Commodity Manager

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

Job summary

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Commodity Manager to drive end-to-end commodity strategies impacting their Integrated Supply Chain. The role is pivotal in supplier negotiations and performance management while nurturing cross-functional collaboration.

This position requires a Bachelor's degree, legal work authorization in the U.S., and a minimum of 8 years of experience in sourcing or procurement, with an emphasis on strategic decision-making and cost management.

Benefits include health insurance, 401k, and a flexible work schedule.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related experience, with 5+ years in sourcing or procurement.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Lead sourcing events and supplier negotiations.
• Manage supplier performance including quality, delivery, and cost.
• Monitor market conditions and supply risks.
• Drive measurable results across cost, risk, quality, and growth.

Skills

Sourcing and procurement

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic decision-making

Supplier performance management

Cost management

Risk assessment

Negotiation

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience

Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or technical discipline

Tools

ERP systems (SAP preferred)

Job description

Locations: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Mayfield Heights, Ohio, United States.

Job Description

As a Commodity Manager within the Strategic Sourcing organization, you will drive end-to-end commodity strategies for direct materials that impact business performance across Rockwell Automation's Integrated Supply Chain (ISC). This is an experienced individual contributor with enterprise impact, reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Own, evolve and execute commodity strategies end-to-end
• Influence cross-functional and business-level decisions
• Drive measurable results across cost, risk, quality, and growth
• Operate with high autonomy, escalating only for strategic trade-offs

You will work a hybrid schedule in either Milwaukee, WI or Mayfield Heights, OH.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies aligned to business and ISC priorities
• Lead sourcing events, supplier negotiations, and contracting decisions
• Manage supplier performance and continuous improvement plans (quality, delivery, cost)
• Partner with PLM, Engineering, Quality, and Operations to support NPI and lifecycle management
• Ensure compliance and adoption of sourcing strategies across stakeholders
• Monitor market conditions, cost drivers, and supply risks
• Lead complex, multi-region sourcing strategies with enterprise-level impact
• Drive should-cost modeling, cost transparency, and long-term productivity initiatives
• Influence executive stakeholders on trade-offs across cost, risk, and speed
• Develop and execute supply risk mitigation strategies, including dual sourcing and capacity assurance
• Shape and optimize the global supply base and lead strategic supplier partnerships
• Build and execute risk mitigation strategies (dual sourcing, capacity assurance, geopolitical risk)
• Lead strategic supplier partnerships, including executive-level reviews and negotiations

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• The ability to travel 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience.
• 5+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or operations
• Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or technical discipline.
• Proven track record of owning commodity strategies end-to-end
• Delivered quantifiable cost and performance outcomes.
• Experienced in managing complex/global supplier networks.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and cross-functional leaders
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
• Knowledge of electronic/electro-mechanical/mechanical commodities or engineered products.
• Managed suppliers and executed sourcing strategies.
• Experience working in a high-mix and low-volume business within the industrial automation market segment
• Recent experience working with data center demand and associated market disruptions
• Experience working with business units and manufacturing plants located globally in different time zones

Benefits

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

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Rockwell Automation's hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.