Regional Commodity Manager

Company Presentation

thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with more than 93,000 employees. In the fiscal year 2024/2025, the company generated sales of around €33 billion in 48 countries. Its business activities are bundled in five segments:
Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. With extensive technological know-how, outstanding engineering competence and a high level of innovative strength, the group develops solutions for the challenges of the future, especially in the fields of climate protection and energy transition, digital transformation in industry and mobility of the future.

Our Automotive Technology business is passionate about the automotive industry and produces as well as markets high‑tech automotive components worldwide. With over 20,000 employees, we are responsible for the success of this business. Our product and service range includes chassis technologies such as steering and damper systems and the assembly of axle systems as well as powertrain components for conventional and alternative engines.

We also develop assembly systems for body‑in‑white construction and produce lightweight car body components in series.

SUMMARY:

The Regional Commodity Manager (RCM) – Automotive is responsible for deploying global commodity and sourcing strategies within the assigned region while ensuring full alignment with automotive business requirements, production schedules, and quality standards. The role acts as the execution arm between Global Commodity Management and regional manufacturing operations, ensuring cost competitiveness, supplier performance excellence, supply continuity, and regulatory compliance across automotive programs.

The RCM plays a critical role in managing tier‑1 and tier‑2 suppliers, responding to market volatility, and supporting model launches, ramp‑ups, and lifecycle management in a fast‑paced automotive environment.

• Implement global automotive commodity strategies at the regional level, ensuring alignment with vehicle platforms, product lifecycle milestones, and localization requirements.
• Provide regional market intelligence (raw materials, capacity constraints, lead‑times, index movements, and supplier financial health) to Global Commodity Managers.
• Identify and mitigate regional supply risks, including capacity shortages, tooling constraints, PPAP delays, and force majeure events.
• Support cost‑down roadmaps aligned with annual productivity targets and long‑term vehicle program planning.
• Manage and develop the regional automotive supplier base (Tier‑1/Tier‑2), ensuring alignment with global sourcing strategies, preferred suppliers, and dual‑source concepts.
• Lead regional commercial negotiations, RFQs, nominations, and sourcing decisions for series production, new model launches, and engineering changes.
• Monitor supplier performance across Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Sustainability (QCDS) metrics; drive corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Manage and develop the regional automotive supplier base (Tier‑1/Tier‑2), ensuring alignment with global sourcing strategies, preferred suppliers, and dual‑source concepts.
• Lead regional commercial negotiations, RFQs, nominations, and sourcing decisions for series production, new model launches, and engineering changes.
• Ensure effective local implementation of global contracts, long‑term agreements, and pricing mechanisms (e.g., index‑based, open‑book).
• Monitor supplier performance across Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Sustainability (QCDS) metrics; drive corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Support plants and regional operations in resolving supply disruptions, quality issues, and commercial disputes in accordance with defined escalation paths and cross‑functional responsibilities.
• Collaborate with Quality, Logistics, Engineering, and Program Management teams on supplier readiness, PPAP approvals, SOP ramp‑ups, and…