Commodity Manager

Spectrum Control; Town of Marlborough (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Control is seeking a Commodity Manager to lead a team of three commodity professionals and drive strategy across aerospace, defense, and high-reliability markets. You will negotiate key supplier contracts, manage risk, and optimize cost with a hands-on leadership approach.

The role collaborates with Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Program Management to build a reliable supplier base and meet production needs. Travel ~30% and ERP proficiency are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field; advanced degree or certification preferred.
• 7+ years in strategic sourcing or commodity management with 2+ years of direct people management.
• Experience sourcing technical components for aerospace/defense or highly regulated manufacturing.
• Strong supplier negotiations, contract development, and performance management.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, BOMs, cost drivers, and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop commodity strategies and supplier frameworks aligned with business objectives.
• Lead and develop a team of commodity professionals; monitor KPIs for cost savings and risk.
• Manage supplier negotiations, contracting, cost analysis, and critical supply issues.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations on make-vs-buy decisions and supplier transitions.
• Drive cross-location standardization, enterprise spend leverage, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field

Advanced degree or professional certification preferred

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Office

Data analytics tools

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Commodity Manager is responsible for developing and executing commodity strategies that support Spectrum Control's operational, financial, and customer objectives across multiple manufacturing locations. This hands-on, people manager will lead and develop a team of three commodity professionals while remaining actively involved in major supplier negotiations, contracting, cost reduction, risk mitigation, and supplier performance management.

Working closely with Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Program Management, the Commodity Manager will build a reliable and competitive supply base for highly engineered products serving the aerospace, defense, and other high-reliability markets. The role requires strong commercial judgment, technical sourcing experience, and the ability to balance strategic initiatives with immediate business and production needs.

Compensation Range

The expected compensation range for this position is $130,000 - 160,000.00 annually.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Commodity Strategy

• Spend Analytics
• Develop commodity strategy framework, supplier strategies.
• Implement major commodity strategies aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and manufacturing needs.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance, improve lead time, mitigate supplier/supply risk.
• Identify and execute cost-reduction, productivity, value-engineering, and working-capital improvement opportunities.
• Identify opportunities for supplier base optimization.

People Management and Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of commodity professionals, establishing clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators for cost savings, lead time reduction, risk mitigation.
• Jointed ownership with Material Management team for purchase-price variance, delivery, lead time, and risk reduction.

Maintain hands-on involvements

• SRM.
• Critical supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, cost analysis, and resolution of critical supply issues.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to support supplier transitions and make-versus-buy decisions.

Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate across Spectrum Control locations to standardize commodity practices, leverage enterprise-wide spend, and improve supply-chain performance.
• Automation and AI- actively seek opportunities to introduce new tools and automation.
• Establish and implement KPIs, best practice commodity framework and processes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field; advanced degree or professional certification is preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management or supply-chain management, including 2+ years of direct people management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing sourcing, procurement, or commodity-management professionals.
• Experience sourcing technical components, materials, or manufacturing services within aerospace, defense, electronics, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong background in supplier negotiations, contract development, cost analysis, commodity strategy, and supplier performance management.
• Ability to understand technical requirements, drawings, specifications, bills of material, cost drivers, and manufacturing processes.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Program Management.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage strategic priorities while responding effectively to urgent production and supplier-related challenges.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Office applications, and data-analysis or business-intelligence tools.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 30%.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This position may be based at Spectrum Control’s facility in Marlborough, MA, or Philadelphia, PA.
• The role operates in a professional office environment with regular interaction on the manufacturing floor and at supplier facilities.
• Approximately 30% travel is required to Spectrum Control locations, supplier sites, and other business-related destinations.
• The role requires frequent collaboration across multiple locations and functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)