• Reports to the Finance organization, but the position is embedded within purchasing operations
• Acting as liaison between purchasing operations and every respective finance function (purchasing, finance, accounting, treasury, etc.)
• Supporting commodity division in achievement of their business plan objectives
• Supporting the efficient and timely development, tracking and implementation of savings initiatives
• Reviewing all proposed economic increase contract changes (contractual and discretionary) to ensure the appropriate level of analysis and scrutiny has been completed prior to granting approvals
• Actively participating in sourcing process, providing financial guidance, and enforcing corporate controls
• Conducting non-standard contract reviews prior to finalization to ensure proper reviews and governance
• Acting as North America finance representative within extended global purchasing team