{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"dda1b410d3482efc7bae8249","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dda1b410d3482efc7bae8249","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dda1b410d3482efc7bae8249","title":"Commodity Manager","description":"Commodity Manager\nIn this position you will be responsible for developing and executing commodity strategies for driving supplier development across multiple commodity categories in support of our business. Establishing contracting and negotiation approaches to ensure timely supply of materials which is beneficial for the company and the supplier is critical. Commodities include commercial off-the-shelf communications equipment and fabricated parts including custom sheet metal, cables and machined parts in support of the company’s product lines and resell side of the business. This is a fast-paced working environment with multiple competing priorities. The successful candidate will know how to coordinate and communicate among the various customer groups to achieve all of the desired purchasing priorities.\nLocation: Portland, OR\nWe Take Care of Our People:\nPaid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan\nI\nInclusive & Supportive Culture\nYour Challenge:\nEstablish a commodity strategy approach to our supply chain efforts, driving effective execution from the suppliers\nCreate and manage a supplier development plan to monitor, measure, and communicate the status of key supplier’s performance in support of our business\nApply strong contracting and negotiation approaches, appropriate for the types and size of suppliers, to ensure continuous material availability needed in support of our customers’ demand\nMaintain advanced knowledge of industry and market dynamics for commodities to drive solutions in advance of our requirements\nCoordinate supplier selection, consolidation, or diversification to confidently meet our needs\nPerform purchasing of parts to support resale and PacStar product line including custom sheet metal, cables and machined parts in support of the company’s proprietary products.\nInitiate RFQs/RFPs, review bids, negotiate terms and pricing for materials\nIdentify and resolve purchasing problems/concerns; follow up to ensure timely and accurate product delivery\nWorks directly with Purchasing Manager and Scheduling & Production teams to strengthen the performance of supply chain\nWorks with Engineering and Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure supplier capabilities and performance is achieving the required level for the supplied materials\nWorks with Supplier Quality Engineering and Engineering to qualify new suppliers.\nWorks with Supplier Quality Engineering and Engineering to perform on going supplier quality audits.\nCommunicates with Manager and Scheduling when there are significant delivery challenges\nCorrespond with suppliers regarding current status of purchase orders\nStrongly coordinates with Purchasing Manager\nEvaluates, maintains and produces periodic reports on supplier performance, supply chain effectiveness and improvements; presents this to management as appropriate\nCommunicate with other departments including sales, production, warehouse and credit/billing\nPerformance requires physical attendance\nEnsure adherence to established government and company policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs and safety standards\nOther duties as assigned\nWhat you bring:\nMin 4+ years’ experience in strategic commodity management with 5+ additional years’ experience with purchasing/scheduling for both commercial off-the-shelf and custom fabricated parts including sheet metal, plastics, cables, and machined parts\nAbility to assess supplier performance and recommend/drive strategies to make improvements\nAbility to implement supplier metrics to objectively evaluate and communicate their performance\nAbility to quickly learn the company’s purchasing and inventory processes and procedures and recommend areas where improvements can be implemented\nExperience with Sage and/or SAP ERP/MRP software systems\nProficiency in Microsoft Office specifically excel\nAbility to work both independently and cooperatively in a cross-functional team and knows when to ask for guidance. Can liaise across departments to solve problems\nAbility to handle multiple priorities and deliver on key deadlines\nAbility to read and interpret mechanical drawings\nAbility to detect/analyze and help resolve problems and report information to appropriate personnel\nAbility to work both independently and in a cross-functional team environment\nKnowledge of procurement rules and regulations\nAbility to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing both internally and externally\nCan do attitude\nStrong written and verbal communication skills\nAccuracy and attention to detail is a must\nMust be able to self-organize workloads and manage all deadlines\nExperience in AS9100 QMS environment is strongly desired\nAPICS/CPM certification desired\nKnowledge of accounting procedures involving procurement and planning preferred\nWho We Are:\nOur Values\nEnvironmental, Social and Governance\nPacific Star Communications, a Curtiss-Wright company, designs, manufactures and integrates hardware and software systems that enable rapid deployment of enterprise-class communications anywhere in the world. Intuitive and wizard-based, IQ-Core Software simplifies setup and enables management of these complex deployed networks by users with limited training. Our systems are used in mission-critical environments including military and disaster recovery - that demand the highest possible levels of quality. Innovation, creativity, and quality are built into our DNA here at PacStar and we look for the same in our employees. In return, we offer a rewarding environment in which our employees can thrive.\n#LI-YH1\nNo unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our\nTalent Acquisition Team\nand have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.\nCompliance Statement\nThis position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.\nCurtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.\nIf you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact\nTalent Acquisition\nand we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.","company":"Curtiss-Wright","rawCompany":"curtisswright","city":"Gladstone","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T09:12:03.271Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-3071.04","title":"Supply Chain Managers","slug":"supply-chain-managers"},{"code":"11-3061.00","title":"Purchasing Managers","slug":"purchasing-managers"},{"code":"13-1023.00","title":"Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products","slug":"purchasing-agents-except-wholesale-retail-and-farm-products"}],"industries":[{"code":"424510","title":"Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers","slug":"grain-and-field-bean-merchant-wholesalers"},{"code":"423840","title":"Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers","slug":"industrial-supplies-merchant-wholesalers"},{"code":"423430","title":"Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers","slug":"computer-and-computer-peripheral-equipment-and-software-merchant-wholesalers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Commodity Manager","description":"Commodity Manager\nIn this position you will be responsible for developing and executing commodity strategies for driving supplier development across multiple commodity categories in support of our business. Establishing contracting and negotiation approaches to ensure timely supply of materials which is beneficial for the company and the supplier is critical. Commodities include commercial off-the-shelf communications equipment and fabricated parts including custom sheet metal, cables and machined parts in support of the company’s product lines and resell side of the business. This is a fast-paced working environment with multiple competing priorities. The successful candidate will know how to coordinate and communicate among the various customer groups to achieve all of the desired purchasing priorities.\nLocation: Portland, OR\nWe Take Care of Our People:\nPaid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan\nI\nInclusive & Supportive Culture\nYour Challenge:\nEstablish a commodity strategy approach to our supply chain efforts, driving effective execution from the suppliers\nCreate and manage a supplier development plan to monitor, measure, and communicate the status of key supplier’s performance in support of our business\nApply strong contracting and negotiation approaches, appropriate for the types and size of suppliers, to ensure continuous material availability needed in support of our customers’ demand\nMaintain advanced knowledge of industry and market dynamics for commodities to drive solutions in advance of our requirements\nCoordinate supplier selection, consolidation, or diversification to confidently meet our needs\nPerform purchasing of parts to support resale and PacStar product line including custom sheet metal, cables and machined parts in support of the company’s proprietary products.\nInitiate RFQs/RFPs, review bids, negotiate terms and pricing for materials\nIdentify and resolve purchasing problems/concerns; follow up to ensure timely and accurate product delivery\nWorks directly with Purchasing Manager and Scheduling & Production teams to strengthen the performance of supply chain\nWorks with Engineering and Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure supplier capabilities and performance is achieving the required level for the supplied materials\nWorks with Supplier Quality Engineering and Engineering to qualify new suppliers.\nWorks with Supplier Quality Engineering and Engineering to perform on going supplier quality audits.\nCommunicates with Manager and Scheduling when there are significant delivery challenges\nCorrespond with suppliers regarding current status of purchase orders\nStrongly coordinates with Purchasing Manager\nEvaluates, maintains and produces periodic reports on supplier performance, supply chain effectiveness and improvements; presents this to management as appropriate\nCommunicate with other departments including sales, production, warehouse and credit/billing\nPerformance requires physical attendance\nEnsure adherence to established government and company policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs and safety standards\nOther duties as assigned\nWhat you bring:\nMin 4+ years’ experience in strategic commodity management with 5+ additional years’ experience with purchasing/scheduling for both commercial off-the-shelf and custom fabricated parts including sheet metal, plastics, cables, and machined parts\nAbility to assess supplier performance and recommend/drive strategies to make improvements\nAbility to implement supplier metrics to objectively evaluate and communicate their performance\nAbility to quickly learn the company’s purchasing and inventory processes and procedures and recommend areas where improvements can be implemented\nExperience with Sage and/or SAP ERP/MRP software systems\nProficiency in Microsoft Office specifically excel\nAbility to work both independently and cooperatively in a cross-functional team and knows when to ask for guidance. Can liaise across departments to solve problems\nAbility to handle multiple priorities and deliver on key deadlines\nAbility to read and interpret mechanical drawings\nAbility to detect/analyze and help resolve problems and report information to appropriate personnel\nAbility to work both independently and in a cross-functional team environment\nKnowledge of procurement rules and regulations\nAbility to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing both internally and externally\nCan do attitude\nStrong written and verbal communication skills\nAccuracy and attention to detail is a must\nMust be able to self-organize workloads and manage all deadlines\nExperience in AS9100 QMS environment is strongly desired\nAPICS/CPM certification desired\nKnowledge of accounting procedures involving procurement and planning preferred\nWho We Are:\nOur Values\nEnvironmental, Social and Governance\nPacific Star Communications, a Curtiss-Wright company, designs, manufactures and integrates hardware and software systems that enable rapid deployment of enterprise-class communications anywhere in the world. Intuitive and wizard-based, IQ-Core Software simplifies setup and enables management of these complex deployed networks by users with limited training. Our systems are used in mission-critical environments including military and disaster recovery - that demand the highest possible levels of quality. Innovation, creativity, and quality are built into our DNA here at PacStar and we look for the same in our employees. In return, we offer a rewarding environment in which our employees can thrive.\n#LI-YH1\nNo unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our\nTalent Acquisition Team\nand have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.\nCompliance Statement\nThis position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.\nCurtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. 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