We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.
Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.
The Clean Energy Systems (CES) Division is growing rapidly and moving forward in production scaling of our residential energy solutions. We are looking for a skilled Sr. Commodity Manager in the Contract Manufacturing discipline to help in developing the supply chain to manage the increase in volume and production via the introduction of new contract manufacturers. You will be key in sourcing and developing qualified and cost-effective contract manufacturers to support our growth.
This is a remote position that reports into the Director of Strategic Sourcing and New Product Development.
Responsibilities
+ Lead commodity strategy for systems with an emphasis on both electronic and mechanical components within the contract manufacturing environment.
+ Work collaboratively with internal teams on sourcing strategy, market analysis and conducting trade-off analysis reviews and supplier roadmaps with engineers.
+ Evaluate, assess, develop, and manage supply base to enable prototype deployment from new product development, introduction to scalable production for electro-mechanical systems.
+ Provide insights on industry best in class technology and manufacturing options with optimized supply chain set-up for total cost ownership.
+ Negotiate and source alternative suppliers for electronic components purchases and miscellaneous mechanical requirements as needed.
+ Analyze supplier spend, capacity and develop overall supplier negotiation and engagement strategies.
+ Develop and align commodity strategies with custom silicon & EE commodity, mechanical commodity, printed circuited boards team, and manage relationships with internal and external manufacturer and distribution partners.
+ Be the “go to” resource for Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and New Product Introduction teams when determining best value suppliers, NPI sourcing plans, make vs. buy, should cost, buy complete strategies, and lead times, etc.
+ Build crossed functional teams and champion continuous improvement initiatives for cost, quality, and delivery.
+ Champion value-add and value engineering projects to improve part quality an