Commodity Manager - Electrical

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Innovation. Sustainability. Productivity. This is how we are Breaking New Ground in our mission to sustainably advance the noble work of farmers and builders everywhere. With a growing global population and increased demands on resources, our products are instrumental to feeding and sheltering the world. From developing products that run on alternative power to productivity‑enhancing precision tech, we are delivering solutions that benefit people – and they are possible thanks to people like you.

If the opportunity to build your skills as part of a collaborative, global team excites you, you’re in the right place.

Be part of this company at the forefront of agriculture and construction, that passionately innovates to drive customer efficiency and success. And we know innovation can’t happen without collaboration. So, everything we do at CNH Industrial is about reaching new heights as one team, always delivering for the good of our customers.

The Commodity Manager for Electrical is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for Powertrain Controls and Thermal:
Wire Harnesses, Battery Cables, Starters, Alternators, Fans, Engine Cooling and HVAC. In addition to regional responsibilities, this position serves as the Global Cluster Leader for Engine Cooling/HVAC, managing global spend and strategy development in collaboration with regional teams. This position ensures cost competitiveness, quality, and supply continuity, while driving supplier innovation and supporting new product development initiatives in alignment with CNH requirements.

• Strategic Sourcing & Procurement:
  Lead the development of sourcing strategies for the North American region in coordination with global and regional stakeholders to ensure regional strategies are aligned with global sourcing roadmaps, product roadmaps, and footprint decisions. Maintain a strong understanding of market conditions, new developments, and manufacturing techniques for assigned commodities.
• Own the financial budget for the commodity cluster. Manage opportunities, risk, and raw material in the GPP action plan tool (CNH Purchasing tool). Monitor monthly progress and changes, ensuring accurate roll-up of results into commodity, regional, and global forecasts for both the Agriculture (AG) and Construction Equipment (CE) segments.
• Oversee the implementation of the Strategic Sourcing Program (SSP), ensuring alignment with the financial plan and timely execution.
• Ensure all sourcing activities comply with CNH policies and ethical standards.
• Support, direct, and guide commodity Buyers in negotiating contracts, pricing, SSP implementation and commercial terms with suppliers to secure supply and to deliver cost savings for the company.
• Cost &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Drive consistent year-over-year unit cost reductions in support of company strategic initiatives and competitively priced equipment in the marketplace.
• Lead the development and governance of cost-reduction strategies, leveraging tools such as benchmarking, supplier negotiations, platform alignment, VA/VE, market testing, resourcing, supplier rationalization, and make/buy analysis in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Set direction to significantly and meaningfully eliminate, avoid, or mitigate tariff expenses for both Tier 1 and Tier 2 tariffed parts.
• In coordination with Procurement and Supplier Development, oversee the identification and mitigation of supply chain risks, including capacity constraints, geopolitical factors, and other potential disruptions.
• Supplier Management:
  Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with key suppliers for the North American region and align with the Global team to ensure unified strategic direction.
• In partnership with Procurement and Supplier Quality, set expectations for and review supplier performance across quality, delivery, cost, and compliance metrics.
• Effectively manage high-visibility suppliers, rapidly resolving issues and leading critical negotiations.
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