Senior Manager, Capital & Tooling

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

Position: Sr Commodity Manager (SCM) – Capital and ToolingPosition Overview:  Manage global and/or regional commodity. Identify and engage with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, and quality) to capture category requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality. Responsible for developing & executing detailed commodity strategy. Conduct or support negotiations and supplier selection.  Responsible for management of strategic supplier relationships through formal Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process and accountable for monitoring supplier risk across all responsible categories.  Support region/sector NPD Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs and strategy development.

Responsibilities:

• Lead commodity stakeholders to develop and execute comprehensive commodity (Capital & Tooling) strategies that exceed both short term and long term objectives
  • Accountable for execution of sourcing projects including RFx, continuous improvement, consolidation, etc.
  • Responsible for defining negotiations strategy including supplier profiles, commercial negotiations targets, defining switching costs, and building Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Develop and Implement standard Capital and Tooling processes driving utilization of BOS standard work
• Align with SBU  stakeholders to incorporate commodity (Capital & Tooling) strategies into NPD process while gaining leadership support
• Identify and Partner with AME, Engineering & Procurement stakeholders to ensure delivery of Capital and Tooling programs including support of annual AOP process
• Accountable for commercial negotiations and supplier selections within commodities
• Responsible for management of strategic suppliers through formal Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process to improve supplier performance metrics including quality, delivery, productivity, and innovation
• Engage with NPD Procurement teams to support new product development (NPD) and new technology introduction (NTI), through preferred supplier and SRM programs
• Accountable for monitoring supplier risk across all responsible commodities (Capital & Tooling)  while developing and maintaining detailed mitigation plans for critical tools and at-risk suppliers
• Present comprehensive commodity (Capital & Tooling) strategies during Commodity Reviews (QCR)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field
• 5 to 10 years experience Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations,
• 3+ years experience in  tooling management preferable with an equipment provider in the industrial mfg segment
• Demonstrated competence in assessment, negotiation and selection of suppliers
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience coordinating, facilitating discussions, consultation and conflict resolution skills
• Professional communication; both verbal and written are required.
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Key Competencies:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Supply Chain Acumen – Oversees development and execution of strategies/playbooks for assigned capital & tooling categories, drives utilization of common BOS tools & processes to achieve optimal IR results that are Quality, Delivery, Price and Service balanced and corporate/governmental compliant.
• Project Management – Reviews and approves teams’ project plans, oversees project execution, balances projects between short and long-term focus, secures alignment with cross-functional partners.  Manage prioritization of team resources.
• Global Business Thinking/Strategizing-Demonstrates deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets and technology, builds this knowledge into strategies/playbooks, develops teams capabilities & talent.
• Problem Solving—Identifies/anticipates potential problems, supports root cause analysis, evaluates robustness of corrective action plan and oversees plan implementation.
• Relationship Management – Creates collaborative environment with cross-functional partners, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, builds/maintains relationship with industry peers and suppliers.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.