Commodity Manager, Procurement

Kawneer España; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kawneer España seeks a Purchasing Manager located in Pittsburgh, PA. This role is essential for managing indirect materials and services, focusing on cost reductions and supplier performance.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree and has five years of purchasing management experience. Responsibilities include defining category strategies, negotiating contracts, and leading sourcing initiatives. The position requires up to 25% travel for supplier engagement.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in purchasing management.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Access to controlled technology as per regulations.

Responsibilities

• Direct responsibility for spend within assigned categories.
• Achieve procurement targets including cost and supplier performance.
• Lead collaboration with stakeholders to execute procurement strategies.
• Manage relationships with strategic suppliers.
• Execute contract negotiations and authoring.

Skills

Decision-making

Communication

Negotiation skills

Project management

Innovative thinking

Customer-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA in Business Administration

Job description

Overview

The overall goal is to achieve the best total cost position for all external spend within the assigned categories, the lowest sourcing risks, and best supplier performances to ensure the highest efficiency and effectiveness of the Procurement team.

Category Management is responsible for an assigned set of categories and contracts within Indirect Materials and Services. This role will be accountable for definition of the category strategy, leading sourcing initiatives, contracting and the management of critical supplier relationships in conjunction with key business stakeholders, procurement operations and leadership teams.

He/she serves as the point of escalation for supplier issues within the assigned categories and contracts including issues related to service, delivery, commercial terms and contractual disputes.

He/she must execute best‑in‑class procurement processes using state‑of‑the‑art procurement IT software support, ensuring the Procurement organization is utilizing the maximum potential within global and local markets (Cost Savings, Innovation, Quality, Logistics).

This position will report directly to the Senior Director, Procurement - Indirect Category Management and Central Services.

Responsibilities

• Direct responsibility for spend within the respective Indirect Materials and Services categories assigned.
• Achieve procurement targets for assigned categories inclusive of cost, innovation, quality, working capital and supplier performance.
• Lead collaboration with key stakeholders to define, develop and execute procurement strategies to arrive at the best total value solution for the company.
• Maintain business relationships with representatives of strategic suppliers for Indirect Materials and Services.
• Lead, co‑lead, or support commercial sourcing activity across assigned indirect categories as required to meet company objectives (e.g., e‑Auction, RfX processes).
• Lead, co‑lead, or support non‑commercial events as required to meet objectives, including Kaizen workshops and working capital/inventory workshops.
• Execute contract authoring and terms and conditions negotiations with suppliers classified in assigned categories and projects by collaborating with internal legal resources and stakeholder teams.
• Accountable for performance areas: cost savings (SRT), supplier performance, challenging of material & service specifications (demand management).
• Responsible for contract management of assigned categories and fully accountable for developing supplier metric scorecards and establishing quarterly business reviews for indirect categories, where applicable.
• This position requires travel up to 25% of the time; travel will generally be planned well in advance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Five years of experience in purchasing management.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Authorizations from the relevant government agency may be required to meet export control compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA in Business Administration, Economics or similar.
• Two years international purchasing management experience.
• Decision‑making, communication and negotiation skills.
• Project management experience.
• Innovative, strategic thinker.
• Customer‑oriented with business acumen.
• Demonstrated flexibility in ability to flex between multiple categories/suppliers.
• Professional certifications: Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM).