NPD Commodity Manager

Discrete Automation Business Unit, a business unit of Emerson, is the worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of fluid control valves & solutions, and material joining, cutting, sealing & cleaning solutions.

As a New Product Development Commodity Manager, you will engage marketing, sales, engineering, operations, and external suppliers to establish purchased component strategies that achieve business goals passionate about time to market, sustainability, cost, lead time, and risk.

This position achieves executive visibility across the Discrete Automation Business Unit through new product presentations and participation in regular supply chain reviews.

  If you are ready to expand your professional experiences and grow professionally with a thriving organization, we invite you to become a valued member of our team!

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:


* Align globally and cross-functionally to identify, share, and implement consistent best practices, policies, and infrastructure in new product development.


* Develop and own the new product supplier engagement process, including supplier identification, quoting, negotiating, and structuring a supply base for each unique product, family, or solution.


* Work closely with project management and other functions in the new product development process to ensure products can be sourced and manufactured consistently and cost-effectively, and meet higher-level business profitability requirements.


* Drive savings and cost avoidance on material and tooling purchases utilizing Emerson Leverage and effective execution and implementation of negotiations and online bidding.


* Present to company leadership on sourcing strategies implemented for new product releases.


* Evaluate new technologies and practices as they relate to new products to ensure the company stays a leader in design, development, sourcing, and operations.


* Negotiate and manage contract implementation with our suppliers and vendors.


* Enable and facilitate co-development between the company and suppliers.


* The position will mainly support Discrete Automation Business Unit America’s Precision Fluid Control (PFC) business and TopWorx business.
 

Who You Are:

You work across cultures and present creative ways to support new products and solutions.

You experiment with a wide range of existing technologies while applying new and emerging options that can improve interpersonal outcomes.

You analyze multiple and diverse sources of information to define problems accurately before moving to solutions.

You build competitive and breakthrough strategies that show a clear connection between vision and action.

You remain energized and effective when faced with ambiguity and uncertainty.

You think globally and excel at viewing issues on a worldwide basis.

Most meaningfully, you show a tremendous amount of initiative in tough situations and are outstanding at spotting and seizing oppor...