Associate Commodity Manager

At Delta Faucet, we are committed to transforming everyday experiences with water through innovative products and exceptional service. As a leader in the plumbing industry, we take pride in our dedication to quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our mission to create solutions that inspire and elevate the lives of all our customers. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us on this journey toward inclusivity and excellence.

Your Role at Delta Faucet

The Associate Commodity Manager supports the development and execution of commodity and supplier strategies in partnership with cross-functional teams. This role assists in managing supplier relationships, monitoring supplier performance, and supporting sourcing initiatives that help achieve cost, quality, delivery, and service objectives. The Associate Commodity Manager develops knowledge of assigned commodities, suppliers, and market dynamics while building foundational procurement and supply chain expertise. In this role, you will be encouraged to think creatively, contribute new ideas, and develop an understanding of the global supply base and commodity cost drivers.

Responsibilities

In this position, you will support sourcing strategies and supplier management activities that contribute to best-in-class service, cost, quality, and working capital performance.

• Support the development and execution of commodity objectives, sourcing strategies, and supplier initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including quality, value management, engineering, marketing, operations, and finance to support alignment and execution of action plans.
• Assist with cost reduction and continuous improvement initiatives through activities such as supplier benchmarking, value management, bidding events, and process improvement efforts.
• Support RFQ activities for new product development (NPD) and engineering changes, including supplier communications, quote analysis, and documentation.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics including on-time shipping and delivery (OTS/D), rejected parts per million (RPPM), lead time, PPAP approvals, and overall supplier performance.
• Assist with supplier relationship management and support supplier performance improvement activities.
• Support cross-functional supply chain and sourcing projects as assigned.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, procurement procedures, and department standard work.
• Participate in special projects, stretch assignments, management requests, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Commodity Managers and other team members to build procurement knowledge, business process understanding, and professional development.
• Travel to Indianapolis for training, supplier visits, and business meetings as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Internship, co-op, or professional experience in purchasing, sourcing, supply chain, operations, manufacturing, or a related business function preferred.
• Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams. Experience with Smartsheet and Power BI is a plus.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail.
• Understanding of continuous improvement concepts such as Lean or Six Sigma is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Interest in developing negotiation, supplier management, and strategic sourcing skills.
• CPSM, APICS, or related certifications are a plus.
• Travel required: up to 10% domestic travel and occasional international travel as business needs require.

Why Join Us?

At Delta Faucet Company, our people are our greatest assets. We value different perspectives and fostering an inclusive environment. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of our brand, working alongside passionate professionals committed to excellence and innovation. Join us to lead progressive growth and make a significant impact within a leading organization.

Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Culture: Recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal opportunities to work on projects cross-company.
• Social Impact: Four employee-led and self-directed Business Resource Groups; Paid volunteer day annually; Employees share their time, skills and talent with charities and nonprofit organizations across the U.S. and around the globe.

Company: Delta Faucet Company

Delta Faucet Company (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position . The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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