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Commodity Manager, Indirect Corporate Services

Milwaukee Tool
Milwaukee, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 2/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/23/2025

Commodity Manager, Corporate Services

INNOVATE without boundaries!

At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to provide support to your business unit.

Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.

Your Role on Our Team :

Own, execute, communicate, and support strategy across Corporate Services including, travel, expense, legal and finance categories. To be successful you will need to be a highly motivated, eager to learn / pivot, analytical, self-starter working in a fast paced, extremely responsive, team-oriented, collaborative environment. Strong communication skills are necessary with ability to effectively communicate up and down, supporting initiatives spanning multiple business units, functional organizations, and supplier partners to build strong cross functional coalitions and working relationships.

You'll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities :

  • This role spans several business units across North America supporting all Travel, Expense, Legal and Financial services. You will be responsible for strategically sourcing, managing supplier relationships, optimizing procurement and process improvement for corporate services. This includes analyzing market trends, negotiating contracts, developing dashboards, and ensuring cost efficiency while maintaining quality vendor performance.
  • Strategic Sourcing

Identify and evaluate vendors, negotiate contracts, and develop procurement strategies for corporate services.

  • Support leadership direction for all North America strategy, department activities, ensuring contracts and services have the most competitive terms and market prices consistent with corporate objectives
  • Vendor Management
  • Build and maintain relationships with key suppliers, assess KPI's, drive process improvement in key categories.

  • Manage RFP processes, supplier negotiations, and contract execution to secure optimal terms, ensuring service quality, compliance, and risk mitigation.
  • Cost Optimization
  • Analyze pricing trends, identify cost-saving opportunities, and manage budgets for assigned commodities. Support finance and business units on budgeting, forecasting, and cost controls.

  • Drive the best cost position strategy by negotiating increasingly favorable terms (discounts and payables days), along with annual 5% productivity, including volume growth rebates, commodities, and currency savings with all Supplier Partners for US driven purchases of SAAS, hardware, managed services etc.
  • Market Analysis
  • Track industry trends and competitive landscapes to support informed purchasing decisions.

  • Develop reports and dashboards to track category performance.
  • Cross- Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with internal teams to align procurement with business needs. Collaborating with all facilities across the US to drive strategy and consistency to leverage spending power.

  • Consistently identify opportunities for process improvement and innovation while delivering results to support multiple business unit stakeholders.
  • The TOOLS you'll bring with you :

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business administration, operations, supply chain, finance, or a related field; advanced degree is preferred.
  • Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in Indirect Procurement, with a strong focus on Corporate Services as Finance and Legal.
  • Creative, Curious and Strategic thought leadership with strong ability to problem solve.
  • Working knowledge of business law and creation / negotiating legal contracts, including multi-year supplier agreements
  • Excellent negotiating skills; High level of analytical skills
  • Results driven and deadline orientated.Ability to manage multiple activities and projects to aggressive schedules and results.
  • Ability to develop and nurture productive business relationships, and influence and educate internal and external customers.
  • Excellent communication skills to effectively share strategies, gain alignment and keep informed executive team across the HR organization
  • We provide these great perks and benefits :

  • Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans
  • Generous 401 (K) savings plan
  • Education assistance
  • On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service
  • And many more, check out our benefits siteHERE.
  • Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.

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