The Commodity Manager is a strategic sourcing professional responsible for developing enterprise-wide commodity strategies for direct materials that support Rockwell Automation's Integrated Supply Chain. You will oversee supplier and commodity strategies end-to-end, guide cost optimization, supply continuity, quality, risk mitigation, and business growth. You will influence partners, lead supplier negotiations and sourcing projects with a high level of autonomy. This is an individual contributor position reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Manager and is working hybrid in either Milwaukee, WI or Mayfield Heights, OH.
Your Responsibilities:- Develop commodity strategies in consideration of business and ISC priorities.
- Lead sourcing events, supplier negotiations, and contracting decisions.
- Manage supplier performance and continuous improvement plans (quality, delivery, cost).
- Partner with PLM, Engineering, Quality, and Operations to support NPI and lifecycle management.
- Ensure compliance and adoption of sourcing strategies across partners.
- Monitor market conditions, cost drivers, and supply risks.
- Lead complex, multi-region sourcing strategies with enterprise-level impact.
- Guide cost modeling, cost transparency, and long-term productivity projects.
- Influence executive partners on trade-offs across cost, risk, and speed.
- Develop supply risk mitigation strategies, including dual sourcing and capacity assurance.
- Shape and improve the global supply base and lead strategic supplier partnerships.
- Build risk mitigation strategies (dual sourcing, capacity assurance, geopolitical risk).
- Lead strategic supplier partnerships, including executive-level reviews and negotiations.
The Essentials - You Will Have:- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience.
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
- The ability to travel 25% of the time.
The Preferred - You Might Also Have:- Typically requires 8 years of related experience.
- 5+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or operations.
- Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or technical discipline.
- Experience building commodity strategies end-to-end.
- Delivered quantifiable cost and performance outcomes.
- Experienced in managing complex/global supplier networks.
- Experience influencing senior partners and cross-functional leaders
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
- Knowledge of electronic/electro-mechanical/mechanical commodities or engineered products.
- Managed suppliers and performed sourcing strategies.
- Experience working in a high-mix and low-volume business within in industrial automation market segment.
- Recent experience working with data center demand and associated market disruptions.
- Experience working with departments and manufacturing plants located globally in different time zones.
What We Offer:- Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401k
- Paid Time off
- Parental and Caregiver Leave
- Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
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At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.
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