supplier, and contract sources. · Perform spend analysis for RFQ, RFP, lifecycle analysis, savings opportunity assessment, and ROI evaluation. · Develop category reports, dashboards, spend baselines, supplier views, and executive-ready analytical insights. · Identify spend trends, supplier consolidation opportunities, compliance gaps, sourcing levers, and value creation opportunities. RFx Preparation & Sourcing Support · Prepare RFQ, RFP, and RFI packages by leveraging spend analytics, market research, supplier information, and benchmarking inputs. · Support sourcing event planning, bid documentation, supplier response tracking, and comparative analysis. · Engage internal stakeholders to understand RFx scope of work, business requirements, dependencies, and alignment on RFx timelines. · Support lifecycle cost analysis, bid evaluation, supplier scoring, recommendation summaries, and sourcing decision support. · Maintain sourcing trackers, action logs, documentation repositories, and approval evidence for audit-ready execution. Contract Lifecycle Management · Update and maintain procurement contract databases and contract-related trackers. · Provide early indicators to Category Leaders for expiring contracts, renewal windows, missing documentation, and non-compliance risks. · Support contract lifecycle analysis, contract repository hygiene, amendment tracking, and obligation visibility. · Coordinate with Legal, Finance, Category Leaders, and stakeholders to support contract execution, renewal, and compliance follow-up. · Maintain visibility to contract status, ownership, actions, dependencies, and escalation needs. Digital Procurement Tools & Spend Intelligence · Manage, integrate, upgrade, and improve digital procurement tools used for spend intelligence, sourcing support, and reporting. · Support tools such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, Fairmarkit, spend analytics platforms, and reporting tools, as applicable. · Work with Digital and Process Improvement teams to identify, prioritize, and deploy opportunities to streamline and standardize procurement processes. · Support requirements gathering, UAT, data validation, reporting enhancements, training material creation, and user adoption activities. · Recommend automation and analytics opportunities to improve sourcing support, contract visibility, and category performance reporting. Stakeholder Engagement & Project Management Support · Support Category Leaders with communication, training, preparation for internal meetings, leadership updates, and project execution. · Coordinate with internal stakeholders to align on deliverables, timelines, ownership, dependencies, risks, and open actions. · Prepare meeting materials, presentation packs, communication notes, training content, and status updates. · Drive follow-through on project milestones, risk mitigation actions, issue resolution, and stakeholder commitments. · Operate independently and as part of a team to complete assigned tasks with high quality and within agreed timelines. Continuous Improvement & Governance · Identify opportunities to standardize sourcing support, spend reporting, contract tracking, and stakeholder engagement processes. · Support development of SOPs, playbooks, templates, governance routines, and reporting standards. · Track operational metrics such as RFx cycle time, spend analytics turnaround time, contract expiration visibility, stakeholder requests, and reporting accuracy. · Promote disciplined documentation, compliance, and process adherence across procurement activities. · Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Indirect Sourcing and the Global Procurement CoE. Required Qualifications · Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Economics, or related discipline; equivalent practical experience may be considered. · 6-10 years of experience in an international procurement organization, preferably supporting indirect procurement or global sourcing teams. · 5-8 years of relevant experience in sourcing support, contract lifecycle management, spend analysis, procurement operations, or category management support. · Experience supporting RFQ, RFP, and RFI processes, including market research, benchmarking, supplier analysis, bid evaluation, and documentation. · Strong analytical skills with proven comfort in spend analysis, lifecycle analysis, ROI evaluation, and policy compliance assessment. · Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with ability to prepare executive-ready analysis, reports, and presentations. · Ability to independently and collaboratively complete assigned tasks with excellent results while meeting agreed deadlines. · Ability to make decisions and drive task completion in situations where absolute clarity does not exist. · Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders. · Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Preferred Qualifications · Experience with digital procurement tools such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, Fairmarkit, or similar sourcing, spend intelligence, and contract management platforms. · Exposure to Power BI, Tableau, advanced Excel reporting, analytics dashboards, or spend intelligence platforms. · Experience supporting global indirect sourcing, procurement transformation, or procurement CoE operating models. · Knowledge of contract lifecycle management, procurement governance, sourcing methodology, supplier management, and compliance tracking. · Project management, Lean Six Sigma, procurement certification, or equivalent continuous improvement exposure preferred. Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class. 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