Global Commodity Manager: Strategic Sourcing & Partnerships

TPI Composites Inc; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TPI Composites Inc is seeking a Commodity Manager to lead strategic sourcing and supplier relationships for direct material categories. The role focuses on developing cost-effective sourcing strategies, evaluating suppliers, and managing RFP/RFQ processes to optimize TCO and ensure reliable supply for manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities include cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Engineering, and Finance, market analysis, and risk mitigation planning to support production

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, engineering, business, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing and procurement.
• Strong expertise in developing and executing comprehensive supply chain strategies that deliver cost savings and improve operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on and execute category strategies.
• Negotiation expertise with a track record of securing favorable terms.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced global environment, ensuring successful execution.
• Ability to analyze complex spend data, market trends, and supplier performance to inform sourcing decisions and strategy development.
• Deep understanding of supplier relationship management and the ability to build and maintain strategic partnerships with key indirect suppliers.
• Experience with procurement tools and systems, as well as spend analysis platforms, to track and report on category performance and savings.
• A self-starter who can independently manage priorities, drive results, and proactively identify and solve problems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Procurement certifications (e.g., CIPS, CPSM) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned commodity categories.
• Conduct market and supplier analysis to identify sourcing opportunities and leverage competitive intelligence.
• Manage RFI/RFP/RFQ processes and vendor negotiations to ensure cost-effective sourcing with focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while meeting quality, performance requirements.
• Evaluate and qualify new suppliers based on financial health, compliance, technical capability, and strategic alignment.
• Establish and maintain strong partnerships with key suppliers, ensuring performance, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.
• Resolve supply issues and enforce contractual terms and obligations.
• Develop and implement mitigation plans for identified risks such as geopolitical exposure, supply disruptions, capacity constraints, and single-source dependencies.
• Conduct market analysis, identify and track relevant indices.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through supplier consolidation, contract optimization, and value engineering initiatives.
• Analyze total cost of ownership (TCO) for product and services under responsibility.
• Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, ensuring that agreements meet financial, operational, and quality standards. Manage contract renewals, modifications, and performance reviews.
• Develop and track key procurement metrics (e.g., cost savings, supplier performance, compliance).
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Finance and Administrative teams to align sourcing strategies with project and business needs.
• Lead project planning and management with necessary details and timely decision making and escalations.
• Act as a subject matter expert for procurement processes and systems.
• Support production continuity and customer delivery requirements.
• Analyze spend and market trends, and track savings, contract compliance, and procurement performance metrics.
• Prepare business cases, sourcing recommendations, and management presentations.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Contract negotiation

Cost reduction

Spend analysis

Cross-functional

Project management

Data analysis

Procurement systems

Stakeholder influence

Communication skills

Sourcing analytics

Education

Bachelor’s in supply chain

Job description

TPI Composites Inc is seeking a Commodity Manager to lead strategic sourcing and supplier relationships for direct material categories. The role focuses on developing cost-effective sourcing strategies, evaluating suppliers, and managing RFP/RFQ processes to optimize TCO and ensure reliable supply for manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities include cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Engineering, and Finance, market analysis, and risk mitigation planning to support production