Commodity Manager

Commodity Manager - Full Time The Timken Company - North Canton, OH Apply Now Posted on 05/13/26 (

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OHs5cjOn6g) What Timken makes possible begins with you. Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next. A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our pl and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and t are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Purpose:

Help shape the supply foundation behind high‑performance engineered bearings. This role is a senior individual contributor position with globalmodity strategy ownership and direct execution leadership for North America plant supply for critical raw materials: bearing‑grade steel, wire, and ings. This is a role for someone who can blendmercial excellence with technical credibility, bringing strong metallurgy and ing process knowledge to sourcing decisions that directly impact product performance, manufacturability, supply continuity, and total cost.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Own globalmodity strategies for steel raw material, wire, and ings supporting the Engineered Bearings business. Provide direct sourcing execution leadership for North America plants, ensuring alignment to global strategy and continuity of supply. Lead end‑to‑end sourcing activities, including spend and market analysis, RFx development, bid evaluation, supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, and implementation. Apply metallurgy and bearing‑grade steel knowledge to ensure supplier capabilities and material controls support critical performance and reliability requirements. Leverage working knowledge of ing processes (open‑die, closed‑die, near), tooling considerations, process capability, and cost drivers to inform sourcing strategy and supplier selection. Drive measurable oues through cost ction, cost avoidance, and inflation mitigation, while balancing quality, service, and supply risk. Establish supplier performance expectations and governance; lead corrective actions and continuous improvement with suppliers. Partner cross‑functionally with Engineering, Materials, Operations, Quality, and Finance to align material specifications, supplier capabilities, and sourcing decisions. Monitor global supply markets and develop mitigation plans for capacity constraints, consolidation, and geopolitical risk. Travel Domestic and international travel to supplier locations. Early stages of the role up to 40% of the time

Technical/Functional Skills:

Ability to build credibility and trusted working relationships Understanding of North America plant needs, constraints, and current pain points across steel, wire, and ings Develops a clear working view of bearing‑grade steel, wire, and ing supply markets, including: Key suppliers and capacities Cost drivers and inflation exposure Quality, metallurgical, and ing process risks Strong metallurgy and ing process fluency Ability to identify to evaluate current processes and analyze gaps and risks Aligns globalmodity strategy intent Assessment of supplier strategies Identifies data-backed opportunities Engage suppliers in earlymercial discussions utilizing market intelligence and technical requirements Ability to Highlight short term supply continuity risk and propose mitigation steps Demonstrated experience sourcing steel, wire, and/or ings for engineered products Working knowledge of bearing grade steel requirements and metallurgy fundamentals (steelmaking processes, alloying, cleanliness, heat treatment, CTQs) Working knowledge of ing supplier capability, including process controls, tooling strategy, dimensional capability, scalability, and cost drivers Strong negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder influence skills; ability to lead cross functional decisions without direct authority Direct experience working with steel mills, wire processors, or ing suppliers on process capability, quality improvement, or specification development Experience developing globalmodity strategies and translating them into effective regional execution

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Metallurgy/Materials Science, Supply Chain, Business, or related field with 12 years of relevant work experience Or a Master's degree in Engineering, Metallurgy/Materials Science, Supply Chain, Business, or related field with 10 years of relevant work experience 8+ years of progressive experience in procurement,modity management, or strategic sourcing within a manufacturing environment All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. T will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law. Apply Now State ⌄ Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Gia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories Nunavut Yukon Please mention you saw this job on JobsInLogistics this job: