Commodity Manager for Professional Services, Procurement

Wolfspeed; Durham, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Paid parental leave

Continuing education assistance

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Wolfspeed is seeking a Commodity Manager to lead professional services procurement within the Business Support Services team. The role acts as the SME for PS, consulting, BPO, and staff augmentation, driving supplier selections and aligning deliverables with business needs.

The successful candidate will create sourcing strategies, identify strategic suppliers, and manage RFXs and contract terms, collaborating with Legal and stakeholders to ensure processes are compliant and outcomes are

Qualifications

• BS or BA in analytical field or equivalent experience demonstrating analytical and negotiation skills.
• 5+ years of Procurement, Sourcing, or Contract Management experience focused on Professional Services (PS).
• Resilience and adaptability in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
• Desire to help others succeed and to encourage those around you.
• Ability to work on a team with multiple competing priorities.
• Commitment to fair and ethical business practices and earning trust.
• Strong organizational and self-management skills and ability to navigate changing deadlines.
• Ability to advocate for Wolfspeed in negotiations when final decisions rest with others.

Responsibilities

• Create sourcing strategies addressing pain points and optimizing the supply base.
• Identify strategic suppliers and cultivate relationships to position Wolfspeed as a preferred customer.
• Support compliance with procurement policies and processes using scorecards, reviews, RCCA as appropriate.
• Identify cost avoidance and cost reduction opportunities and track progress with established reporting.
• Own the RFI/RFQ/RFP/RFX processes from start to finish for PS engagements.
• Negotiate revisions and commercial terms in MSAs and SOWs; coordinate with Legal and stakeholders.
• Present to senior leadership with clarity and build stakeholder accountability across the organization.
• Manage timelines, renewals, and expirations throughout the contract lifecycle.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Influence

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in analytical field

Tools

SAP Ariba

Job description

Commodity Manager for Professional Services, Business Support Services Team, Procurement At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way. We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work, and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work. Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do. Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.

• Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.
• Student? We offer continuing education assistance.
• Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.

Here’s the Gist:

Wolfspeed is seeking a Commodity Manager (CM) to join the Business Support Services team within Procurement. This individual contributor position is a strong fit for an experienced indirect procurement professional who takes initiative, thrives on complexity, and moves work forward through influence rather than authority. The CM will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for procurement of Professional Services (PS), Consulting, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), and Staff Augmentation, and will interact with a broad cross-section of the organization. This individual will facilitate the supplier selection process, ensure alignment between supplier deliverables and business needs, and provide the structure and momentum that stakeholders rely on, including bringing clarity to engagements where the path forward requires definition.

The Day-to-Day:

Most work in this role begins with a request from the business: a need to address, a sourcing activity to manage, or a specific task to complete (e.g., onboarding a new supplier). The CM engages with the requesting stakeholder, draws on an understanding of Wolfspeed's needs and current market conditions, and drives the work to resolution. In parallel, the CM will approach the Professional Services commodity holistically to:

• Create sourcing strategies that address pain points and optimize the supply base for Wolfspeed.
• Identify strategic suppliers and cultivate relationships to position Wolfspeed as a preferred customer.
• Support compliance with procurement policies and processes, drawing on tools such as supplier scorecards, business reviews, and Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) methodology as appropriate.
• Identify and pursue cost avoidance and cost reduction opportunities in support of Wolfspeed's savings targets, tracking and communicating progress through established reporting methodology.
• Support a culture of procurement accountability across the organization, meeting stakeholders where they are while maintaining consistent expectations and standards.

Within the assigned commodities, the CM will own and manage the Requests for Information, Quote, or Proposal (RFI, RFQ, RFP, or collectively, RFX) process from start to finish. The CM serves as the primary facilitator across the full contract lifecycle for PS agreements, most commonly Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and Statements of Work (SOWs). This includes owning commercial terms review, proposing and negotiating revisions to benefit Wolfspeed, soliciting and integrating input from stakeholders and Legal, coordinating with suppliers, managing timelines, and overseeing renewals and expirations. The successful CM brings a toolbox of communication skills that includes responsiveness, professionalism, accountability, clarity, relationship building, persuasion, empathy, and patience. In practice, this means:

• Building credibility and trust at all levels of the organization
• Presenting to senior leadership with confidence and clarity
• Striking the right balance between discourse, persuasion, and consensus
• Managing ambiguity and change while strengthening stakeholder relationships
• Driving stakeholder accountability through influence rather than authority
• Tailoring delivery and message to each audience

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):

• All of these: A BS or BA in an analytical field of study, or equivalent work experience demonstrating analytical and negotiation skills.
• Five (5) or more years of Procurement, Sourcing, or Contract Management experience focused on Professional Services (buyer’s perspective) or equivalent Customer Service or Contract Management experience on the supplier side within BPO, Managed Service Provider (MSP), or staffing environments.
• Resilience, genuine comfort with change, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
• An ingrained desire to help others succeed and a drive to encourage those around you.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively on a team with multiple competing priorities.
• Personal commitment to fair and ethical business practices, including the ability to earn trust across all levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to self-manage complex workloads, changing priorities, and competing deadlines.
• Ability to advocate for and negotiate on behalf of Wolfspeed, including in situations where the final decision rests with others.

At least two of these:

• Experience managing the full RFX process, either as the buyer developing and issuing solicitations or as a supplier responding to them, specifically in a PS context.
• Working knowledge of SAP Business Network (formerly Ariba).
• Familiarity with contract language common to PS engagements, including provisions for commercial terms and intellectual property ownership.

Highly Preferred: Any of these:

• Demonstrated success (3+ years) in directly negotiating any combination of Consulting Agreements, Staff Augmentation Agreements, Master Service Agreements (MSAs) with Statements of Work (SOWs), and Engagement Letters.
• Proven success negotiating one or more large BPO contracts and managing the resulting engagement from the customer or buyer perspective.
• Successful experience working within or alongside an MSP program for contingent workforce or staff augmentation engagements from either the buyer or supplier side.

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

To put it legally – Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wolfspeed is a powerhouse semiconductor company focused on silicon carbide and GaN technologies. After more than thirty years of forging new technology adoption and transformation, our Wolfspeed® power and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors are leading the industry through unrivaled expertise and capacity.