Commodity Manager - Autonomous Systems (UAS / UAS)

SupplyCore; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 73.000 - 108.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

3 weeks PTO

14 holidays

Flexible work-life balance

Casual work environment

401K with Safe Harbor

Wellness program

EAP

Medical, Dental, Vision, & FSA

On-site parking

Professional development

Zusammenfassung

SupplyCore seeks a Commodity Manager to lead a defined commodity portfolio, driving growth, market intelligence, and customer-focused solutions for DoD and federal programs.

You will partner with Vendor Management, Sales, Marketing, and Operations to shape strategies, support pursuits, and enable account managers, with travel as needed.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in category management, supplier relations, defense, or procurement.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, or equivalent work/military experience.
• Ability to translate supplier capabilities and market trends into growth strategies.
• Understanding of U.S. Government contracting and federal procurement preferred.
• Analytical orientation to interpret performance and demand signals.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency with CRM and business tools, including Salesforce.
• Willingness to travel for meetings and events.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute commodity growth strategies aligned with objectives and priorities.
• Create and maintain category business plans, roadmaps, and growth priorities.
• Serve as internal commodity subject matter expert for cross-functional teams.
• Translate supplier capabilities and market trends into solutions and sales tools.
• Support major pursuits, proposals, and supplier-enabled opportunities.
• Identify customer opportunities with Sales and Business Development.
• Partner with Vendor Management to identify capabilities gaps and investments.
• Provide category expertise during supplier evaluations and reviews.
• Conduct commodity mapping to identify whitespace and market gaps.
• Evaluate performance, pricing dynamics, and forecast demand to recommend actions.
• Develop AM enablement materials and competitive tools.
• Collaborate with Marketing on campaigns and collateral.
• Work with Operations to understand contract requirements.
• Support growth across BOS and TLS programs.
• Travel to meetings and industry events.

Kenntnisse

Category management

Supplier relations

Defense procurement

CRM proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

MS Office

Travel readiness

Sales enablement

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

About SupplyCore:
SupplyCore is a Certified Small Business federal contractor to the Department of Defense (DoD) and General Services Administration (GSA). We prioritize supporting our military and government customers worldwide. In partnership with our expansive supply chain, we provide products and services that enable our customers to complete their missions and sustain readiness anywhere.

Job Summary:

As the Commodity Manager you will serve as the strategic lead for an assigned commodity portfolio, responsible for category growth, market intelligence, solution shaping, opportunity development, and Account Manager enablement. You will translate supplier capabilities, category expertise, market trends, and customer demand signals into actionable growth strategies, customer-focused solutions, sales enablement materials, and pursuit support across BOS and TLS. You will also partner closely with Vendor Management, Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Operations, Analytics, and Strategic Alliance resources where applicable, but does not serve as the primary owner of supplier relationships, supplier portfolio governance, supplier performance ownership, or supplier scorecard administration.

Key Deliverables and Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute commodity/category growth strategies aligned with organizational objectives, customer requirements, supplier capabilities, and business segment priorities.
• Create and maintain category business plans, strategic roadmaps, market maps, and growth priorities for the assigned commodity area, with support from Vendor Management and Analytics.
• Serve as the internal commodity subject matter expert for Account Managers, Business Development, and cross-functional teams by providing product, supplier, market, customer, and competitive intelligence.
• Translate supplier capabilities and market trends into practical customer solutions, repeatable solution concepts, capability packages, and sales enablement tools.
• Support major pursuits, capture efforts, proposals, supplier-enabled opportunities, demos, customer meetings, technical discussions, and pursuit planning as the category expert.
• Partner with Sales and Business Development to identify customer opportunities, improve customer positioning, increase win probability, and accelerate pipeline development.
• Partner with Vendor Management to identify supplier capabilities, supplier gaps, potential additions or removals, development priorities, and capability investments that support category growth strategies.
• Provide category expertise during supplier evaluations, business reviews, strategic discussions, and capability assessments without serving as the primary supplier relationship owner.
• Conduct commodity mapping exercises to identify whitespace, underrepresented capabilities, emerging OEMs, market gaps, technology trends, and competitive developments.
• Evaluate category performance, pricing dynamics, margin trends, pipeline activity, supplier incentives, and customer demand signals to recommend actions that improve revenue growth and profitability.
• Develop AM enablement materials, category playbooks, opportunity briefs, supplier/product positioning notes, competitive comparison tools, and internal training content.
• Partner with Marketing on supplier/category campaigns, trade show strategy, customer-facing collateral, and content needs.
• Partner with Operations to understand contract requirements, customer pain points, execution constraints, and category-related delivery considerations.
• Support growth across BOS and TLS programs, contract vehicles, customer segments, specified commodities, and strategic initiatives.
• Travel as needed to customer meetings, supplier meetings, industry events, trade shows, and internal planning sessions.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in category management, supplier relations, defense, technical product categories, procurement, or supply chain aligned to the assigned commodity.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, or equivalent work / military experience.
• Strong ability to translate supplier capabilities, market trends, product knowledge, and customer needs into practical customer solutions, growth strategies, and sales enablement tools.
• Demonstrated understanding of U.S. Government contracting, federal procurement processes, contract vehicles, and customer mission requirements within Defense and Federal markets preferred.
• Analytical orientation with ability to interpret category performance, margin trends, pipeline activity, customer concentration, supplier capability gaps, and demand signals.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; able to brief internal teams and support customer and supplier discussions as the category expert.
• Comfortable working cross functionally and collaboratively across Sales, Vendor Management, Business Development, Marketing, Operations, Analytics, and leadership stakeholders.
• Self-driven, organized, and accountable, with strong follow-through and the ability to manage multiple category priorities, pursuits, and stakeholder needs.
• Proficiency with CRM and business tools, including Salesforce and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Ability and willingness to travel by vehicle or air for customer or supplier engagements.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

What we offer:

We care about our associates and strive to provide the most up to date benefits.

3 weeks of PTO with a generous accrual policy

14 company paid annual Holidays

Flexible Work Life Balance

Casual Work Environment

Progressive Associate Recognition Program

Company Provided Professional development

Annual Education Assistance Program

401K with bi-weekly Safe Harbor contributions

Wellness Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Nationwide Medical, Dental, Vision, & FSA

Optional Additional Life Insurance

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Annual social and community events

Company provided PC and office supplies

On-site Free Parking [Hybrid/ In-person]

Salary Range: $85,000 - $125,000

SupplyCore is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. SupplyCore is a federal contractor committed to affirmative action for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.