Commodity Manager

About the Role Senior Director of Commodity Management will lead enterprise-wide commodity strategy, sourcing execution, supplier management, process standardization, and value delivery across critical spend categories. This senior procurement leader operates in a complex industrial environment, builds strong partnerships, leads teams, and delivers measurable business results. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute commodity strategies across boiler maintenance, waste disposal, chemicals and reagents, MRO and supplies, environmental services, engineering services, building services, equipment, and capital project support. Support sourcing needs for waste‑to‑energy power plants, waste processing facilities, and general back‑office operations. Lead supplier selection, negotiations, contract strategy, implementation planning, and supplier transitions where applicable. Deliver savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, risk reduction, service improvement, and total cost‑out opportunities, including usage reduction, scope optimization, demand management, and specification standardization. Manage strategic supplier relationships and drive accountability for cost, safety, quality, service, compliance, responsiveness, and performance. Strengthen procurement governance, competitive bidding discipline, contract compliance, and supplier performance management. Design and improve standardized procurement processes, including sourcing intake, supplier qualification, competitive bidding, negotiation, contracting, purchase requisition, purchase order, contract handoff, and supplier onboarding. Develop procurement policies, procedures, process maps, approval matrices, templates, playbooks, and standard work to improve consistency, compliance, speed, and adoption. Partner with Operations, Finance, Legal, Engineering, Environmental, Technology, and regional teams to embed procurement standards into daily routines, systems, reporting, and change‑management plans. Use spend data, supplier analysis, root‑cause analysis, and performance reporting to define business problems and drive corrective actions. Prepare executive‑level summaries and deep‑dive reports to support decisions, communicate risks, and track business impact. Lead procurement budget and savings reporting for assigned commodities and deliver against financial targets. Apply a lean mindset to simplify processes, eliminate waste, and drive continuous improvement. Lead, coach, and develop commodity managers and sourcing professionals. Drive change management by influencing stakeholders, addressing resistance, and ensuring procurement strategies and process standards are adopted. Communicate assertively and constructively with senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders. Operate effectively under pressure in a fast‑paced, result‑driven environment. All Reworld positions require a candidate’s ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the role while upholding Reworld’s values, including contributing to a safe and inclusive workplace, delivering results through trust, and building breakthrough capabilities. Required Qualifications 20+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or commercial management experience. 10+ years of commodity management, category management, or strategic sourcing leadership experience. 10+ years of people management experience, including leading managers or senior sourcing professionals. Experience with services and equipment related to boilers, maintenance services, MRO, chemicals, reagents, environmental services, engineering services, waste disposal, and/or capital projects. Experience delivering commercial productivity and total cost‑out, including usage reduction, scope reduction, demand management, and process improvement. Experience designing, implementing, or scaling procurement processes, policies, workflows, governance routines, or operating models. Strong knowledge of procurement savings tracking, budget alignment, sourcing pipeline management, and performance reporting. Strong executive communication skills, including concise leadership summaries and detailed analytical reporting. Strong interpersonal skills, assertive communication style, and ability to collaborate across functions, regions, and leadership levels. Ability to lead change, influence stakeholders, and drive adoption of procurement strategies and process standards. Strong negotiation, analytical, financial, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a performance‑driven environment. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred. Experience in utilities, power generation, waste processing, oil and gas, chemicals, environmental services, or other heavy industrial sectors is a plus. Experience supporting capital projects, outage work, boiler maintenance, environmental compliance, or industrial facility operations. Experience improving procurement discipline, process controls, procurement technology, ERP‑enabled workflows, or change‑management programs in a decentralized operating environment. Benefits Medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans. 401(k) plan. Paid parental leave. Paid time off. Paid holidays. Pay Transparency Pay range for the primary location of this position: $180,600.00 – $258,100.00 USD. 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