Commodity Manager

Procure Ability, a Jabil company, is the leading procurement services company, offering advisory, managed services, digital, staffing, and recruiting solutions. For 30 years, we have focused exclusively on helping clients elevate their procurement function. We combine leading methodologies, analytics, market intelligence, and industry benchmarks with our uniquely flexible and customizable service delivery model. Global organizations of all sizes trust Procure Ability to transform their procurement operations, drive growth, and reimagine what’s possible.

Our client is hiring Commodity Manager and Senior Buyer W2 contract roles. They are seeking candidates with manufacturing industry experience in direct materials procurement, and experience with SAP and Purchase Order Management. This project is expected to be four to twelve weeks to start, with the possibility of extension.

The Commodity Manager and Senior Buyer will need to work onsite at the client's location in Syracuse, NY on business days during the project. On-site presence is non-negotiable. Candidates from any US location may be considered as travel costs will be covered in addition to compensation
. There is a possibility (but not a guarantee) that the role may transition to remote-based later in the project, at the sole discretion of the Sr. Director of Global Supply Chain, based on demonstrated performance and operational stability.

• Place purchase orders in SAP per MRP/business requirements; ensure 100% PO coverage against demand signal.
• Process new requisitions (PRs) and convert to POs with accurate pricing, lead times, and delivery schedules.
• Ensure POs comply with approved supplier lists, contracted pricing, and internal approval workflows.
• Maintain strong PO discipline – no open PRs beyond defined aging thresholds.

• Audit current SAP material master lead times against actual supplier-confirmed lead times.
• Establish a repeatable lead time update cadence (bi-weekly or monthly) with a defined process, template, and ownership.
• Coordinate with suppliers to obtain confirmed lead time data; load updates into SAP to ensure MRP runs on accurate parameters.
• Document lead time governance process for handoff to permanent hire.

• Review open order book daily; identify pull-in and push-out opportunities based on current demand signals.
• Negotiate schedule changes directly with suppliers; confirm and update PO delivery dates in SAP.
• Coordinate with production scheduling to align material availability with build schedules.

• Partner with production planning to identify near-term builds at risk of material shortages.
• Drive CTB status for all active work orders – proactively surface material gaps and resolve or elevate.
• Support weekly CTB review meetings; provide accurate material status updates.
• Prioritize order placement and expediting to protect committed revenue.

• Maintain and own the master expedite tracker – current, accurate, and actionable at all times.
• Proactively contact suppliers on at‑risk deliveries; elevate as appropriate.
• Communicate shortage trends clearly and consistently to stakeholders – trending direction, root causes, and resolution timeline.
• Implement a structured shortage elimination process targeting week‑over‑week reduction in open shortage count.

• Identify and cancel or defer POs where demand has been reduced, cancelled, or pushed out.
• Work with procurement team to align open order book to current demand signal – prevent excess inventory build.
• Support working capital reduction targets by minimizing inventory liability on excess/obsolete risk items.

• Process 1,000+ open SAP exception messages (reschedule in, reschedule out, cancel, create) on a priority-driven basis.
• Establish a daily cadence to work exception messages down to a manageable queue.
• Ensure action is taken – or exception…