Corporate Commodity Manager

TBEI is seeking a dynamic and experienced Corporate Commodity Manager to lead and execute strategic procurement initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering component cost and quality objectives for a specific product area, while aligning closely with Manufacturing, Product Development, and Material Planning teams. This role also serves as the primary procurement representative and liaison for the Business Unit, ensuring their needs are understood and contributing to the achievement of organizational goals. This position will be onsite at our corporate office in Birmingham, AL, or at TBEI in Lake Crystal, MN.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for cost effective sourcing of supplies for product specific needs. Act as the single point of contact for assigned business unit. Align with Business Unit on product specific goals and priorities in regions. Drive continuous improvement actions in cost, quality and logistics. Investigates all new developments relative to material and makes recommendations for cost reduction and improved quality levels. Develop timetables to ensure the availability of materials to support new product launch programs.
• Responsible for staffing. Personnel management including recruiting/hiring, supervision, disciplinary actions, performance appraisals and terminations. Prioritize staff workloads in order to meet product needs/objectives in all area. Develop and train staff to ensure high skill levels.
• Provide supply based management support to Commodity Strategy Development and implementation. Create a strong working relationship with commodity management. Must develop and implement commodity strategy of product specific commodities. Researches and develops sources of supply for product specific commodities. Drive product specific commodity activities/initiatives and assure implementation
• Oversees the purchase of services and supplies necessary for the operation of a business unit including machinery, equipment, tools and raw materials. Ensures that statistical data is compiled and analyzed to determine the feasibility of buying products and establishing price objectives. Directs Buyers to compile information from periodicals, catalogs and other sources to keep informed on trends in pricing and manufacturing processes.
• Ensures effective price negotiation, selection and/or recommendation of suppliers, trend analysis, order follow up, and delivery verification. Reviews proposals for price, delivery time and quality in order to select suppliers. Approves qualified vendors and approves purchase orders. Monitors the cost, schedule and performance factors of major subcontractors.
• Perform other duties, assignments, and special projects as required

Requirements:

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in the Materials/Purchasing function
• Procurement experience at the leadership level; must have experience working with senior management and understand the role of procurement within the manufacturing and product development arenas.
• Excellent project management and negotiation skills.
• Strong product knowledge and understanding.
• Strong cultural sensitivity to manage relationships with people from all cultures.
• Strong leadership capabilities to deliver results and to build cross-cultural teams
• 20% travel typical, balanced with virtual meetings.

Additional Job Information:

• Wage Expectations: $100K - $125K
• Salaried, Non-Exempt, we are paid on a bi-weekly basis
• Typical Schedule: Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PM
• Location: On Site – 52182 Ember Road, Lake Crystal MN 56055 or 1 Independence Plaza, STE 820, Homewood, AL 35209
• Travel: Up to 20%

Benefits:

Employees are eligible on the 1st of the month:

• • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision

• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA

• • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • PTO / Holidays
  • Company Paid Life Insurance Policy for each full-time employee in the amount of $20,000.00.
  • Voluntary Life Insurance for Employees, their spouse (or domestic partner), and their children
  • Company Paid Short-term disability (STD) & Long-term disability (LTD)

Employees are eligible for the following benefits as of their first day of employment:

• • 401(k) with partial company match
  • 100% vested immediately.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)