Commodities Specialist

Kennametal Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennametal Inc. is seeking a Commodities Specialist to implement strategic sourcing strategies and optimize procurement processes in North America for assigned categories.

This hybrid role is based in Pittsburgh or Latrobe, PA, and involves working with cross-functional teams to drive value and supplier performance. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in a related field, 1+ years in strategic sourcing, 3 years in manufacturing, and strong skills in analytics, ERP systems, and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Engineering; MBA preferred.
• 1+ years in Strategic Sourcing with 3 years of Manufacturing experience.
• Strong ethics, safety, and compliance with company code of conduct.
• Proven leadership in sourcing and supplier relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Supports development and governance of sourcing strategies for assigned commodity categories.
• Communicates and ensures governance of the corporate-wide Sourcing strategy.
• Manages cost reduction, supplier delivery, quality, and supplier lead time reduction goals.
• Uses analytics and ERP data to support decisions and optimize value for Kennametal.

Skills

Analytics

ERP software

MS Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain

MBA

Tools

SAP

Job description

About Kennametal

With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more atkennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Job Title: Commodities Specialist

Location: Hybrid - Either Pittsburgh or Latrobe, PA

Job Summary

This position involves implementing strategic sourcing strategies (defined by the global category leader) and optimizing procurement processes in North America for one or more assigned categories of spend.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Supports the development, implementation, and governance of sourcing strategies for assigned commodity categories; including supplier selection, supplier relationship development, supplier performance optimization, pricing & contract negotiations, leveraging sourcing tools to secure optimum value, understanding & mitigating supply chain risk, etc.
• Communicates and ensures proper governance of the corporate-wide Sourcing strategy.
• Key Metrics & Outcomes include: Cost Reduction, DPO, Supplier On-Time Delivery & Quality, Supplier Lead Time Reduction, Supplier Count Reduction
• Develops knowledge and understanding of cost drivers and manufacturing/service processes related to assigned commodity categories and leverages this knowledge to optimize value for Kennametal
• Drives to develop and understand internal stakeholder requirements and uses this information to assist in recommendation of sourcing decisions.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (RQ) in Supply Chain, Business, or Engineering; MBA (PF)
• Experience: 1+ years in Strategic Sourcing (RQ) with 3 years of Manufacturing experience (PF).
• Maintains the highest level of integrity, ethics commitment to safety and compliance to KMT's code of conduct; role models these behaviors for suppliers.
• Proven experience in leading and developing the sourcing capabilities of the team, comfortable leading through influence, skilled in all forms of communication.
• Understands organization of internal customer groups, key users and characteristics of these customers. Drives to understand customer requirements and uses this information as an input into sourcing decisions. Develops and fosters mutually beneficial customer relationships.
• Skilled in analytics; leverages ERP software & raw data to organize and prioritize information for decision making.
• Supports project management function in designing, planning, and managing projects to deliver value-added solutions within defined time and cost parameters
• Understands financial concepts including invoicing, accounts payable and other financial business processes. Interprets financial data, analyzes cost structures, and determines financial impacts of decisions.
• Proficiency: MS Office, Excel, Word & PowerPoint (RQ), SAP (PF)

Education, Work Experience, Skills, Certificates

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (RQ) in Supply Chain, Business, or Engineering; MBA (PF)
• Experience: 1+ years in Strategic Sourcing (RQ) with 3 years of Manufacturing experience (PF).
• Maintains the highest level of integrity, ethics commitment to safety and compliance to KMT's code of conduct; role models these behaviors for suppliers.
• Proven experience in leading and developing the sourcing capabilities of the team, comfortable leading through influence, skilled in all forms of communication.
• Understands organization of internal customer groups, key users and characteristics of these customers. Drives to understand customer requirements and uses this information as an input into sourcing decisions. Develops and fosters mutually beneficial customer relationships.
• Skilled in analytics; leverages ERP software & raw data to organize and prioritize information for decision making.
• Supports project management function in designing, planning, and managing projects to deliver value-added solutions within defined time and cost parameters
• Understands financial concepts including invoicing, accounts payable and other financial business processes. Interprets financial data, analyzes cost structures, and determines financial impacts of decisions.

Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.