Commodity Manager, Carlyle Business Unit

Carrier; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrier is seeking a Commodity Manager to lead supply strategy development within the Commercial HVAC business. The successful candidate will manage supplier relationships, oversee sourcing strategies, and ensure alignment across cross-functional teams to meet business goals.

The ideal applicant will have over 5 years of sourcing experience, preferably with metals, and possess strong project management and negotiation skills. This role will involve travel to supplier locations and close collaboration with engineering and product management teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a sourcing environment.
• 2+ years’ experience with metals and/or in a casting space.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term supply strategy for HVAC business.
• Collaborate with Global Category team and Engineering.
• Identify potential supply risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Negotiate best-in-class long-term supply contracts.

Skills

Supplier negotiations

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Education

BS in Supply Chain Management

BS in General Business Administration

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

About this role

The Commodity Manager will be responsible for the development of supply strategy for Carlyle within Carrier’s Commercial HVAC business. This individual will provide overarching supply leadership through the creation of a 5-year strategic roadmap and indisputably be the subject matter expert across NA Commercial HVAC. The CM will coordinate closely with the wider supply organization, engineering, quality, and product management to ensure alignment on strategic direction of direct material supply.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate within the Global Category team and across Product Management and Engineering to develop long-term strategy and technology roadmap
• Align the roadmap and ensure we have the correct portfolio of suppliers with capabilities to meet all business objectives
• Identification of potential supply risk and development of mitigating strategies
• Work with engineering and product safety team to define critical standards for supplier selection for assigned category
• Help influence supplier selection for all NPI by teaming up with engineering / product management at start of new product conception
• Manage the approved vendor list for category spend and communicate throughout the organization most preferred / least preferred suppliers
• Ensure a competitive sourcing environment by driving efforts for dual qualification of supply, routinely quoting incumbent spend, and working with sites to ensure suppliers routinely challenged on cost
• Negotiate best in class long term supply contracts
• Interface with cross functional teams to assess current and future sourcing needs in terms of technology, cost, and mfg. location / lead-time
• Deliver periodic executive business review of category (5-year plan) focusing on overall strategy, industry landscape, supplier capabilities, performance, and technical roadmaps
• Help define strategic business objectives from a cost, delivery, contracting and NPI perspective
• Manage overall supplier relationships for top suppliers in category
• Maintain working knowledge of market trends, key drivers of supply conditions, and cost structure along with any technology shifts ongoing
• Travel to supplier manufacturing locations to assess "ground conditions", foster healthy working relationships, and deliver key messages to supplier leadership
• Strong time management skills with the ability to work with a sense of urgency under demanding deadlines
• Highly efficient project management abilities and the ability to balance multiple projects
• Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail, while also able to manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrates self‑initiative, sense of ownership, quality, and customer satisfaction orientation

Basic Qualifications

• BS in Supply Chain Management or General Business Administration
• 5+ years’ experience in sourcing environment
• 2+ years’ experience with metals and/or in a casting space

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional presence and ability to communicate across various levels within a global organization
• Ability to work on complex problems in a nebulous environment
• Aptitude for supplier negotiations; actively seeking out opportunities to engage supply partners on range of topics
• Exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Utilize problem solving skills and relentlessly attack all challenges facing the business
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Global supply chain experience working with diverse worldwide team spanning multiple time zone
• Familiarity with strategic sourcing concepts and tools
• Very comfortable with Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Successful negotiation experience with international suppliers