Strategic Commodity Manager – Defense & CBRNE Solutions

SupplyCore; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks PTO with accrual policy

14 company paid annual Holidays

Flexible Work Life Balance

Casual Work Environment

Annual Education Assistance

401K with Safe Harbor contributions

On-site Free Parking

Job summary

SupplyCore seeks a Commodity Manager to lead growth strategies for assigned commodity portfolios within DoD and GSA programs. You will translate market trends and customer demand into actionable plans, supported by Vendor Management, Sales, Marketing, and Analytics teams.

The role emphasizes category expertise, supplier intelligence, and pursuit support across BOS and TLS programs, with travel to engage customers and suppliers nationwide.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in category management, supplier relations, defense, or procurement
• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred, or equivalent work / military experience
• Ability to translate supplier capabilities, market trends, product knowledge, and customer needs into practical customer solutions and growth strategies
• Understanding of U.S. Government contracting, federal procurement processes, contract vehicles, and customer mission requirements within Defense and Federal markets preferred
• Analytical orientation to interpret category performance, margin trends, pipeline activity, customer concentration, supplier capability gaps, and demand signals
• Strong communication and presentation skills; able to brief internal teams and support customer and supplier discussions as the category expert
• Willingness to travel; must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category growth strategies aligned with objectives and priorities
• Create and maintain category business plans, strategic roadmaps, market maps, and growth priorities
• Serve as internal commodity subject matter expert for Account Managers, Business Development, and cross-functional teams
• Translate supplier capabilities and market trends into practical customer solutions, repeatable solution concepts, capability packages, and sales enablement tools
• Support major pursuits, capture efforts, proposals, supplier-enabled opportunities, demos, customer meetings, and pursuit planning
• Partner with Sales and Business Development to identify customer opportunities and improve positioning
• Provide category expertise during supplier evaluations, business reviews, and strategic discussions
• Conduct commodity mapping to identify whitespace, gaps, and technology trends
• Develop AM enablement materials, category playbooks, opportunity briefs, and competitive tools
• Travel as needed to customer and supplier meetings and industry events

Skills

Category management

Supplier relations

Defense markets

Procurement

Supply chain

CRM knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

SupplyCore seeks a Commodity Manager to lead growth strategies for assigned commodity portfolios within DoD and GSA programs. You will translate market trends and customer demand into actionable plans, supported by Vendor Management, Sales, Marketing, and Analytics teams.

The role emphasizes category expertise, supplier intelligence, and pursuit support across BOS and TLS programs, with travel to engage customers and suppliers nationwide.