Commodity Manager

Commodity Manager - Mechanical

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

We are recruiting a Commodity Manager to join our Procurement team at Industrial Scientific. Reporting into the Director, Global Procurement, you will be responsible for managing and providing leadership for global spend within the Mechanical parts commodity that includes industrial gases, sensors, plastics, pumps, packaging, and hardware.

You will be responsible for developing and executing commodity strategies to improve cost, productivity, quality, and innovation capabilities within the global supply base. As part of this, you will analyze and manage the company's global commodity spend, assess market conditions, identify opportunities to create value for the company, and align business needs for quality, cost, delivery, and growth.

Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Develop high-efficiency, high-quality domestic and/or global sources of supply for materials and services.
• Manage the supply base through supplier scorecards and quarterly business reviews.
• Manage commodity spend using procurement processes & systems. Focus on price, quality, delivery, innovation, supply chain efficiency & working capital.
• Develop and present commodity strategies, detailed reports, analysis, and sourcing or business-related presentations to staff and management.
• Negotiate, implement, and manage contracts.
• Able to project manage a cross-functional team, including suppliers, to successfully implement a commodity strategy, cost savings initiative, or transition a source of supply.
• Stays current on new processes, techniques and supplier capabilities using continuous improvement tools while ensuring leverage across operating units.
• Use data analytics, industry benchmarking, and strategic sourcing methodologies to build a robust pipeline of PPV/VAVE cost savings initiatives.
• Collaborate with Fortive Commodity Managers to ensure best practices and greatest leverage in procurement, low-cost region sourcing, supplier assessment & management.
• Manage outsourcing and dual-sourcing initiatives within the commodity space.
• Must be able to travel up to 20% to find, develop, and manage domestic and/or global sources of supply.
• Other duties as assigned.

Organizational Alignment

• This role reports directly to the Director, Global Procurement and works very closely with the Material Planning, Supplier Quality, Asia Pacific Operations & Engineering teams.

Qualifications

Skills & Work Traits

• Solid business judgment, including the ability to anticipate the impact of decisions.
• Ability to consult, advise and influence cross-functionally at all levels of the organization.
• Highly analytical, with a clear, logical understanding of problem-solving including Root Cause, Corrective Action, Countermeasures, Problem Solving, and Action Plan development and execution.
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity and change; excel in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to develop financial business cases for strategic decision making.
• Capacity to be a change agent, demonstrating persistence and resilience when faced with challenges.
• Excellent negotiation and conflict management abilities.
• Ability to leverage metrics and other tools to drive supplier performance.
• "Roll-up-the-sleeves" mentality to execute work tasks as needed.

Technical Competencies

• Working knowledge and understanding of ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Oracle ERP is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

Experience

• 5+ years' experience in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a global organization, building and optimizing programs across diverse teams and culture.
• Experience with lean manufacturing in a global operation and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
• Master's in Business Administration (MBA) is a plus.
• ISM certification as CPSM is a plus.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potentialyour ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Industrial Scientific

Industrial Scientific designs and manufactures gas detection products and solutions that protect workers from hazardous conditions around the world. Since our beginnings in 1985, we have pioneered numerous technologies, including the first 3-gas detector, 6-gas detector, wireless gas detector, and even the first gas detector to be included on a NASA space shuttle. Today, we continue to innovate and expand our hardware and software offerings to equip the connected workers of the future. Our latest solutions make it possible to see and respond to hazards in real time, bringing us one step closer to our vision of ending death on the job by 2050.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Bonus or Equity

This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range

The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 76,700.00 - 128,100.00