Commodity Manager

At Benchmark
, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential.

At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You’ll be part of a collaborative and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions.

Summary:
Responsible for leading and developing commodity strategies, commodity practices, systems and metrics. Develops and directs commodity teams and supply chain relationships.

• Mentor buyers and/or supply chain analysts in commodity strategies
• Develop appropriate business relationships with key suppliers/sources
• Work closely with the business units to support customer strategic and tactical material needs
• Develop, communicate and manage commodity strategies to support overall divisional and corporate objectives
• Supervise the strategic sourcing process for assigned commodities
• Develop customer confidence in overall supply chain management through customer interaction
• May provide planning and coordination with corporate quote and quoting activities
• Drive and secure continuous improvements and cost reductions
• Coordinate supplier scorecard activities and facilitate business reviews, as applicable
• May participate in supplier and component qualifications and issues
• Act as point of escalation for component issues, as appropriate
• Identify and implement contract and agreement compliance
• Review supplier proposals and lead negotiations promoting Benchmark’s goals in price, delivery, terms, liability and quality
• Establish contractual agreements between the company and external sources of supply;
  Negotiate to obtain agreement on pricing, terms, delivery and other terms
• Monitor and report on component market trends
• All employees are responsible for the Quality of their work to ensure BEI meets, or exceeds Customer Satisfaction.

• 4 year degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience as approved by executive management
• 8+ years of experience in commodity purchasing;
  Experience in large volume, more complex commodities, Individual contributor
• Demonstrate expertise in negotiation, implementation and maintenance of supplier contracts and other business dealings
• Demonstrate strong financial understanding, risk analysis ability, relationship building and project management
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze, develop and implement process improvements
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills with coworkers, suppliers and customers
• Demonstrate mastery of planning and the ability to organize and manage multiple projects
• Effective time management
• Demonstrate effective communication at all levels, both written and oral
• Demonstrate confidentiality
• Demonstrate the ability to develop, implement and communicate the team’s strategic vision and purpose
• Demonstrate effective decision making ability in order to make quality, timely and accurate decisions
• Demonstrate the ability to represent the company in a professional manner
• Demonstrate effective leadership and teambuilding skills to assist in the success of the commodity teams
• Demonstrate regular, consistent attendance and the ability to support a 24/7 global operation
• See job analysis forms for specific physical stresses of the job

• 4 year degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and…