Sourcing/Commodity Manager
Listed on 2026-10-10
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Procurement / Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain & Logistics, Operations Management
The Commodity Manager is responsible for sourcing strategies and supply base performance for a defined business segment within that Division. The development of strategies and management of that supply base are achieved directly by the Commodity Manager, or may include leading a team of Sourcing Agents that are responsible for individual commodities.
This role can be locating in Cary, NC or Erie, PA.
Responsibilities- Directly, and/or via their team, coordinates development, communication and implementation of commodity and negotiation strategies on a global basis.
Strategies will focus on Total Cost of Ownership, Risk Reduction and current corporate and regional metrics. - Responsible for negotiating complex business agreements and other contractual instruments with a global supply base.
- Drives all key sourcing decisions on global supply base for the defined business segment within the Division.
- Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers that meet technical, quality, cost, delivery, and capacity requirements, including coordination of material samples required by the technology team.
- Lead supplier RFQ processes, cost analysis, negotiations, and supplier award recommendations to support business and project objectives.
- Drive supplier readiness activities, including capacity planning, lead-time validation, risk assessment, and production ramp-up support.
- Support the transition from development sourcing to production purchasing, ensuring clear handoff and ongoing supply chain ownership.
- Responsible for communicating and managing changes in demand and/or material costs for raw materials by maintaining close communications with the Sourcing Agents, supply base, sales, technology and manufacturing entities.
Management of these changes includes expansion/contraction of supply base and insource/outsource of manufactured products. - Identification and management of issues related to flow, turn, and economic order quantities, length of supply chain, storage requirements, and obsolescence.
- Development and implementation of risk reduction activities for the defined business segment within the Division.
Travel to global manufacturing facilities and suppliers to facilitate strategy development/implementation, negotiations, development of global relationships and supplier manufacturing site evaluations.
Travel may be up to thirty (30) percent of the time.
- Eight (8) to ten (10) years of sourcing experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in one of these academic focus area:
Business, Supply Chain, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering. - Experience with direct contract and price negotiations.
- Demonstrated past success in global sourcing and value analysis with external suppliers.
- Understanding of MRP Systems, specifically supply chain transactions and master data.
- Microsoft 360 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint)
- Five (5) to Eight (8) years of chemical sourcing experience dealing with chemical commodities
- Three (3) to Eight (5) years of direct report management experience
- Certified Purchasing Manager
- ASQ or IASSC Green/Black Belt
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