Sr. Commodity Manager - electronics

About the Role

Role and Responsibilities

• Develop and lead short-, mid-, and long-term sourcing strategies to achieve multi-sourcing and manage market and geopolitical risks.
• Drive cost reduction through negotiation, projects, benchmarking, cost modeling, should-cost analysis, and make-versus-buy decisions.
• Identify and mitigate supply risks through business continuity planning.
• Support prototype and qualification material orders and ensure timely delivery.
• Manage supplier performance across quality, process improvement, qualification, and cost of poor quality.
• Ensure material availability for production and order fulfillment.
• Manage or conduct supplier audits, scorecards, and quarterly business reviews.
• Support contract manufacturers with technology transfer and design-for-manufacturing activities.
• Coordinate technology, engineering change notice, and new product introduction changes while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
• Facilitate problem-solving groups and build relationships across procurement, engineering, quality, manufacturing, finance, marketing, sales, and product management.
• Travel 10% to 25% domestically or internationally depending on commodity and supplier responsibilities.

Skills and Experience