Strategic Global Commodity Lead — Mech & Electromechanical

NEOTech; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

NEOTech is seeking a Global Commodity Manager – Mechanical & Electromechanical Components to lead sourcing for custom components across multiple sites. You will develop commodity strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost reductions while aligning with engineering, operations and program management from prototype through mass production.

The role requires strong knowledge of fabrication technologies, RFQ/RFP execution, TCO analysis, and cross‑functional leadership, with travel up

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in commodity management, strategic sourcing, supply chain, procurement, or supplier development.
• Strong experience with custom fabricated parts or EMS related manufacturing commodities.
• Experience leading RFQ/RFP processes, supplier negotiations, and commercial agreements.
• Strong analytical and cost modeling skills with the ability to perform TCO and market analysis.
• Knowledge of fabrication technologies, manufacturing processes, materials, lead-times, and supplier capabilities.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and supplier management skills.
• Ability to travel globally based on business needs (up to 50%), including travel to Juárez, Mexico, Asia-Pacific, and North America.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global commodity strategies for metals, plastics, displays, custom transformers, magnetics, and related mechanical/electromechanical components.
• Drive supplier consolidation, dual sourcing, risk mitigation, and long-term supply-chain resiliency initiatives.
• Identify, evaluate, qualify, and develop competitive global suppliers capable of supporting complex BTP manufacturing requirements.
• Establish strategic supplier partnerships focused on pricing, capacity, technology, quality, lead time, and service performance.
• Develop sourcing strategies based on commodity technology, manufacturing capability, geography, capacity, and total cost.
• Lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, and competitive sourcing activities across assigned commodities.
• Perform detailed quote analysis, should-cost modeling, supplier benchmarking, and total-cost-of-ownership analysis.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, rebates, tooling, NRE, MOQ, lead times, inventory programs, and commercial agreements.
• Drive annual cost reductions, productivity savings, and cost-avoidance initiatives.
• Analyze raw material trends, market conditions, capacity constraints, tariffs, and supply-chain risks to develop mitigation strategies.
• Identify opportunities for design-to-cost, supplier optimization, material substitution, and manufacturing-process improvements.
• Serve as the commodity SME for applicable mechanical and electromechanical manufacturing technologies.
• Partner with Engineering and suppliers on DFM, manufacturability, material selection, tooling, process optimization, and cost reduction.

Skills

Supplier management

RFQ/RFP leadership

Cost modeling

Cross-functional leadership

ERP proficiency

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related technical field

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

NEOTech is seeking a Global Commodity Manager – Mechanical & Electromechanical Components to lead sourcing for custom components across multiple sites. You will develop commodity strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost reductions while aligning with engineering, operations and program management from prototype through mass production.

The role requires strong knowledge of fabrication technologies, RFQ/RFP execution, TCO analysis, and cross‑functional leadership, with travel up