Electronics Commodity Strategy Leader

Saab AB; Town of Pompey (NY); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) with employer contributions

Tuition assistance

Wellness and employee assistance

Employee stock purchase opportunities

Disability coverage

Job summary

Saab AB in the United States is seeking an Electronics Commodity Management Professional to lead strategic sourcing for electronics across North America and beyond. You will drive category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and perform spend analyses to optimize cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability.

The role requires strong financial acumen, deep electronics knowledge, and leadership with proven negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Supply Chain Management or Engineering or equivalent is required.
• 8+ years with a BA/BS, or 6+ years with a Master’s degree, of experience typically in Sourcing or Supply Chain Management is required.
• Strong financial acumen especially related to sourcing and supply chain.
• Strong electronics technical background.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Leadership and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop commodity category strategies to drive value across Quality, Delivery, Cost, Innovation, and Sustainability within the supply base.
• Lead, with internal stakeholder involvement, the identification, evaluation, selection, negotiation, and award of first-time contracts for new suppliers that meet the needs of multiple business units whenever possible.
• Manage approved supplier list for suppliers supporting electronics commodities.
• Support supply chain during win business process by identifying, vetting, and onboarding critical suppliers.
• Analyze data to understand existing supply base and commodity categories.
• Perform market research, gather market intelligence, and analyze trends for electronics category or others as needed.
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities within electronics category by completing SWOT analysis and risk and opportunity assessments.
• Lead supplier evaluations, with other Saab, Inc. employee involvement, of existing suppliers to understand a supplier’s business, capabilities, people and processes, and to remain visible.
• Conduct comprehensive spend analysis to identify cost reduction opportunities and lead resulting cost reduction initiatives including using supplier agreements as appropriate.
• Participate in Quarterly Business Reviews, with internal stakeholder involvement, for critical suppliers to manage performance.
• Support Saab Inc. Small Business objectives and promote a diverse and inclusive supply base.
• Collaborate with cross functional groups to develop a supplier evaluation and scoring system resulting in data driven decisions of a supplier’s status.
• Develop or modify standard operating procedures and work instructions to document the process.

Skills

Strong financial acumen

Strong electronics background

Strong interpersonal and communication

Leadership and presentation

8+ years Sourcing/SCM experience

Professional certification or advanced

Education

BA/BS degree in Supply Chain Management or Engineering or equivalent

8+ years with a BA/BS, or 6+ years with a Master’s degree in Sourcing/SCM

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Saab AB in the United States is seeking an Electronics Commodity Management Professional to lead strategic sourcing for electronics across North America and beyond. You will drive category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and perform spend analyses to optimize cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability.

The role requires strong financial acumen, deep electronics knowledge, and leadership with proven negotiation skills.