Commodity Manager, Mechanical Commodities

• Develop and execute the global category strategy for fabricated metal, metal assembly, injection molding, finishing and coatings, and fasteners and hardware
• Own Tonal's supplier strategy: identify candidates, build landed-cost business cases, qualify suppliers, and manage transfers
• Lead supplier selection and qualification across North America and Asia
• Manage supplier performance through scorecards and business reviews
• Own approved vendor list recommendations jointly with Manufacturing Quality
• Negotiate piece price, tooling and NRE, long-term agreements, and payment terms
• Maintain a rolling cost-down roadmap
• Build should-cost models and negotiate against them
• Structure and manage index-based pricing for steel, aluminum, and resin
• Own Tonal tooling assets, registers, capacity, cavitation, press-size decisions, second-tool/refurbishment triggers, and capital plans
• Partner with Mechanical Engineering on DFM, tolerances, finish specifications, and material selection
• Maintain dual-source and regional coverage for the top 80% of category spend
• Work with the contract manufacturer in Guadalajara on capacity, yield, scrap, and process cost
• Direct contract-manufacturer purchasing to negotiated prices and support quarterly quoted-versus-paid BOM audits
• Support APQP, PPAP, FAI, and tool sign-off with Manufacturing Quality
• Support new product introduction through quoting, tooling timelines, and material availability through ramp
• Partner with trade compliance on regional content, duty, and USMCA qualification of localized parts

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering, business, or a related field
• 7–10 years of commodity management or sourcing experience covering fabricated metal and/or plastics, at a hardware product company or a contract manufacturer
• Deep process knowledge in at least two of: stamping and die tooling, CNC machining, tube fabrication and welding, injection molding and mold tooling, or finishing and coatings
• Demonstrated ownership of a tooling portfolio — tool builds, capital approvals, capacity and cavitation decisions, and tool transfers between suppliers
• Proven ability to build a bottom-up should-cost model and negotiate against it, including index-linked pricing structures
• Experience developing or transferring supply into Mexico or another near-shore region, including the landed-cost case that justified it
• Comfortable acting as the commercial owner in a directed-buy model
• Able to read a drawing, discuss GD&T and finish specifications, and hold a technical conversation on a shop floor
• Strong written and verbal communication in English; Spanish is a meaningful advantage
• Experience working across US, Mexico, Taiwan and China time zones with limited oversight
• Ability to travel approximately 30–40% of the time, including regular travel to Guadalajara
• Working knowledge of USMCA regional value content and its duty implications is extra credit
• Mold flow, die design, or tool-and-die shop-floor background is extra credit
• MBA or Master's degree in Supply Chain is extra credit

Demonstrates expertise in commodity management and sourcing, particularly in fabricated metal and plastics, with a strong focus on supplier qualification, cost modeling, and negotiation. Proficient in managing tooling portfolios and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure product quality and compliance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Commodity Management
• Supplier Qualification
• Cost Modeling
• Tooling Portfolio Management
• Negotiation Skills

Hard Skills

• Fabricated Metal Sourcing
• Injection Molding
• CNC Machining
• Die Tooling
• Should-Cost Modeling
• Index-Linked Pricing
• GD&T
• Tool Transfers
• APQP
• PPAP

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Cross-Cultural Collaboration
• Problem Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• MBA or Master's Degree in Supply Chain

Industry Keywords

• Manufacturing Quality
• USMCA Compliance
• Contract Manufacturing
• Regional Coverage
• Landed-Cost Analysis

Tools & Technologies

• Scorecards
• Business Reviews
• Cost-Down Roadmap
• Tooling Assets Management