Strategic Commodity Lead – Localization & Sourcing

COHERENT; Calamba; On-site; PHP 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Philippines is seeking a Commodity Lead to drive strategic sourcing, localization, and second-source development for critical parts across multiple BUs. You will manage supplier performance, negotiate terms, and coordinate with Engineering, Quality, and Operations to accelerate localization initiatives.

This 100% onsite role requires 3–5+ years in procurement and strong cross-functional collaboration across global teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or related field.
• 3–5+ years in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Supply Chain.
• Experience managing suppliers across multiple BUs, manufacturing sites, or regions.
• Strong experience in supplier negotiation, sourcing, localization, and/or second-source development.
• Experience in manufacturing, semiconductor, electronics, industrial, or technology environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and resolve critical supplier issues affecting multiple BUs and manufacturing locations.
• Maintain overview of critical suppliers, commodities, single-source dependencies, and supply risks.
• Lead cross-functional escalation and resolution of supplier capacity, quality, lead-time, commercial, and delivery issues.
• Develop supplier recovery and corrective action plans and monitor execution through closure.
• Coordinate with global/regional Procurement teams and BUs to align supplier strategies and priorities.
• Develop and execute supplier localization strategies for critical and high-risk commodities.
• Identify qualified local suppliers meeting technical, quality, capacity, and commercial requirements.
• Work with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supplier Quality teams to accelerate local supplier qualification.
• Establish localization targets and track progress by commodity, BU, and supplier.
• Identify opportunities to reduce import dependency, lead time, logistics costs, and supply-chain risks through localization.
• Identify single-source and high-risk components requiring second-source development.
• Develop and execute second-source strategies for critical parts and commodities.
• Lead supplier identification, RFQ, commercial negotiation, qualification, and implementation activities.
• Develop mitigation plans for supplier disruptions, capacity constraints, geopolitical risks, material shortages, and other supply risks.
• Maintain a supplier risk matrix and ensure appropriate mitigation actions are implemented and monitored.
• Monitor supplier performance related to delivery, quality, capacity, responsiveness, pricing, and commercial terms.
• Lead escalation with strategic and critical suppliers when performance does not meet business requirements.
• Establish supplier improvement actions and follow up on agreed commitments.
• Support supplier business reviews and performance reviews with key stakeholders.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities through localization, second sourcing, negotiation, and supplier competition.
• Lead commercial negotiations for strategic and critical commodities.
• Benchmark supplier pricing and market conditions to ensure competitiveness.
• Support annual budgeting, cost-saving initiatives, and Procurement savings targets.
• Identify opportunities related to MOQ, payment terms, lead-time reduction, logistics, and supply agreements.
• Identify and develop potential strategic suppliers based on business requirements.
• Coordinate supplier qualification activities with Engineering, Quality, and Operations.
• Support supplier audits, capability assessments, and technical evaluations where required.
• Develop long-term supplier relationships while maintaining appropriate commercial competitiveness.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Localization

Second-source development

Negotiation

Data analysis

Cost benchmarking

RFQ/RFP

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional influence

Risk mitigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Job description

Coherent Philippines is seeking a Commodity Lead to drive strategic sourcing, localization, and second-source development for critical parts across multiple BUs. You will manage supplier performance, negotiate terms, and coordinate with Engineering, Quality, and Operations to accelerate localization initiatives.

This 100% onsite role requires 3–5+ years in procurement and strong cross-functional collaboration across global teams.