Commodity Manager

As a Commodity Manager for TURCK, you will develop, formulate, and implement commodity strategies to achieve cost savings, stability of the supply base, and alignment with company application requirements. Commodities may include raw, semi‑finished, finished, and indirect materials. You will develop and lead a Resilient Supply Chain Strategy that identifies and mitigates geopolitical, economic, and market‑driven risks for TURCK’s critical automation components.

Act as a Strategic Business Partner to Engineering and R&D to ensure early supplier involvement in the product development lifecycle. Define and drive the strategic RFQ roadmap to ensure the supply base meets future technical and cost requirements. Partner with suppliers to provide the quality, price, and timely delivery required to meet Turck's requirements. This role will provide direct factory support for the assigned commodity.

• Develop, support, and maintain supplier relations. Responsible for overall supplier performance in assigned commodities by measuring supplier activities, ongoing engagement, and supplier audits.
• Effectively manage supplier selection to meet the requirements of commodity strategy, quality, service, cost, risk mitigation, and supplier capabilities.
• Oversee the quoting process and services to meet customer demands, including supplier stocking programs, supplier forecast, on‑time deliveries, non‑conforming material, certificates of origin, material costing, adherence to product compliance, and development of prototypes.
• Direct the RFQ strategy for new and existing business, including final vendor selection and negotiation of Master Service Agreements (MSAs), ensuring seamless hand‑off to purchasing for PO execution.
• Assist product management and engineering in sourcing parts and/or developing parts design and engineering specifications (dimensional drawing, material selection, mechanical, chemical, electrical, or thermal properties, and material approvals). Engage suppliers in the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) to support new product development and product changes.
• Monitor supplier performance using KPIs and lead corrective actions as needed.
• Conduct regular supplier business reviews and drive supplier development initiatives.
• Drive the supply base to develop process improvements: make recommendations to improve vendor operations' productivity, quality, and efficiency.
• Proactively manage end‑of‑life cycles and develop mitigation strategies (e.g., life‑of‑buy, alternate sourcing) to prevent production delays.

• Develop and implement effective sourcing and commodity strategies in support of company objectives and through analysis of company requirements.
• Investigate, recommend, and develop alternative sources while promoting continuity of supply, consistency of quality, and competitive pricing.
• Educate themselves concerning commodities they are responsible for and maintain a good working knowledge of Turck products.
• Act independently to identify and develop supply chain improvement opportunities for given commodities.
• Execute periodic Market Baskets and RFQs to benchmark current pricing against market indices and identify TCO reduction opportunities. Provide management with forecasts of trends and potential risk areas, specifically regarding single‑source dependencies and delivery delays.
• Develop mitigation plans such as safety stock or alternate suppliers.
• Manage cost savings through local and regional sourcing.
• Provide recommendations for alternative materials or new processes.
• Optimize and maintain system data integrity to drive accurate generation of automated procurement messages and MRP requirements.
• Serve as a functional lead to mentor and elevate the strategic sourcing capabilities of the team to foster a culture of excellence within the senior buyer and buyer roles and provide functional leadership to junior buyers.
• Lead cross‑functional workshops to identify cost‑out opportunities through design‑for‑manufacturability and material solutions.
• Facilitate executive‑level quarterly reviews focused on innovation, sustainability (ESG), and long‑term capacity planning.

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