Commodity Manager
Spectrum Control · Marlborough, MA · 3 wk ago
Purchasing$130k–$160k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if real content. Use for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content.
From posting:
- Intro: "At Spectrum Control, most departments operate on a 4-day, 10-hour work schedule in exchange for a 3-day weekend. We offer competitive wages and PTO, plus our benefits begin on day 1 of employment. Come join a workforce where we put you first!" This is about schedule and benefits. So we can have Schedule section (4-day, 10-hour work schedule, 3-day weekend). Benefits section (competitive wages and PTO, benefits begin day 1). Pay section maybe from Compensation Range: $130,000 - 160,000 annually.
- JOB SUMMARY: description of role. Could be About the role.
- ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: list of duties. Could be Responsibilities.
- QUALIFICATIONS: list of qualifications. Could be Requirements or Qualifications. We have both Requirements and Qualifications headings allowed. We need to decide which to use. Probably combine qualifications into Requirements or Qualifications. Since we have both headings, we can put qualifications under Qualifications, and maybe skills under Skills? But we have also "Skills" heading allowed. Could extract skills from qualifications: strong analytical, organizational, communication, problem-solving, proficiency with ERP/MRP, MS Office, data-analysis tools, ability to travel 30%, etc. But we should not invent details; we can put skills as a subsection if we have explicit skill list. The qualifications list includes many skill-like items. Could put them under Qualifications and not create Skills unless we have explicit skills section. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine qualifications and skills into one Qualifications section. But we have both headings allowed; we can choose to use Qualifications only and omit Skills if not distinct.
We need to include Pay section only if posting states compensation range. It does: "Compensation Range: The expected compensation range for this position is $130,000 - 160,000.00 annually." So include Pay.
Schedule: posting mentions 4-day, 10-hour work schedule, 3-day weekend. So include Schedule.
Benefits: posting mentions competitive wages and PTO, benefits begin day 1. So include Benefits.
About the role: job summary.
Responsibilities: essential job functions.
Requirements/Qualifications: qualifications.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, third-party recruiters, legal text.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details from each section.
We need to use
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content.
From posting:
- Intro: "At Spectrum Control, most departments operate on a 4-day, 10-hour work schedule in exchange for a 3-day weekend. We offer competitive wages and PTO, plus our benefits begin on day 1 of employment. Come join a workforce where we put you first!" This is about schedule and benefits. So we can have Schedule section (4-day, 10-hour work schedule, 3-day weekend). Benefits section (competitive wages and PTO, benefits begin day 1). Pay section maybe from Compensation Range: $130,000 - 160,000 annually.
- JOB SUMMARY: description of role. Could be About the role.
- ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: list of duties. Could be Responsibilities.
- QUALIFICATIONS: list of qualifications. Could be Requirements or Qualifications. We have both Requirements and Qualifications headings allowed. We need to decide which to use. Probably combine qualifications into Requirements or Qualifications. Since we have both headings, we can put qualifications under Qualifications, and maybe skills under Skills? But we have also "Skills" heading allowed. Could extract skills from qualifications: strong analytical, organizational, communication, problem-solving, proficiency with ERP/MRP, MS Office, data-analysis tools, ability to travel 30%, etc. But we should not invent details; we can put skills as a subsection if we have explicit skill list. The qualifications list includes many skill-like items. Could put them under Qualifications and not create Skills unless we have explicit skills section. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine qualifications and skills into one Qualifications section. But we have both headings allowed; we can choose to use Qualifications only and omit Skills if not distinct.
We need to include Pay section only if posting states compensation range. It does: "Compensation Range: The expected compensation range for this position is $130,000 - 160,000.00 annually." So include Pay.
Schedule: posting mentions 4-day, 10-hour work schedule, 3-day weekend. So include Schedule.
Benefits: posting mentions competitive wages and PTO, benefits begin day 1. So include Benefits.
About the role: job summary.
Responsibilities: essential job functions.
Requirements/Qualifications: qualifications.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, third-party recruiters, legal text.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details from each section.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for responsibilities list, we need to turn the essential job functions into list items. The essential job functions have bullet-like sentences separated by periods. We need to parse them into list items. Must preserve all info; we can break into separate
- for each distinct duty. The text: "Commodity Strategy: Spend AnalyticsDevelop commodity strategy framework, supplier strategies. Implement major commodity strategies aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and manufacturing needs. Manage supplier relationships and performance, improve lead time, mitigate supplier/supply risk. Identify and execute cost-reduction, productivity, value-engineering, and working-capital improvement opportunities. Identify opportunities for supplier base optimization. People Management and Development: Lead, coach, and develop a team of commodity professionals, establishing clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans. Establish and monitor key performance indicators for cost savings, lead time reduction, risk mitigation. Jointed ownership with Material Management team for purchase-price variance, delivery, lead time, and risk reduction. Maintain hands-on involvements: SRM. Critical supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, cost analysis, and resolution of critical supply issues. Partner with Engineering and Operations to support supplier transitions and make-versus-buy decisions. Continuous Improvement: Collaborate across Spectrum Control locations to standardize commodity practices, leverage enterprise-wide spend, and improve supply-chain performance. Automation and AI- actively seek opportunities to introduce new tools and automation. Establish and implement KPIs, best practice commodity framework and processes."
We need to split into sensible list items. Could keep each sentence as an item. Ensure we don't lose any detail.
Similarly for qualifications list: we need to turn into
- . The qualifications paragraph: "Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field; advanced degree or professional certification is preferred. 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management or supply-chain management, including 2+ years of direct people management experience. Demonstrated experience leading and developing sourcing, procurement, or commodity-management professionals. Experience sourcing technical components, materials, or manufacturing services within aerospace, defense, electronics, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment. Strong background in supplier negotiations, contract development, cost analysis, commodity strategy, and supplier performance management. Ability to understand technical requirements, drawings, specifications, bills of material, cost drivers, and manufacturing processes. Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Program Management. Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage strategic priorities while responding effectively to urgent production and supplier-related challenges. Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Office applications, and data-analysis or business-intelligence tools. Ability and willingness to travel approximately 30%."
We need to split into list items preserving each distinct requirement.
Benefits: "competitive wages and PTO, plus our benefits begin on day 1 of employment." Could be two items: competitive wages, PTO, benefits begin day 1. Or combine.
Schedule: "most departments operate on a 4-day, 10-hour work schedule in exchange for a 3-day weekend." Could be one item.
Pay: "Compensation Range: The expected compensation range for this position is $130,000 - 160,000.00 annually." Could be a paragraph.
About the role: job summary paragraph: "The Commodity Manager is responsible for developing and executing commodity strategies that support Spectrum Control’s operational, financial, and customer objectives across multiple manufacturing locations. This hands-on, people manager will lead and develop a team of three commodity professionals while remaining actively involved in major supplier negotiations, contracting, cost reduction, risk mitigation, and supplier performance management. Working closely with Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Program Management, the Commodity Manager will build a reliable and competitive supply base for highly engineered products serving the aerospace, defense, and other high-reliability markets. The role requires strong commercial judgment, technical sourcing experience, and the ability to balance strategic initiatives with immediate business and production needs."
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and sections.
Order: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Could also include Skills but we skip.
We must not emit empty sections.
Let's craft.
We need to ensure we don't include any markdown fences.
Output only HTML.
Let's write:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Develop commodity strategy framework and supplier strategies.
- Implement major commodity strategies aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and manufacturing needs.
- Manage supplier relationships and performance, improve lead time, mitigate supplier/supply risk.
- Identify and execute cost-reduction, productivity, value-engineering, and working-capital improvement opportunities.
- Identify opportunities for supplier base optimization.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of commodity professionals, establishing clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators for cost savings, lead time reduction, risk mitigation.
- Maintain joint ownership with Material Management team for purchase-price variance, delivery, lead time, and risk reduction.
- Maintain hands-on involvement in SRM: critical supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, cost analysis, and resolution of critical supply issues.
- Partner with Engineering and Operations to support supplier transitions and make-versus-buy decisions.
- Collaborate across Spectrum Control locations to standardize commodity practices, leverage enterprise-wide spend, and improve supply-chain performance.
- Actively seek opportunities to introduce new tools and automation (Automation and AI).
- Establish and implement KPIs, best practice commodity framework and processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field; advanced degree or professional certification preferred.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or supply-chain management, including 2+ years of direct people management experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing sourcing, procurement, or commodity-management professionals.
- Experience sourcing technical components, materials, or manufacturing services within aerospace, defense, electronics, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong background in supplier negotiations, contract development, cost analysis, commodity strategy, and supplier performance management.
- Ability to understand technical requirements, drawings, specifications, bills of material, cost drivers, and manufacturing processes.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Program Management.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage strategic priorities while responding effectively to urgent production and supplier-related challenges.
- Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Office applications, and data-analysis or business-intelligence tools.
- Ability and willingness to travel approximately 30%.
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Benefits begin on day 1 of employment
Pay
Compensation range: $130,000 – $160,000 annually.
Schedule
4‑day, 10‑hour work schedule with a 3‑day weekend.
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Check that we preserved all substantive info: The job summary details are present. The essential job functions we captured all points. Did we miss any? Let's verify original essential job functions text:
"Commodity Strategy: Spend AnalyticsDevelop commodity strategy framework, supplier strategies. Implement major commodity strategies aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and manufacturing needs. Manage supplier relationships and performance, improve lead time, mitigate supplier/supply risk. Identify and execute cost-reduction, productivity, value-engineering, and working-capital improvement opportunities. Identify opportunities for supplier base optimization. People Management and Development: Lead, coach, and develop a team of commodity professionals, establishing clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans. Establish and monitor key performance indicators for cost savings, lead time reduction, risk mitigation. Jointed ownership with Material Management team for purchase-price variance, delivery, lead time, and risk reduction. Maintain hands-on involvements: SRM. Critical supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, cost analysis, and resolution of critical supply issues. Partner with Engineering and Operations to support supplier transitions and make-versus-buy decisions. Continuous Improvement: Collaborate across Spectrum Control locations to standardize commodity practices, leverage enterprise-wide spend, and improve supply-chain performance. Automation and AI- actively seek opportunities to introduce new tools and automation. Establish and implement KPIs, best practice commodity framework and processes."
We captured:
- Develop commodity strategy framework and supplier
- . The qualifications paragraph: "Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field; advanced degree or professional certification is preferred. 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management or supply-chain management, including 2+ years of direct people management experience. Demonstrated experience leading and developing sourcing, procurement, or commodity-management professionals. Experience sourcing technical components, materials, or manufacturing services within aerospace, defense, electronics, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment. Strong background in supplier negotiations, contract development, cost analysis, commodity strategy, and supplier performance management. Ability to understand technical requirements, drawings, specifications, bills of material, cost drivers, and manufacturing processes. Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Program Management. Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage strategic priorities while responding effectively to urgent production and supplier-related challenges. Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Office applications, and data-analysis or business-intelligence tools. Ability and willingness to travel approximately 30%."
We need to split into list items preserving each distinct requirement.
Benefits: "competitive wages and PTO, plus our benefits begin on day 1 of employment." Could be two items: competitive wages, PTO, benefits begin day 1. Or combine.
Schedule: "most departments operate on a 4-day, 10-hour work schedule in exchange for a 3-day weekend." Could be one item.
Pay: "Compensation Range: The expected compensation range for this position is $130,000 - 160,000.00 annually." Could be a paragraph.
About the role: job summary paragraph: "The Commodity Manager is responsible for developing and executing commodity strategies that support Spectrum Control’s operational, financial, and customer objectives across multiple manufacturing locations. This hands-on, people manager will lead and develop a team of three commodity professionals while remaining actively involved in major supplier negotiations, contracting, cost reduction, risk mitigation, and supplier performance management. Working closely with Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Program Management, the Commodity Manager will build a reliable and competitive supply base for highly engineered products serving the aerospace, defense, and other high-reliability markets. The role requires strong commercial judgment, technical sourcing experience, and the ability to balance strategic initiatives with immediate business and production needs."
We can keep as
. Now produce HTML fragment with headings
and sections. Order: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Could also include Skills but we skip. We must not emit empty sections. Let's craft. We need to ensure we don't include any markdown fences. Output only HTML. Let's write:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Develop commodity strategy framework and supplier strategies.
- Implement major commodity strategies aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and manufacturing needs.
- Manage supplier relationships and performance, improve lead time, mitigate supplier/supply risk.
- Identify and execute cost-reduction, productivity, value-engineering, and working-capital improvement opportunities.
- Identify opportunities for supplier base optimization.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of commodity professionals, establishing clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators for cost savings, lead time reduction, risk mitigation.
- Maintain joint ownership with Material Management team for purchase-price variance, delivery, lead time, and risk reduction.
- Maintain hands-on involvement in SRM: critical supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, cost analysis, and resolution of critical supply issues.
- Partner with Engineering and Operations to support supplier transitions and make-versus-buy decisions.
- Collaborate across Spectrum Control locations to standardize commodity practices, leverage enterprise-wide spend, and improve supply-chain performance.
- Actively seek opportunities to introduce new tools and automation (Automation and AI).
- Establish and implement KPIs, best practice commodity framework and processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field; advanced degree or professional certification preferred.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or supply-chain management, including 2+ years of direct people management experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing sourcing, procurement, or commodity-management professionals.
- Experience sourcing technical components, materials, or manufacturing services within aerospace, defense, electronics, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong background in supplier negotiations, contract development, cost analysis, commodity strategy, and supplier performance management.
- Ability to understand technical requirements, drawings, specifications, bills of material, cost drivers, and manufacturing processes.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Program Management.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage strategic priorities while responding effectively to urgent production and supplier-related challenges.
- Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Office applications, and data-analysis or business-intelligence tools.
- Ability and willingness to travel approximately 30%.
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Benefits begin on day 1 of employment
Pay
Compensation range: $130,000 – $160,000 annually.
Schedule
4‑day, 10‑hour work schedule with a 3‑day weekend.
Check that we didn't repeat job title. Good. We removed boilerplate. Check that we preserved all substantive info: The job summary details are present. The essential job functions we captured all points. Did we miss any? Let's verify original essential job functions text: "Commodity Strategy: Spend AnalyticsDevelop commodity strategy framework, supplier strategies. Implement major commodity strategies aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and manufacturing needs. Manage supplier relationships and performance, improve lead time, mitigate supplier/supply risk. Identify and execute cost-reduction, productivity, value-engineering, and working-capital improvement opportunities. Identify opportunities for supplier base optimization. People Management and Development: Lead, coach, and develop a team of commodity professionals, establishing clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans. Establish and monitor key performance indicators for cost savings, lead time reduction, risk mitigation. Jointed ownership with Material Management team for purchase-price variance, delivery, lead time, and risk reduction. Maintain hands-on involvements: SRM. Critical supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, cost analysis, and resolution of critical supply issues. Partner with Engineering and Operations to support supplier transitions and make-versus-buy decisions. Continuous Improvement: Collaborate across Spectrum Control locations to standardize commodity practices, leverage enterprise-wide spend, and improve supply-chain performance. Automation and AI- actively seek opportunities to introduce new tools and automation. Establish and implement KPIs, best practice commodity framework and processes." We captured: - Develop commodity strategy framework and supplier