Manager Commodity

About the role

This position will develop and execute broad commodity strategies for MITER Brands, managing 3-4 subcategories. The Commodity Manager will create supplier and commodity cost-down strategies, analyze and communicate market intelligence, lead commercial negotiations, and monitor supplier performance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain strategic, critical, or tactical supplier relationships
• Maintain relationships with sustaining engineering and product management
• Lead commercial Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
• Conduct and analyze RFQs
• Engage with supplier executives to build relationships
• Acquire, maintain, and communicate market trends
• Review supplier quarterly/annual reports (when applicable)
• Lead routine supplier reviews
• Support supplier quality improvements
• Recommend supplier audits
• Identify optimal terms across the enterprise
• Support product rationalization and harmonization efforts
• Drive supplier performance improvement when needed
• Monitor supplier performance
• Lead commercial negotiations
• Develop category-level strategies
• Curate supplier relationships to achieve lower costs and create competitive advantage
• Create analysis reports
• Maintain relationship with NPD engineering and product management

Requirements

• BA/BS required; MS preferred
• CPM, CPIM, or CSCP certification preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of sourcing experience working for a major, large-dollar operation
• Minimum of 1 year at Senior Buyer or Strategic Buyer level in the manufacturing sector

Benefits

Health & Wellness

• Three comprehensive medical plan options
• Prescription drug coverage
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Teladoc virtual healthcare services
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Annual Wellness Clinic

Financial Protection

• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Company-paid Short-Term Disability
• Company-paid Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance

Additional Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Legal Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Team Member Discount Program

Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship, as the company does not offer it at this time.