Global Commodity Leader; Indirect & MRO

About Us

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Barry-Wehmiller is recruiting for our Indirect & MRO Commodity Leader. As part of our transformational Supply Chain journey, we are establishing a global, centralized supply chain that supports the entire Barry-Wehmiller Enterprise. This role owns enterprise category strategy for indirect materials, MRO, expensed items, and tail spend across our network of manufacturing facilities; drives distributor and integrated-supplier consolidation; partners with our Supplier Quality & Development function on supplier performance;

and stands up MRO Excellence as a discipline across BWG.

• Own savings generation and execution for the category, building the annual savings pipeline and committing to gross and net savings targets.
• Surface risks early, rebuild the pipeline as needed to close gaps, and report progress to leadership on a regular cadence.
• Apply disciplined savings governance, ensuring each initiative has a documented baseline, calculation, and finance validation before it counts.
• Use Sievo to maintain an accurate and auditable pipeline, commit, and actuals.
• Develop and implement the enterprise procurement strategy for Indirect, MRO, expensed items, and tail spend across BWG, identifying and driving cost reductions, supplier consolidation, and synergies across business units.
• Lead the MRO Excellence program across BWG sites, standardizing inventory, replenishment, stocking, and tool‑crib practices.
• Drive distributor and integrated‑supplier consolidation with the Distribution Commodity Leader to bring tail spend under preferred and contracted suppliers.
• Own strategic supplier relationships and long‑term agreements; negotiate, implement, and monitor contracts; partner with legal on contract language; hold suppliers accountable for cost, quality, delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with the Supplier Quality & Development (SQD) function on scorecards, audits, and supplier development plans; lead resolution of escalated supplier issues.
• Own commodity financials: cost baselines, inflation forecasts, pricing, discounts, and rebate capture; provide analysis of cost changes and pricing implications.
• Rationalize the supply base, balancing cost and risk; leverage global volume to consolidate spend; implement pull systems, VMI, and integrated supplier programs where they reduce TCO.
• Set the menu of preferred suppliers for BWG site projects, plant expansions, and engineering change management; partner with site leaders, facilities, and EHS to drive adoption.
• Drive ERP and spend‑analytics enablement (Sievo, Jaggaer, ePro); improve visibility, contract compliance, and supplier‑level performance reporting.
• Collaborate with global BWG Supply Chain Leadership and platform teams to identify regional, LCC, and BCC sourcing opportunities.
• Analyze specifications, quality, quantity, and delivery requirements for assigned indirect categories; determine best supply source; survey markets for new sources; recommend substitutes when needed.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies; prepare, analyze, and issue quotations; negotiate and create supplier contracts; complete purchase transactions ensuring deliverables are met locally and divisionally.
• Support site inventory levels for MRO and indirect items; track stock‑outs, obsolescence, and chargebacks; partner with sites on stocking and replenishment programs.
• Evaluate suppliers against quarterly scorecards in partnership with SQD; perform site visits; require compliance with all performance parameters.
• Monitor commodity market and economic conditions; anticipate risk and recommend mitigation plans; consult with senior leadership on decisions.
• Lead and participate in cross‑functional initiatives including…