Strategy Development (supply base/market knowledge, business integration, deployment planning, internal alignment, global awareness): Development of supplier level strategies or simple/medium sub-commodity strategies with oversite and review

Analytics (Business Objects and external sources): Apply basic interpretation of data to propose appropriate actions

Business Systems: Basic navigation of appropriate purchasing WISE applications and E-Biz environment

Contract Mgmt/Negotiation (type, development, execution, implementation, and process): Execution of existing standard T&Cs and WISE contracts

Contract Mgmt/Negotiation (type, development, execution, implementation, and process): Ability to understand premise outlined in LTA type agreements

Contract Mgmt/Negotiation (type, development, execution, implementation, and process): Effective participation on negotiations with lead on simple contracts

Compliance: Ability to understand and apply GS standardized tools and processes as provided in BDDS

Strategy Development (supply base/market knowledge, business integration, deployment planning, internal alignment, global awareness): Ability to understand complex commodity strategies and discern application to own work and strategies (flow-down)

Strategy Development (supply base/market knowledge, business integration, deployment planning, internal alignment, global awareness): Demonstrated ability to engage, align and gain support for developed strategies

Strategy Development (supply base/market knowledge, business integration, deployment planning, internal alignment, global awareness): Demonstrated ability to analyze and understand assigned sub-commodity(s) based upon known data relating to industry and market (capacity, raw materials, trends, existing suppliers, etc.)

Strategy Deployment (project management, metrics, goals, escalations - charter, etc.): Demonstrated ability to use proven project management skills to develop and execute a project plan on simple/medium complexity projects to achieve desired results

Strategy Deployment (project management, metrics, goals, escalations - charter, etc.): Conformance to standard processes and tools

Supplier Relationship Management (commercial management, internal coordination and alignment): Relationship management at a 1-1 or 1-few complexity with relationships managed at similar or slightly higher level within supplier (level by responsibility, not title)

Supplier Relationship Management (commercial management, internal coordination and alignment): Typically transactional relationship

Analytics (Business Objects and external sources): Navigation of SPM tools and retrieval of pertinent information

CI Process Development: Participation in internal CI efforts

Operate with Global Matrixed Structure: Effectively participate in global/remote teams

Operate with Global Matrixed Structure: Understand various roles and responsibilities across matrixed organization

Technical Knowledge: Ability to understand process technology within assigned supply base

Project Management: Ability to maintain/upkeep of basic project management tools

Written and Verbal Communication Skills: Ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal forms to convey information, data and decisions

Cultural Awareness: Cultural awareness capable of avoiding or creating misunderstandings or confusion

Strategic Thinking: Ability to understand existing strategies

Six Sigma/Lean: Ability to link data to problems to drive solutions - basic understanding of quality system

Interpersonal Skills: Easy to communicate with, demonstrated listening skills

Data Analysis: Conform with data analysis and manipulation

Leadership Skills: Basic leadership skills - ability to influence others to achieve results

Business Acumen: Basic knowledge of impact of activities on P&L

Time Management: Able to handle multiple tasks and priorities without compromising results

Professional Learning and Growth: Demonstrates desire to learn and grow within role

Metrics/Results Driven: Ability to bias action toward known goals

Supplier Quality System: Basic understanding of PPAP process and elements

Problem Solving/Ambiguity: Ability to execute actions that are defined well