Global Commodity Manager, Mechanical & Fabrication
ConfidentialThis portfolio carries the broadest supplier base and many of the parts that determine whether a build ships. The GCM operates as the single point of accountability for these commodities across all ONE programs, with full delegated authority to make sourcing, commercial and expediting decisions within established procurement limits, and is expected to operate autonomously, shift priorities on notice and find the path to clear builds. This is a senior individual contributor role with no direct reports, built for an experienced defense or aerospace supply chain professional who wants direct, hands-on ownership of a commodity portfolio and its results, without the overhead of managing a team. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS & EEO: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. An individual must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation. Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to disability or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. The GCM ensures every action in the portfolio complies with applicable FAR, DFARS, prime contract flow-downs, specialty metals and domestic sourcing, cybersecurity and export-control requirements, and partners closely with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Program Management, Finance, Contracts and Export Compliance. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Commodity Strategy & Strategic Sourcing Develop and execute multi-year commodity strategies for bus bars, machined and fabricated structures, plastics and hardware aligned to program requirements, production rates and cost targets. Build a responsive supply base for quick-turn prototype and production work; identify, qualify and develop machining, fabrication, welding, plating, anodizing, coating and molding suppliers, and move work between them when cost, quality or capacity require it. Establish dual and multi-source strategies for critical and single-source parts; lead supplier transitions, consolidations and exits. Own tooling strategy, tooling ownership terms and tool-transfer planning; provide make/buy input on in-house versus outsourced machining. Government Procurement & Compliance Identify applicable prime contract clauses and incorporate mandatory FAR/DFARS flow-downs into every purchase order and subcontract in the portfolio. Ensure compliance with DFARS specialty metals restrictions, Buy American and other domestic sourcing requirements, including material certifications and country-of-origin documentation. Verify supplier CMMC/NIST SP 800-171 posture before releasing CUI or export-controlled drawings; partner with Export Compliance on ITAR/EAR. Execute DPAS-rated orders and maintain complete, audit-ready procurement files supporting competition, source selection, sole-source justification and price reasonableness. Cost, Pricing & Proposal Support Develop RFQs, statements of work and drawing packages; build should-cost models covering material, machine time, processing, finishing and tooling. Negotiate pricing, tooling, payment, warranty, quality, delivery and liability terms; establish LTAs, blanket orders and metal-index pricing mechanisms where appropriate. Obtain compliant supplier quotations and develop sourcing assumptions for government RFIs, RFPs and contract modifications. Monitor purchase price variance and material cost performance against program budgets; drive DFM, value-engineering and cost-reduction initiatives. Program Execution & Material Readiness Own material availability for the portfolio from requisition to dock, aligned to program milestones, prototype builds, testing, qualification and production schedules. Manage multi-step supply chains end to end (for example, blank, machine, plate or anodize, coat and i…