Commodity Manager

Location: Preferably Ireland / UK / Europe. Hybrid / Remote.

Salary Range: 65K to 85K depending on experience / skills.

Primary Function

Develop, prioritize, and execute short‑term and long‑term commodity strategies that reduce supply chain complexity and achieve continuous material productivity improvements. Identify and develop strategic supply bases for critical components while also reducing overall supply‑chain complexity.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies that achieve quality, delivery, cost, and inventory targets within respective commodities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, fostering collaboration and alignment on risk management strategies.
• Analyze current market conditions, geopolitical environment, and incorporate it into commodity strategies to mitigate supply chain risk.
• Negotiate agreements with suppliers of assigned global commodities ensuring that the best total cost is realized.
• Contracts will include such items as discounts, payment terms, shipping terms, stocking agreements, quality parameters, service requirements, supply‑chain connections, and other items deemed valuable.
• Utilize an 80/20 mindset to establish strategies and identify opportunities to reduce product and supply base complexity for assigned commodities.
• Lead cross‑functional project teams to implement product complexity reduction and improvement.
• Manage global supply base and incorporate supply‑chain management tools to continually improve supplier performance and drive internal efforts to resolve supplier issues.
• Assist product teams in gaining a competitive advantage by incorporating product roadmaps, current market conditions, and new technologies within their commodities. Continually assess and evaluate new suppliers.
• Develop and nurture strong and collaborative relationships with Viking Cedar Falls supply chain and production teams to ensure continuity of supply on critical components and pumps.
• Collaborate with global cross‑functional teams to align resilience strategies with production planning, inventory management, and logistics operations that can be relied on to consistently deliver the I & OP elements of Viking Pump Hygienics SIOP process.
• Implement digital tools and technologies to improve supply‑chain visibility, forecasting, and decision‑making.
• Lead the development and execution of business continuity plans (BCPs) specific to the supply chain, ensuring readiness in the event of disruptions such as natural disasters, global pandemics, or supplier insolvencies.

Education And/Or Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in commodity management in a manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in supply chain development in the industrial and/or hygienic pump segments.
• APICS or CPM certificate preferred.
• Experience in iron/aluminum casting, metal fabrication, machining, electronics, and/or plastics preferred.
• Experience in managing a global supply base preferred.

Other Special Requirements

• Familiarity with sourcing of machined castings, forged parts or machinery preferred.
• Experience with Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) preferred.
• Mechanical and technical aptitudes to understand engineering documents, including blueprints.
• Excellent analytical skills required.

Computer Skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Proficient with Enterprise Resource Planning software.

Work Environment Requirements

• Ability to move within office and manufacturing complex, write by hand and keyboard, and perform general office functions.
• Ability to communicate by speech and hearing via phone and in person.
• Visual acuity needed for close detail work and computer use.
• General manufacturing, warehouse and office environment.
• Travel up to 25% of the time, domestic and international.

Organizational Relationships

• Must have the ability to effectively communicate with customers, suppliers and all levels of company personnel.
• Must be able to work well and cooperate with people at all levels of the organization. Must work closely with Manufacturing, Marketing and Sales, Engineering, and Corporate personnel and act as the primary interface between the Company and its suppliers.

Compensation Information

The expected pay range for this position is 65,000 - 85,000 annually. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other objective job‑related factors. This position may be eligible for a bonus or other incentive plan, as well as other forms of compensation.

Job Family: Operations

Business Unit: BU: FMT Leaders