Commodity Manager

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The Manager, Commodity is a mid-level management role responsible for leading commodity management strategy and execution to support cost competitiveness, supply continuity, quality, and risk mitigation. This role manages commodity professionals and/or supplier portfolios and serves as the strategic owner for assigned commodities across sourcing, contracting, and supplier performance. The Manager, Commodity has a direct impact on cost structure, supply assurance, and alignment between Procurement and broader business objectives.

The Manager, Commodity oversees sourcing strategy, supplier relationships, and commercial performance for one or more commodity categories (e.g., raw materials, components, services, or indirect spend). The role balances strategic planning, execution, and people leadership while partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Supply Chain. This position acts as the escalation point for supplier, cost, or capacity issues and ensures commodities are managed in alignment with business needs and market conditions.

The role typically reports to a Director of Procurement, Supply Chain Leader, or Strategic Sourcing Leader, depending on organizational structure.

• Lead, coach, and develop Commodity Managers, Buyers, or Sourcing Specialists
• Set performance expectations tied to cost, quality, delivery, and risk objectives
• Conduct performance reviews, coaching, and development planning
• Support hiring, onboarding, and capability development

• Develop and execute commodity strategies aligned with business and supply chain objectives
• Analyze market trends, capacity, cost drivers, and supply risks
• Define sourcing approaches, supplier segmentation, and makebuy strategies
• Drive competitive sourcing, negotiation, and contracting activities

• Own strategic supplier relationships within assigned commodities
• Monitor supplier performance related to cost, quality, delivery, and innovation
• Lead business reviews and corrective action plans for underperforming suppliers
• Serve as escalation point for supplier issues or disputes

• Drive cost reduction, cost avoidance, and value creation initiatives
• Lead negotiations for pricing, terms, and commercial agreements
• Identify and mitigate supply, geopolitical, and market risks
• Partner with Finance to ensure alignment with budgets and forecasts

• Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams on designtocost and standardization
• Partner with Operations, Quality, and Planning to ensure supply continuity
• Support new product introductions and change management activities
• Align procurement decisions with operational and customer requirements

• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, ethical standards, and controls
• Standardize sourcing processes, tools, and documentation
• Track KPIs related to cost, performance, and supply risk
• Identify opportunities to improve sourcing efficiency and effectiveness

Manages a team and/or strategic supplier portfolio within defined commodity categories. Impact is at the functional or multisite level. Decisions influence cost structure, supply resilience, and operational performance. Poor commodity decisions may result in cost overruns, supply disruptions, or quality risk.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field required
• Prior experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or commodity management required
• Previous peoplemanagement experience preferred

• Strong understanding of commodity markets, supplier economics, and sourcing strategies
• Proven peopleleadership and performance management skills
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and decision making capability
• Ability to manage supplier relationships and cross functional stakeholders
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive level communication skills
• Ability to balance shortterm execution with longterm strategy

• Management - M2
• Works to achieve operational, functional, and/or business targets within team with direct impact on departmental or job family results
• Delivers operational results that have impact on the immediate or short-term results (e.g., less than 1 year) for the department and/or job family group
• Plans…