Global Commodity Manager - Direct Materials & Strategy

more-jobs; Schweiz; On-site; CHF 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

€70,000 + Benefits

Travel reimbursement

Wellbeing benefits

Career development

Job summary

more-jobs in Veneto invites a Global Commodity Manager to develop direct materials strategies for a multinational manufacturing group. You will lead end-to-end sourcing, manage supplier relationships and drive cost reductions while ensuring supply continuity across sites.

The role requires 5+ years in direct procurement, strong commercial and negotiation skills, and the ability to influence engineering, operations and quality teams across locations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' procurement experience, with a focus on direct materials procurement within manufacturing.
• Experience in Buyer, Commodity Manager, Category Manager or similar procurement position.
• Experience managing direct material commodities, including components, assemblies, raw materials or similar.
• Experience in multinational or matrix organisation would be advantageous.
• Strong commercial, analytical and negotiation skills.
• The confidence to influence stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Quality and Supply Chain.
• A structured, data-driven and pragmatic approach.
• Strong supplier management and relationship-building skills.
• Ambition to develop within a broader global procurement environment.
• Willingness to work across international teams and travel when required.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of global commodity strategies for direct materials and production-related components
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including market analysis, RFx, negotiation, contracting and supplier performance management
• Develop and manage relationships with strategic and key suppliers, ensuring quality, cost competitiveness and continuity of supply
• Drive cost reduction and value creation initiatives using benchmarking, market analysis and total cost of ownership approaches
• Partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality and Supply Chain teams on demand planning, design changes and product lifecycle management
• Support supplier consolidation, dual-sourcing and supply chain risk mitigation strategies
• Develop and manage supplier agreements, preferred supplier lists, KPIs and SLAs
• Monitor supplier performance and support corrective action plans where required
• Work closely with regional and site procurement teams to ensure alignment between global strategy and local execution
• Ensure sourcing strategies align with sustainability, compliance and ethical sourcing standards
• Contribute to budget planning, forecasting and longer-term commodity strategies

Skills

Procurement experience

Direct materials procurement

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Multinational exposure

Analytical skills

Job description

more-jobs in Veneto invites a Global Commodity Manager to develop direct materials strategies for a multinational manufacturing group. You will lead end-to-end sourcing, manage supplier relationships and drive cost reductions while ensuring supply continuity across sites.

The role requires 5+ years in direct procurement, strong commercial and negotiation skills, and the ability to influence engineering, operations and quality teams across locations.