Commodity Manager

ManpowerGroup; Town of Hartford (WI); On-site; USD 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k with Match

Weekly pay with direct deposit

Holiday Pay

Referral Rewards

Monthly Recognition Programs

Dedicated Career Partner

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Commodity Manager to join our operations team supporting manufacturing of control systems for utility vehicles. The role emphasizes PCBA components, lifecycle management, cost modeling, and mitigating supply-chain risk, with responsibilities in sourcing decisions, supplier performance, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering on NPD.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years in electronics procurement, strong cost-analysis skills, and familiarity with lead-time

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of related experience.
• Strong understanding of PCBA assemblies, component lifecycle management, and electronics market trends.
• Intermediate to advanced cost analysis skills (should-cost modeling, TCO analysis).
• Familiarity with supply-chain risk management, including lead-time variability and part obsolescence.
• Effective negotiation and contract management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies to support cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Manage sourcing decisions, cost negotiations, and supplier performance for assigned categories.
• Drive continuous improvement in pricing, lead times, and supply assurance.
• Partner with engineering on new product development (NPD) for component and assembly sourcing.
• Identify alternate sources for critical or obsolete electronic components.
• Support make/buy decisions and cost-modeling for electronics assemblies.

Skills

PCBA assemblies

Component lifecycle management

Electronics market trends

Cost analysis (should-cost, TCO)

Supply-chain risk management

Negotiation & contract management

Job description

Our client, a design and builder of control systems for utility vehicles, is seeking a Commodity Manager to join their team. As a Commodity Manager, you will be part of the Operations Team supporting Manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have strong experience understanding PCBA assemblies, component lifecycle management, and electronics market trends, intermediate to advanced cost analysis skills and familiarity with supply-chain risk management, including lead-time variability and part obsolescence. This position will not support candidates with visa requirements and will not be supported by relocation assistance. Candidates local to the Milwaukee, WI area will be given the highest consideration. This is a direct hire role with an option of contract to direct hire status.

Job Title: Commodity Manager

Location: NW Milwaukee metro area

Pay: $55-$65/hr. plus benefits

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies to support cost, quality, and delivery targets.

• Manage sourcing decisions, cost negotiations, and supplier performance for assigned categories.

• Drive continuous improvement in pricing, lead times, and supply assurance.

• Partner with engineering on new product development (NPD) for component and assembly sourcing.

• Identify alternate sources for critical or obsolete electronic components.

• Support make/buy decisions and cost-modeling for electronics assemblies.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of related experience

• Strong understanding of PCBA assemblies, component lifecycle management, and electronics market trends.

• Intermediate to advanced cost analysis skills (should-cost modeling, TCO analysis).

• Familiarity with supply-chain risk management, including lead-time variability and part obsolescence.

• Effective negotiation and contract management capabilities.

Why should you choose Manpower Engineering?

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with Match

• Weekly pay with direct deposit

• Holiday Pay

• Referral Rewards

• Monthly Recognition Programs

• Dedicated Career Partner to help you achieve your career goals

• Recognized as World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2023 for 14 th year in a row

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of Experis

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity – as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year – all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.