Commodity Manager

About the role

Directs strategic sourcing activities associated with Dana's regional spend for the Steel SBQ commodity across multiple business units. Develops, implements, and executes commodity strategies for SBQ steel, forged steel inputs, bar products, and other steel-related materials used in automotive and industrial applications. Aligns regional sourcing strategies with global commodity objectives and corporate procurement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Maintains thorough knowledge of steel market dynamics, including mill capacity, raw material trends, scrap markets, alloy surcharges, tariffs, imports, trade regulations, and industry developments.
• Leads supplier negotiations and manages commercial relationships with integrated mills, mini-mills, processors, service centers, and specialty steel suppliers.
• Leads opportunities for cost reduction, productivity improvements, value engineering, supplier consolidation, and total cost optimization.
• Develops annual commodity plans to achieve cost reduction targets and year-over-year performance improvements.
• Negotiates long-term supply agreements and commercial contracts focused on cost, quality, delivery, lead-time reduction, risk mitigation, sustainability, and service improvements.
• Partners with engineering, operations, quality, finance, and logistics teams to optimize material specifications, inventories, and supply chain performance.
• Monitors supplier performance metrics related to quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, sustainability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identifies opportunities to leverage global steel volumes and purchasing power across Dana facilities.
• Collaborates with Supplier Quality and Operations teams to address quality concerns and drive corrective actions.
• Supports new product launches by ensuring sourcing strategies and supplier capacity are aligned with program requirements.
• Monitors compliance with supplier contractual obligations and Dana procurement policies.
• Provides commodity market intelligence and executive-level reporting on pricing trends, forecasts, savings performance, and supply chain risks.
• Leads cross-functional teams and strategic initiatives focused on supply chain optimization and steel procurement excellence.
• Presents commodity strategies, project updates, supplier performance reviews, and savings initiatives to senior management.
• Performs other duties and special assignments as required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Demonstrated leadership experience and people management skills.
• 4-year degree in business or engineering required; MBA or MS in engineering preferred.
• 5–7 years’ progressive purchasing experience required.
• Participation and leadership of cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with Procurement and Quality Supplier Metrics with flow-down to supplier contracts and performance reviews.
• Understanding of blueprints and technical specifications.
• Strong personal computer skills required, including experience with MS Office software.
• Experience with Lean/Six-Sigma principles and performance improvement tools.
• Understanding of ISO/TS 16949 or QS-9000 Quality Specifications.
• Willing to travel and periodically work non-traditional business hours.