Commodity Manager (Fabrication)

About Us:

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc. has helped customers Move The World Forward for more than 100 years as a technology-driven forklift manufacturer. In addition to being a forklift manufacturer, we are also a total solutions provider offering scalable products and services from material handling and automation to extensive fleet support.

About the role:

Overall responsibility for the strategic sourcing of materials to support procurement requirements through source selection, supplier relationships, cost reduction negotiation, delivery and quality performance.  This includes managing the issuing of RFQ's, quote analysis, supplier selection, and conducting market studies of commodity items.  Coordinate activities with material planning to minimize supply chain interruptions.  Manage New Product Program projects to ensure good communication and minimal delays to the product introduction process.  Take a leadership role in all facets of the supply chain, including transportation, quality, engineering among other functions. 

What you will do:

• Sourcing: Responsible for the strategic sourcing of material in assigned commodities to support procurement requirements through source selection, supplier relationships, cost reduction negotiation, delivery and quality performance.  This includes issuing requests for quotes (RFQ), analyzing quotes, supplier selection, and conducting market studies of commodity items.
• Supplier Development: Visit current and candidate suppliers to perform on site assessments.   Identify and develop change/improvement strategies as needed.   Develop and maintain solid relationships that supports company objectives.  Works quickly to identify and fix quality issues that occur as well as works quickly to "fix" or replace those suppliers that cannot maintain quality, price or deliveries.
• Cost Down & Localization: Continually develop new projects for cost reduction, actively challenge price increases from suppliers and manage the implementation of the cost down to maximize savings while minimizing transition risk.  Develop a localization plan for your commodities that supports Logisnext's cost structure, minimizes risk and reduces overall lead times.
• New Product Program (NPP) and Engineering Changes:  Manage parts for new projects to ensure good communication and minimal delays to the product introduction process.  Manage changes to current production parts to ensure efficient and cost effective transition.
• Teamwork: Work with Engineering, quality, service engineering, material planning, legal counsel, and suppliers to pro-actively resolve sourcing and quality issues.   Work closely with the Material Planner to develop a strong relationship that coordinates supplier development activities, minimizes supply disruptions and allows for quick/effective reactions to potential issues.
• Processes and Procedures: Ensures that the purchasing guidelines/practices are followed.  Maintains complete and accurate records, including supplier documentation, quote maintenance, effective cost analysis, minimized invoice grief.  Follows processes such as localization, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), PHO (Part Hand Off), EO (Engineering Order), NPP, Cost tracking, Cost roll, etc.. to achieve both project and corporate goals but also maintains appropriate controls.

When & Where:

Hybrid work environment with standard 40 hour work week.  Travel up to 20%.

What you need to have:

• 7 to 10 years of relevant experience
• Effective negotiation skills.
• Strong logical, objective, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Prioritizes customer satisfaction in all business-decision making.
• Communicates clearly in both writing and speaking.
• Takes initiative to develop trusting relationships with teammates, internal customers, and vendors.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Computer and software skills.
• Ability to manage multiple high priority projects in an organized and efficient manner.

What would be nice to have:

• Bachelor's degree may be substituted with significant work experience.
• Previous experience creating strategies for purchasing materials
• Relevant knowledge of contracts, quality systems, lean manufacturing process, project management
• CPSM, APICS, or relevant supply chain certification
• Industrial equipment manufacturing experience
• SAP, BPCS, AX, or other relevant ERP experience
• Familiar with hydraulics, electronics, machining, fabrication, castings, fasteners, raw material, and/or other relevant commodities.

What we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
• Profit Sharing Opportunities
• Flexible Spending and HSA Accounts
• 401k with automatic company contribution and company match
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life, Dependent Life, and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (Includes 6-8 weeks of maternity leave and 5 days of paternity leave)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• On-site fitness center (Houston)
• On-the-job training and development

The pay for this position ranges from $72,114 to $102,338 annually. The specific salary for a successful candidate will depend upon, among other legitimate factors, education, training, and/or experience.

To be considered for this role, all applicants must submit a full and complete application through our careers page.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party vendors. Any unsolicited resumes from a third party will become the property of the company to use at the company’s discretion, with the understanding that Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, Inc. will not be billed a fee for any such resumes. If a company is designated as an approved vendor, then said company can only provide assistance on those positions requested via a formal written agreement of support.