Strategic Commodity Manager - Hybrid & Global Sourcing

Manitou Bf

Madison, Northern (WI, KY)

Hybrid

Confidential

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Base salary $90,000–$130,000
Bonus potential
Hybrid work up to 2 days remote (West.
Travel 10–15%
Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Manitou Group is seeking a Commodity Manager to develop and execute strategic sourcing across North America. You will lead supplier negotiations, drive cost improvements, and collaborate with engineering to align designs with our supply base.

The role reports to the Senior Sourcing Manager and can be based in West Bend, WI, Yankton, SD, or Madison, SD. We value data-driven decision making, master data management in ERP, and supplier segmentation to mitigate risk.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of strategic sourcing experience.
  • Proven ability to lead supplier negotiations, material productivity initiatives, and sourcing/resourcing strategies.
  • Experience and knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, supply chain, and logistics processes.
  • Proficiency in managing master data within complex ERP environments; able to drive informed sourcing decisions.
  • Experience in developing and implementing formal supplier segmentation frameworks to proactively manage supply chain risk and optimize supplier relationships.
  • Proven ability to drive operational excellence through process standardization.

Responsibilities

  • Define a sourcing strategy to optimize cost and working capital improvement opportunities for purchased parts.
  • Identification, qualification, and selection of new suppliers; RFQ and bidding events; evaluation of complex business cases; lead contract/LTA negotiations and compliance.
  • Collaborate with engineering on new product development activities to support projects, align design with our strategic supply base, and deliver products on time and at or below cost targets.
  • Analyze and categorize spend and drive material productivity through spend consolidation and direct negotiations.
  • Support manufacturing site requirements, leveraging spend across locations to identify and implement sourcing improvements.
  • Project and/or Program Manager activities to meet objectives and drive results.
  • Assess and adjust supply base capability/capacity to minimize disruptions.
  • Manage global supply sources and rationalize the existing supply base and commodity list.
  • Develop, measure, and manage supplier performance metrics and improvement plans.
  • Identify and support Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

Skills

Strategic sourcing
Supplier negotiations
Data mining
Cost reduction
Cross-functional collaboration
Master data management
Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Supply Chain
CPSM CPM LSS certifications a plus

Tools

ERP systems
Spend analytics tools

Job description

Manitou Group is seeking a Commodity Manager to develop and execute strategic sourcing across North America. You will lead supplier negotiations, drive cost improvements, and collaborate with engineering to align designs with our supply base.

The role reports to the Senior Sourcing Manager and can be based in West Bend, WI, Yankton, SD, or Madison, SD. We value data-driven decision making, master data management in ERP, and supplier segmentation to mitigate risk.

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