Global Commodity Manager

Global Commodity Manager

Job Category:
Administration

Location:

Columbia, MD / Austin, TX

Salary Range: $100,000 USD to $120,000 USD

At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc group of companies, Tate has been recognized worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors, for over 60 years. With revenues of over $600m and growing, Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering to craft solutions, by working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.

Tate continues to grow and expand, operating multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We are excited about our fresh, dynamic, and inclusive team of experts working on new innovations and forward-thinking designs, as we remain a market leading player within our industry. We continue to invest heavily in the best available manufacturing tools and equipment needed to adhere to Tate's world class standards and in keeping with our Planet Passionate sustainability strategy, our focus is on having minimal climate impact.

We are excited to potentially welcome you as part of our team as we continue to grow on a worldwide scale.

Tate is building a world-class procurement function for one of fastest growing segments and the most technically demanding segments in the data center market: liquid cooling infrastructure. As a Commodity Manager, you'll own the sourcing strategy for specific component categories within Tate's liquid cooling portfolio, working across a global supplier base to secure the right components at the right cost, quality, and delivery performance.

This role is the execution engine of Tate's procurement strategy. You'll be developing supplier relationships that support our ability to deliver, identifying risks before it hits the factory production floor.

You'll work alongside Strategic Sourcing Managers who own program-level strategy, feeding them commodity intelligence that sharpens every sourcing decision including identifying qualified suppliers for multi-sourcing strategies. This role is for someone who understands components: what they're made of, who makes them, what drives their cost, and where the supply chain is fragile.

You will be the bridge to the Strategic Sourcing Manager's program strategy down to the factory level where you will work with purchasing. The right person for this role sees around corners and acts accordingly with a sense of urgency.

Build and maintain a global supplier database for categories across the liquid cooling portfolio including but not limited to precision machined manifold components, stainless steel tubing and fittings, valves, quick-disconnect couplings, pumps, and related thermal management hardware.

Develop and maintain approved vendor lists (AVLs) for categories; manage supplier onboarding and qualification processes in coordination with quality.

Monitor supply market conditions, pricing trends, raw material indices (stainless steel, copper, aluminum, polymer, etc.), and tariff exposure and communicate findings proactively.

Execute RFQs, RFPs, and competitive bids for categories; analyze total cost of ownership.

Negotiate pricing, delivery terms, payment terms, and quality requirements with suppliers: target both short-term savings and long-term contractual value.

Identify consolidation opportunities where multiple programs are purchasing the same component from different suppliers.

Support Strategic Sourcing Managers with commodity-level market data, supplier intelligence, and cost benchmarks to sharpen program-level sourcing decisions.

Track supplier performance, quality metrics, and lead time reliability for categories in order to escalate deterioration of supplier support before it becomes a supply disruption.

Identify single-source dependencies within categories and develop qualification plans for alternative sources.

Monitor geopolitical risk, country-of-origin exposure, and tariff changes…