Commodity Manager

Champion Aerospace LLC

Job Description

Job Title: Commodity Manager

Department: Materials

Reports To: Purchasing Manager

Shift/Schedule: Office Hours

As a Commodity Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient procurement and management of assigned commodities/product lines to meet company objectives and customer requirements. Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you will contribute to the overall supply chain strategy by managing/developing supplier relationships, optimizing procurement processes, and driving continuous improvement. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will be expected to think proactively, act with a sense of urgency, and foster strong cross-functional collaboration to enhance operational performance and create value for the business by aggressively pursuing productivity opportunities.

• Think and Act Like an Owner: Take responsibility for procurement and materials management functions for assigned commodities, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
• Foster a Collective Sense of Purpose: Promote a shared vision within the supply chain team to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• High-Performance Expectations: Set and meet procurement targets to ensure optimal material flow and cost control.
• Sense of Urgency: Ensure the timely procurement and availability of materials to support production schedules and customer commitments.
• Deal Openly and Fairly with People: Build and maintain transparent relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Accountability: Own key procurement and supplier management responsibilities, ensuring timely and quality deliveries.
• Empowerment: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, providing insights and recommendations to drive supply chain improvements.
• Bias for Action: Identify and mitigate supply risks, resolve material shortages, and execute proactive problem-solving.
• Open and Honest Communication: Foster transparency by proactively sharing relevant information, actively listening to stakeholders, and addressing challenges with clarity and integrity.

• Supplier Relationship Management: Develop and manage strong relationships with key suppliers, ensuring quality, cost, and delivery requirements are met.
• Procurement Execution: Issue purchase orders, monitor delivery schedules, expedite or defer orders as needed, and support production planning.
• Inventory Management: Utilize material scheduling techniques to optimize inventory levels while ensuring production continuity.
• Cost and Value Optimization: Identify and implement strategic initiatives to drive cost savings and efficiency improvements for assigned commodities.
• Supplier Development: Identify and onboard new or alternative suppliers to strengthen the supply base and mitigate risks.
• Supplier Performance Monitoring: Track supplier key performance indicators (KPIs), address performance issues, and drive continuous improvement.
• Production Support: Lead weekly production meetings to align material requirements with the production schedule and ensure timely availability of materials.
• Compliance and Quality Support: Assist in supplier audits, manage corrective actions, and coordinate the return of non-conforming products.
• New Product Introduction (NPI): Support material requirements for engineering projects, source prototypes, and provide accurate cost and lead-time estimates.
• Risk Management: Monitor diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS), proactively addressing potential disruptions.

• A. or B.S. in Business, Supply Chain/Logistics, Engineering, or a related field.

The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other duties assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.