Sr. Commodity Manager

EBSCO Industries, Inc.; Tennessee; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Moultrie is seeking a Sr. Commodity Manager to own sourcing strategy for high‑spend, high‑risk commodities across cellular cameras, feeders, and connected devices. You will lead supplier identification, qualification, negotiation, and performance management with Asia‑based ODM/JDM partners, reporting to the Director of Operations.

You will drive cost reduction, risk management, and NPI collaboration, ensuring supplier readiness and optimal total cost of ownership across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in sourcing, procurement, or commodity management.
• Experience with high‑spend or high‑risk commodities and multi‑party negotiations.
• Consumer electronics sourcing through Asia‑based contract manufacturers, ODMs, or JDMs.
• Experience building should‑cost models and performing total cost of ownership analyses.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end sourcing strategy for high‑spend/high‑risk commodities (CPU, memory, RF, PIRs).
• Develop a commodity technology roadmap aligned with product needs.
• Own AVL and supplier lifecycle from selection to performance evaluation.
• Drive cost reduction through value engineering and strategic sourcing across product life.
• Manage supplier relationships, co‑development, and allocation with ODM/JDM partners.
• Partner with Engineering to influence design for manufacturability and cost.

Skills

Sourcing leadership

Negotiation

Cost modelling

Risk management

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred), Supply Chain, Business, or related field

Job description

Company Overview

Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Moultrie (www.moultrie.com) is the leader in game feeders and cellular camera innovation, building products used by hunters, property owners, and others for real‑time remote monitoring. We take pride in developing deep user understanding, obsessing about the details, and going the extra mile to show our users we love them. Moultrie is customer‑driven – hardware, software, marketing, and customer success teams collaborate to deliver a quality user experience.

Core Principles

• Customer Obsession
• Excellence is the Standard
• Bias for Action
• Act Boldly
• Deliver Results
• Hire and Develop the Best
• Be Curious and Learn
• Win as a Team

Job Summary

The Sr. Commodity Manager owns sourcing strategy, supplier selection, negotiation, and supply assurance for Moultrie’s highest‑spend and highest‑risk component commodities across cellular cameras, feeders, and connected devices, all built through Asia‑based ODM/JDMs. This senior individual‑contributor role carries significant cross‑functional weight with Engineering and Operations and builds strategic supplier partnerships. The Sr. Commodity Manager reports directly to the Director of Operations.

Responsibilities

Commodity Strategy & Technology Roadmap

• Own end‑to‑end sourcing strategy for the highest‑spend and highest‑risk commodities (sole‑source CPUs, memory, RF modules, PIRs, and allocated or long‑lead parts): supplier identification, qualification, negotiation, award, and performance management.
• Develop and maintain a commodity technology roadmap that aligns Moultrie’s product needs with supplier capability, anticipating component trends before they constrain the product roadmap.
• Own the Approved Vendor List (AVL) and the full supplier lifecycle for strategic commodities, from selection and qualification through cost and contract negotiation and performance evaluation.
• Pull component and vendor roadmaps into Moultrie’s product planning early so sourcing unlocks new capability and secures capacity.

Supplier Management & Negotiation

• Negotiate pricing, capacity, and commercial terms with ODM/JDM partners and strategic suppliers; structure multi‑year agreements covering pricing, production capacity, quality, IP protection, tooling ownership, and end‑of‑life provisions.
• Own strategic supplier relationship management for high‑value suppliers: drive co‑development, secure allocation, and bring the supplier’s best engineering talent to Moultrie’s products.

Cost & Value Management

• Build should‑cost and teardown models; manage total cost of ownership, not just unit price.
• Drive year‑over‑year structural cost‑out through value engineering and competitive sourcing; collaborate with Engineering to influence design decisions for optimal cost and performance.
• Own the cost curve for high‑spend commodities across the product life and set the savings target for them.

Supply Risk & Resilience

• Design dual‑source and ex‑China strategies for sole‑source and allocated parts, qualifying second sources ahead of need.
• Manage allocation, last‑time buys, and end‑of‑life transitions for long‑lead and memory‑exposed parts so component availability never gates a launch or a selling season.
• Maintain the supply‑risk framework and contingency plans for strategic commodities; monitor supplier financial health and escalation early.

New Product Introduction (NPI) Partnership

• Drive early supplier involvement at EVT/DVT; influence design‑for‑manufacturability, design‑for‑cost, and design‑for‑supply; hold suppliers to NPI gates and timing.
• Source strategic commodities from pre‑concept through mass production and hand off cleanly to sustaining.
• Partner with Moultrie’s on‑site ODM/JDM resource to diagnose and remediate component‑driven yield and quality issues with ground truth from the line.

Key Success Criteria

• Highest‑risk commodities never gate a launch or meet demand forecasts, and no air freight is required to cover component supply gaps.
• Year‑over‑year structural cost‑down delivered on managed spend and validated against should‑cost.
• Sole‑source and allocated parts carry a qualified, contract‑ready second source.
• Suppliers are engaged at EVT/DVT so design‑for‑cost and design‑for‑supply are locked before ramp.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred), Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years in sourcing, procurement, or commodity management, including ownership of high‑spend or high‑risk commodities and complex, multi‑party negotiations.
• Consumer electronics sourcing through Asia‑based contract manufacturers, ODMs, or JDMs, with deep technical fluency in process, yield, and DFM trade‑offs.
• Hands‑on experience building should‑cost models and running total cost of ownership and landed‑cost analysis.
• Experience with core camera/device components: cellular modules, Bluetooth, GPS, image sensors, memory (NAND, DDR4, eMMC), PIRs, PCBA, and RF/antenna.
• Working knowledge of the global trade environment: tariffs, country‑of‑origin sourcing, and the implications for cost, lead time, and resilience.
• Willingness to travel internationally when needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Legal Compliance

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex, pregnancy status, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law.