Commodity Manager II, Wire Harnesses, Batteries, Sensors & Chargers

Overview

Commodity Manager II, Wire Harnesses, Batteries, Sensors & Chargers - The Toro Company

Who Are We?

With roots dating back to 1914, The Toro Company was built on a tradition of quality and caring relationships. Today, the company is a leading worldwide provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor environment including turf and landscape maintenance, snow and ice management, underground utility construction, rental and specialty construction, and irrigation and outdoor lighting solutions. Through a strong network of professional distributors, dealers, rental stores and retailers in more than 125 countries, we proudly offer a wide range of products across a family of global brands to help golf courses, professional contractors, underground construction professionals, groundskeepers, agricultural growers, rental companies, government and educational institutions, and homeowners – in addition to many leading sports venues and historic sites around the world.

Your Opportunity:

The Electromechanical Commodity Manager II is a highly visible and impactful sourcing team leader, collaborating with multiple positions both within and outside the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) to help achieve its goals of Operational Excellence and Sustainability. The Electromechanical Commodity Manager II’s major responsibilities are the development, implementation, and execution of category strategies to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) with Wire Harnesses, Batteries, Sensors, Switches and Ch.

The Category Manager II will also be responsible for cultivating, managing, and maintaining strategic supplier relationships, as well as implementing and maintaining continuous improvement projects. The Category Manager II position is a valuable strategic role within the global sourcing department, contributing significantly to the long-term goals as well as day-to-day operations.

Sponsorship:

• VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Work Location:

• The selected candidate may choose their work location, either in Bloomington, MN Toro's International Corporate Headquarters; or Ditch Witch Division Headquarters in Perry, OK. Fully remote is not available at this time.

• The current team works 3-days on campus, with optional 2-days remote.

• This role includes travel 10%-20% (both domestic and international) with related expense reporting duties.

Key Responsibilities:

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for:

• Develop, execute, and lead cost reduction strategies to reduce TCO through cross-functional collaborations and supplier negotiations/partnerships.

• Maintain and present category strategy to executive leadership.

• Coordinate and implement supply agreements, Long Term Agreements (LTA), Warranty Agreements, and collaborative partnerships.

• Serve as an internal subject matter expert and liaison to other areas within the organization regarding supplier capabilities, technologies, market conditions, and business risk/opportunities.

• Manage supplier performance through various metrics such as on-time delivery (OTD), supplier report cards, and quality notifications (QN).

• Lead cost negotiations, payment term discussions, and contract implementations with strategic suppliers.

• Ability to work with categories that are more variable and complex in nature.

• Track, report, and reconcile all material price variants (MPV)/purchase price variants (PPV) to ISC and Finance leadership.

• Strong relationship management and communication with internal and external customers on all aspects of category.

• Support escalation process by engaging suppliers as well as TTC manufacturing facilities.

• Develop, implement, and lead lean strategies that align with TTC Operational Excellence and Sustainability goals through methods such as Kan Ban, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), stocking agreements, etc.

• Lead and support TTC Digital Transformation objectives.

• Support multiple areas of the parts procurement process within TTC’s MRP/ERP system.

• Formulate and execute category strategy while leading category team performance.

• Confidently present to all organization levels within the company.

• Ability to troubleshoot issues of varying complexity as they arise. Issues may be less-routine in nature.

• Develop, lead, and support various intradepartmental process improvement projects.

• Highly influential individual with proficient negotiation expertise.

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:

• Bachelors degree required (preferred in Supply Chain Management, Operations or Engineering).

• 10+ years sourcing experience or relevant education normally gained by completing degree in supply chain or operations related field.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to professionally interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels in the organization.

• Highly self-motivated, ability to work under pressure, manage and prioritize multiple objectives…