Onsite Commodity Manager – Electrical Components

Industrial Electric Mfg. (IEM); Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Industrial Electric Mfg. (IEM) in Franklin, TN is seeking a Commodity Manager with experience in electrical components.

The role develops and executes commodity strategies to support manufacturing, supply chain, and operations, while managing suppliers, pricing, contracts, performance, and risk to ensure material availability, cost competitiveness, quality, and on-time delivery. This position requires 100% in-office presence at our Franklin, TN office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years in commodity management or strategic sourcing in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing supplier negotiations and performance.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing supply chains and lead times.
• Ability to make practical sourcing decisions without engineering for every detail.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with electrical components and related power distribution materials.
• Experience in electrical equipment or engineered-to-order manufacturing.
• Experience with supplier development and localization.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and supplier reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies to support cost, quality, delivery, inventory, and business continuity goals.
• Manage supplier relationships, including selection, negotiations, performance reviews, scorecards, corrective actions, and long-term supplier development.
• Lead sourcing, cost reduction, supplier consolidation, dual sourcing, and supply risk mitigation initiatives.
• Partner with Procurement, Planning, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Finance to align supplier strategies with production needs.
• Analyze supplier capacity, lead times, pricing, market trends, demand signals, and supply risks to support sourcing decisions.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, minimum order quantities, stocking agreements, blanket orders, and long-term supply contracts.
• Support supplier issue resolution related to defects, delivery delays, nonconformance, and recurring performance concerns.
• Maintain accurate supplier, pricing, contract, and commodity data in applicable systems.
• The candidate will be expected to perform additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization.

Skills

Supplier negotiations

Supplier performance management

Sourcing strategies

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Electrical components

Power distribution materials

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Industrial Electric Mfg. (IEM) in Franklin, TN is seeking a Commodity Manager with experience in electrical components.

The role develops and executes commodity strategies to support manufacturing, supply chain, and operations, while managing suppliers, pricing, contracts, performance, and risk to ensure material availability, cost competitiveness, quality, and on-time delivery. This position requires 100% in-office presence at our Franklin, TN office.