Electronics Commodity Manager

About the Role

The Parker Lord Commodity Manager is responsible for Strategic Sourcing, Critical Supplier Management, and Stakeholder Management within the Electronics Commodity. This role involves developing long-term business strategies aligned with key stakeholders, managing critical supplier agreements, and driving strategic sourcing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Overall accountability for strategic sourcing and commodity strategy management to support business partner goals and objectives.
• Analyze commodity spend management opportunities and deploy appropriate strategic plans.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand business initiatives and Supply Chain’s role in their success.
• Manage critical supplier agreements, including new sources, renewals, negotiation of terms, issue identification, tracking, and resolution.
• Negotiate high-level complex contracts while delivering world-class results.
• Develop successful partnerships with key suppliers to achieve desired results.
• Conduct research to understand the supply market and commodity trends.
• Collaborate with Procurement Managers to ensure alignment and execution of commodity strategy.
• Drive strategic sourcing and commodity plans to achieve savings and performance targets.
• Continuously identify and implement strategies to reduce cost, improve quality, and lower total cost of ownership.
• Evaluate supplier performance and lead teams to improve it as necessary.
• Assess risk levels, manage supply continuity, develop contingency plans, and establish risk management strategies.

Qualifications

Required

• 4-year college degree in Supply Chain management or relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 4 years in Purchasing, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Experience with supply chain concepts and methodologies, preferably in the manufacturing industry.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to lead and manage projects.
• Proven track record of delivering results and achieving goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexibility to work extended hours as needed.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

Preferred

• MBA.
• Electronics Engineering degree.
• CPM/CPSM certification.
• SAP experience.

Conditions of Employment

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

About Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient. With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway, and transportation. Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities, and create a brighter future.