Commodity Manager-Metals

Core Responsibilities Metal Category Strategy & Ownership Develop and execute sourcing strategies for carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum across manufacturing locations. Evaluate domestic mills, service centers, and processors for capability, capacity, competitiveness, quality, and reliability. Establish primary and secondary sourcing options to reduce supplier concentration and supply disruption risk. Analyze spend, material requirements, and purchasing patterns to identify consolidation, standardization, and sourcing opportunities. Align supplier allocations and sourcing decisions with production requirements, inventory objectives, and market conditions. Maintain a documented category strategy with clear actions, owners, and expected results. Market Intelligence & Business Communication Monitor metal pricing, mill lead times, capacity, availability, alloy surcharges, and relevant raw material and economic indicators. Understand how base prices, conversion charges, freight, processing costs, and surcharges affect TCF’s delivered material cost. Evaluate supplier price changes against market information and negotiated agreements. Identify emerging market shifts and recommend appropriate purchasing, contracting, or inventory actions. Provide regular market updates that explain what is changing, the expected business impact, and recommended actions. Communicate material cost and availability changes to leadership, Buyers, Planning, Finance, and quoting stakeholders in time to support decisions. Supplier Management & Negotiations Own commercial relationships with assigned metal suppliers and establish clear performance expectations. Lead negotiations for pricing, volume commitments, lead times, payment terms, freight, and other commercial conditions. Develop and maintain supply agreements with clear pricing mechanisms, service requirements, and escalation processes. Conduct supplier business reviews covering delivery, quality, capacity, cost, responsiveness, and improvement actions. Lead escalations and corrective actions for recurring delivery, quality, and service issues. Partner with Quality and Engineering on supplier qualification, audits, material discrepancies, and supplier development. Procurement & Cross-Functional Support Partner with Buyers to translate category strategies into consistent purchasing practices. Support day-to-day supply issues and take ownership of supplier escalations requiring commercial or leadership involvement. Work with Planning and Operations to align demand, supplier capacity, replenishment practices, and inventory coverage. Partner with Engineering to evaluate material specifications, alternate sources, and opportunities to improve yield or reduce waste. Support new product introductions through material sourcing, supplier selection, and capacity validation. Coordinate supplier transitions to protect production continuity and manage remaining inventory and commitments. Systems, Analytics & Cost Management Use Epicor, Passport, Power BI, and Excel to analyze spend, purchase prices, receipts, inventory, and supplier performance. Work effectively across two ERP systems and a combination of manual and automated processes. Partner with Buyers and Planning to maintain accurate supplier pricing, lead times, and purchasing parameters. Build cost comparisons that account for material grade, gauge, dimensions, weight, processing, freight, and purchasing units. Track sourcing savings and cost avoidance using documented baselines and Finance-aligned validation methods. Identify data gaps and process limitations, and establish practical controls to support reliable decisions. Continuous Improvement Improve metal purchasing practices across locations while accounting for plant-specific requirements. Identify opportunities to reduce total cost through better material utilization, order quantities, processing arrangements, and supplier performance. Establish consistent category reporting, supplier…

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