Global Commodity Manager - Copper Alloys, Stainless Steel & C-Parts

Commodity Scope: Copper Alloys, Stainless Steel, C-Parts

Key Responsibilities

• develop and implement global commodity strategies covering cost competitiveness, quality, supply security, technology and sustainability
• lead global sourcing activities, including supplier selection, RFQ, supplier nomination, negotiations and commercial agreements
• drive cost reduction, cost avoidance and value engineering initiatives to achieve annual procurement targets
• monitor global metal markets, raw material prices, supplier capacity, industry trends and market dynamics, and proactively identify risks and opportunities
• manage and develop strategic suppliers, including supplier performance, capacity, quality, risk management and long-term cooperation
• optimize the global supplier base through supplier consolidation, localization, dual sourcing and benchmarking
• work closely with Engineering, R&D, Quality, Operations, Finance and regional Purchasing teams to optimize specifications, costs and sourcing concepts
• drive material standardization, specification optimization and value engineering for copper alloys, stainless steel and C-parts
• support new product development and industrialization projects, ensuring early procurement involvement and competitive sourcing solutions
• ensure alignment between global commodity strategy and regional purchasing activities, and monitor key procurement KPIs including savings, supplier performance and supply risks

Requirements

• bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Materials Science or a related field
• several years of experience in strategic procurement, commodity management or sourcing, preferably in an international manufacturing environment
• solid knowledge of copper alloys, stainless steel, metal processing and C-parts
• proven experience in international supplier management, sourcing and complex commercial negotiations
• good understanding of metal markets, manufacturing processes, cost structures and raw material price mechanisms
• strong analytical, strategic and commercial skills with a result-oriented mindset
• excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively in a global, cross-functional organization
• fluent English; Czech language and/or other languages are a plus

Our Benefits

• 5 weeks of vacation per calendar year
• annual contribution to the Benefit plus program
• rewards for work jubilee
• discounted offers for employees
• company canteen/e-meal vouchers
• Multisport card
• possibility to work from home
• flexible working hours
• volunteer day, social and cultural events
• possible place of work: Prague, Brno, Mohelnice, Frenštát pod Radhoštěm