Global Commodity Manager Power Supplies

HPE•Aguadilla, PR

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Commodity Manager is responsible for creating and executing worldwide commodity strategies and implementing procurement strategies, policies, and tactics to achieve company objectives. The role leads supplier sourcing and works closely with HPE engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and business units to optimize technology, quality, cost, and delivery. It provides recognized expertise across power commodities, including power supplies, and leads complex, cross-division initiatives that support long-term organizational goals. The position exercises independent judgment, develops strategy and functional direction, and provides mentoring and guidance, but does not manage employees as its primary job function. The role manages sustaining business for power supplies and drives value engineering and geographic diversification projects. It conducts commercial and program management activities, develops supplier strategies, negotiates agreements and pricing, and coordinates global and regional experts to deliver sourcing strategies. The position is hybrid, with an average requirement of two days per week in an HPE office.

Requirements

First-level university degree or equivalent experience.
At least 10 years of sourcing, manufacturing, or engineering experience.
Global procurement experience.
Experience working across multiple programs, products, teams, and commodities.
Mastery of English and the local language.
Direct sourcing or manufacturing experience in mechanical commodities.
Experience managing suppliers or sourcing power supplies in networking or similar industries.
Advanced analytical and technical aptitude.
Strong business application skills.
Advanced communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to drive and complete cross-functional project initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Advanced university degree.
A master's degree in supply chain or industrial studies, or an MBA, together with 10+ years of power commodity management experience.
Manufacturing or management experience in the telecom/networking sector.
Experience creating and managing contracts.
Strong knowledge of power solutions as applied to networking equipment.

Responsibilities

Create and execute worldwide commodity strategies and implement procurement strategies, policies, and tactics.
Provide expertise across power commodities by assessing internal business needs and external industry and technology trends.
Manage sustaining business for power supplies and lead value engineering and geographic diversification projects.
Execute commercial and program management activities, including statements of work, contracts, second-source qualifications, and value engineering projects.
Monitor and analyze commodities, suppliers, delivery solutions, processes, technology linkages, and key metrics to improve efficiency and achieve strategic objectives.
Align with technology sourcing managers to define supplier strategies and selection criteria, select the supply base, and manage preferred supplier lists and approved vendor lists.
Negotiate and execute nondisclosure agreements, master purchase agreements, statements of work, and joint development agreements.
Scorecard suppliers and lead business reviews with HPE and supplier executives.
Lead annual negotiations, including executive participation as needed, to achieve annual cost reductions.
Identify sourcing opportunities and negotiate competitive pricing and terms.
Define cost drivers, develop cost models, and establish should-cost targets.
Drive value engineering and design-for-value activities with cross-functional teams.
Assess market pricing and competitive dynamics and communicate market intelligence to stakeholders.
Coordinate global and regional experts to deliver strategies.
Lead large cross-division functional teams or projects and provide mentoring and guidance to lower-level employees.