Global Procurement/Sourcing Specialist

anyone has more to share?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i am currently an ops buyer, but just wondering if employers will be very particular about having certain commodity knowledge for moving up into category/commodity manager?

may i know also if it is good to have other kind of supply chain exposure(such as planner) in order to move up to managerial position

No need for technical expertise in commodity to be commodity manager.
I was a electrical commodity manager, its easy to pick up if you mingle with your vendors a lot,do more research, get your supplier to present to your their products, road map.
I was a commodity manager for elect. for over 4 years, but I was only earning 7+k a month.
I have since switched commodity recently to IT and also changed industry. I did not suffer a pay cut .SImiliarly, apply the same common sense and eagerness to learn. Work closely with your vendors and internal stakeholders to understand what they need.

From my switch I had a 4digit pay rise and I am not technically trained I all the commodities I do. also, there seems to be a lot of jobs out there as I am frequently called up for interviews

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Whats the difference between commodity, category , purchasing and supply chain manager?

sorry to be blunt, but if you have to ask then you are maybe not suitable for the role. The forum is good for you to come in to check out and benchmark, but such questions, is through discovery with people in these roles. Also, with some curiosity and assumption.
Somehow, I imagine a little boy typing out your questions in a forum. (AKA not serious)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

No need for technical expertise in commodity to be commodity manager.
I was a electrical commodity manager, its easy to pick up if you mingle with your vendors a lot,do more research, get your supplier to present to your their products, road map.
I was a commodity manager for elect. for over 4 years, but I was only earning 7+k a month.
I have since switched commodity recently to IT and also changed industry. I did not suffer a pay cut .SImiliarly, apply the same common sense and eagerness to learn. Work closely with your vendors and internal stakeholders to understand what they need.

From my switch I had a 4digit pay rise and I am not technically trained I all the commodities I do. also, there seems to be a lot of jobs out there as I am frequently called up for interviews

I'm confused. Is this commodities IT or IT? Care to share what's your job scope now?

take care of IT spend and plan strategy for IT spend within my organization. short and simple

Originally Posted by Unregistered

No need for technical expertise in commodity to be commodity manager.
I was a electrical commodity manager, its easy to pick up if you mingle with your vendors a lot,do more research, get your supplier to present to your their products, road map.
I was a commodity manager for elect. for over 4 years, but I was only earning 7+k a month.
I have since switched commodity recently to IT and also changed industry. I did not suffer a pay cut .SImiliarly, apply the same common sense and eagerness to learn. Work closely with your vendors and internal stakeholders to understand what they need.

From my switch I had a 4digit pay rise and I am not technically trained I all the commodities I do. also, there seems to be a lot of jobs out there as I am frequently called up for interviews

which commodities group usually pay better? some replied that indirects pay better in sg
banks are usually looking for IT and indirects from what i see

currently im in an ops role, how long do u think i need in order to move into commodity manager role?

anyone from global sourcing move into commodities trading?

bump 10 char

Originally Posted by Unregistered

which commodities group usually pay better? some replied that indirects pay better in sg
banks are usually looking for IT and indirects from what i see

currently im in an ops role, how long do u think i need in order to move into commodity manager role?

Obviously banks have no directs... Buy money....?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Obviously banks have no directs... Buy money....?

Obviously you have nothing better to contribute to the thread