Sr. Commodity Manager - Electronics

About the Role

Kidde Global Solutions brings together trusted and iconic brands in fire and life safety, elevating industry standards through innovation and expertise. As the Sr. Commodity Manager – Electronics, you will lead the global electronic components sourcing strategy, partnering with engineering, operations, quality, finance, and business unit leaders to ensure components meet standards for price, quality, delivery, technology alignment, and supply reliability.

This role involves developing and executing strategic sourcing and commodity management plans, owning supplier performance, and leading sourcing activities from market analysis through negotiation, contracting, and ongoing performance management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a multi-year global sourcing strategy for electronic components, including preferred supplier strategy, supplier segmentation, market intelligence, risk mitigation, and cost productivity roadmap.
• Lead RFQ/RFP processes, bid analysis, supplier selection, award approvals, and implementation plans for assigned electronic categories and suppliers.
• Negotiate pricing, rebates, lead times, payment terms, allocation commitments, quality requirements, inventory programs, VMI/consignment opportunities, and other commercial terms with suppliers and distributors.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to support BOM review, component selection, second-source qualification, PCBA strategy, design-to-value opportunities, product lifecycle management, and obsolescence mitigation.
• Establish supplier standards and networks to improve capacity availability, production location alignment, resiliency, and continuity of supply across global operations.
• Analyze supplier cost drivers, including wafer/fab capacity, resin and metals pass-throughs, FX, freight, tariffs, MOQ/MPQ structures, lifecycle status, and distributor margin structures.
• Create and manage a savings pipeline through sourcing events, supplier consolidation, alternate component qualification, value engineering, negotiation, and total-cost reduction initiatives.
• Review and recommend supplier awards based on total value, including price, quality, delivery, technical capability, risk profile, working capital impact, and business continuity considerations.
• Monitor electronics market conditions and communicate inflation, allocation, geopolitical, tariff, and obsolescence risks to procurement and business leadership.
• Manage supplier performance reviews and corrective action plans in partnership with quality, engineering, operations, and planning teams.
• Ensure sourcing decisions comply with trade, sanctions, restricted-party, cybersecurity, NDA, and supplier onboarding requirements.
• Develop direct reports or matrixed team members by setting priorities, coaching strategic sourcing discipline, and creating clear execution cadence.
• Deliver on key metrics: gross and net productivity, supplier consolidation, preferred supplier utilization, supply continuity, supplier on-time delivery, quality performance, lead-time reduction, contract coverage, payment-term improvement, working-capital contribution, inflation mitigation, cost-avoidance, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 10+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, electronics commodity management, supplier management, or supply chain experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated experience leading RFQs/RFPs, supplier negotiations, contract/commercial term development, supplier transitions, and cross-functional sourcing projects.
• Strong analytical capability, including cost modeling, TCO analysis, market benchmarking, supplier quote analysis, and executive-level business case development.
• Ability to lead across a matrixed global organization and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience working with ERP, sourcing, spend analytics, contract management, or supplier performance systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparing executive-ready recommendations.
• Direct experience sourcing electronic components, PCBAs, semiconductor distribution, EMS/CM services, or engineered electronic assemblies.
• Working knowledge of component lifecycle management, second sourcing, BOM cost analysis, allocation management, and electronics supplier/distributor commercial models.
• Experience in fire safety, connected products, industrial controls, consumer electronics, building technologies, automotive, aerospace, or other regulated/electronics-intensive manufacturing environments.
• Experience with APAC electronics sourcing, EMS suppliers, authorized distribution, direct manufacturer negotiations, or global supplier transitions.
• APICS, CPSM, CIPS, Six Sigma, project management, or equivalent certification.

Pay

Base salary range: $142,520.00 to $167,670.00.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus based on individual and company performance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, company holidays).
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) assistance.