Aftermarket Commodity & Sourcing Manager (NLA/NPI)

About the role

The Aftermarket Commodity & Sourcing Manager (NLA/NPI) is accountable for ensuring the availability of service, aftermarket, and low-volume HVAC components that are discontinued. The primary focus includes supplier recovery, identifying alternative sources, cost control, and risk mitigation to maintain ongoing support for legacy equipment as required.

Responsibilities

• Create a sourcing strategy for aftermarket parts that are discontinued, newly introduced, or from new suppliers.
• Reduce the sales backlog of "No Longer Available" items to sustainable levels for maintenance.
• Audit ongoing component support based on market demand, lifecycle, and risk.
• Join the new part introduction board and align aftermarket planning with production launches.
• Implement a category strategy for aftermarket parts in line with business objectives and HVAC market analysis.
• Identify and approve alternate suppliers when OEMs or primary vendors exit.
• Support dual-sourcing and last-time-buy options for aging parts.
• Analyze buy versus make decisions for low-volume or legacy components.

Supplier & Cost Management

• Coordinate supplier relationships for low-demand, high-risk parts.
• Find and oversee suppliers to ensure strong partnerships that deliver quality, competitive pricing, and prompt delivery.
• Negotiate contracts and prices with vendors to safeguard the company's interests.
• Apply strategies to reduce costs while preserving product standards.
• Work closely with vendors to optimize tooling reuse, decrease minimum order quantities, and accelerate lead times.
• Oversee sourcing for low-volume, high-variety service portfolios where recovering costs is essential.
• Assist in cost justification when service parts must be acquired at premium rates.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Validate replacement parts' fit, form, and function with Service Engineering.
• Coordinate PPAP, deviation, and risk-based approvals with Quality for service-only parts.
• Assess service commitments, equipment life, and customer impact with Product Management.
• Help stabilize service inventory with Supply Planning and Distribution.
• Work with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Engineering to implement sustainable support solutions.

Obsolescence & Lifecycle Management

• Engage in obsolescence review procedures and conduct service impact evaluations.
• Provide support for decisions regarding component retirement, substitution, or redesign.
• Ensure documentation is maintained to substantiate sourcing decisions for audit and traceability purposes.

New Product Introduction

• Work with engineers to ensure product design reflects aftermarket sourcing plans.
• Manage quotations, requisitions, and purchase orders for new parts and supplier setup.
• Coordinate with SIOP on inventory and logistics approaches.
• Standardize sourcing processes, including procurement plans, NLA, and NPIS.
• Support sourcing leads in contract negotiations and supplier policy development.

Sysytems & Data

• Maintain accurate sourcing data in SAP / MRP.
• Track part status (active, depleting, obsolete, superseded).
• Provide sourcing input for service BOMs and service kits.