Senior Manager, Commodities

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Hubbell Incorporated is looking for a strategic, results-driven Senior Commodity Manager to lead commodity management for the Wiring Systems Business Unit within our Electrical Products Supply Chain organization. This role owns the end-to-end commodity strategy for the Wiring portfolio. It drives multi-million-dollar material productivity, builds a resilient supply base, and makes sure suppliers can support the business’s growth. The Senior Commodity Manager leads and develops a team of commodity specialists and works closely with Purchasing, Planning, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Corporate Commodity Management to deliver measurable results in cost, lead time, quality, and supplier delivery performance.

• Develop, own, and execute multi-year commodity strategies for the Wiring Systems portfolio (e.g., copper/aluminum wire, steel, fasteners, plastics/resins, and electronics) that align with BU growth plans and the annual operating plan.
• Lead, coach, and develop commodity specialists and analysts. Set clear goals, hold people accountable, and build the team’s capabilities. resent commodity strategies, risks, and performance to BU and Supply Chain leadership in a monthly business review.
• Partner with Corporate Commodity Managers to align enterprise initiatives, use Hubbell’s combined spend, and fold BU-specific opportunities into the corporate strategy.

• Own the BU’s material productivity target, and build and manage a pipeline of savings projects (negotiations, market tests, VA/VE, consolidation, and resourcing).
• Lead complex negotiations, long-term agreements, and contract renewals with strategic suppliers.
• Monitor commodity markets, forecast cost exposure, and develop mitigation strategies such as indexing, hedging support, and clawbacks.
• Apply total cost of ownership (TCO) and should-cost analysis to sourcing decisions.

• Make sure supply continuity to operations stays uninterrupted, and lead escalation and recovery for critical constraints and past-due backlog.
• Lead supply base rationalization, dual and third-source qualification, and regional or nearshoring strategies to expand external capacity and reduce risk.
• Assess supplier capacity against demand, and close gaps before they affect customers.
• Resize and realign the supply chain as BU needs change, including product transfers, new product introductions
  (NPI), and acquisitions.
• Lead the supplier performance program, including scorecards, QBRs with key suppliers, and constraint reviews
  with critical suppliers.
• Improve supplier on-time delivery (OTD), quality, and responsiveness through structured corrective action and
  supplier development.
• Drive lead time reduction and validate supplier lead times in SAP (PIR and material master) so they reflect
  demonstrated performance.
• Develop stocking programs (VMI, consignment, safety stock) to improve availability for customers.

• Make sure SAP master data and purchasing parameters are accurate for the commodities you own.
• Set and monitor commodity and supply chain KPIs, take corrective action, and support automation and better
  reporting.
• Run Lean and continuous improvement efforts (kaizens, A3 problem-solving) across sourcing and supplier
  processes.
• Conduct market research and supplier scouting to support cost competitiveness, innovation, and
  diversification.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or procurement, ideally in
  electrical, industrial, or manufacturing environments.
• People leadership experience…