P3P3 — Mid-Level Professional
Senior Commodity Specialist / Category Lead
Independently manages procurement cycle for select commodity categories, leads supplier negotiations, conducts market analysis, and drives continuous improvement.
What this level means
Fully competent professional; works independently on standard projects
- Scope
- Features or a sub-system end-to-end
- Autonomy
- Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
- Complexity
- Diverse problems; adapts existing approaches
- Impact
- Project / team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns implementation decisions for own scope
- Leadership
- Mentors juniors informally
- Typical experience
- 3–5 yrs
What you'd do
- Manage procurement cycle for select commodity categories.
- Lead supplier negotiations for mid-tier components.
- Conduct in-depth market/technical analysis.
- Drive continuous improvement and cost reduction projects.
- Monitor supplier performance and enforce corrective actions.
- Manage procurement cycles
- Negotiate with suppliers
- Conduct market analysis
- Implement cost reduction initiatives
- Monitor supplier performance
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Advanced negotiation
- Market analysis
- Supplier performance management
- Cost reduction strategies
- Technical analysis
- Strategic sourcing
- Supplier negotiation techniques
- Market dynamics
- Cost management
- Performance metrics
- Problem Solving & Influence
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supplier Negotiation
- Continuous Improvement
- Performance monitoring
What good looks like
- ~4–7 years experience, including managing commodity categories
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field
- Proven negotiation skills
- Experience in market analysis
Common titles
Supply Chain - Commodities IIISupply Chain - Commodities 3Mid-Level Supply Chain - CommoditiesSenior Commodity Specialist / Category Lead
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.