Global Commodity Manager, Mechanical & Fabrication

This portfolio carries the broadest supplier base and many of the parts that determine whether a build ships. The GCM operates as the single point of accountability for these commodities across all ONE programs, with full delegated authority to make sourcing, commercial and expediting decisions within established procurement limits, and is expected to operate autonomously, shift priorities on notice and find the path to clear builds.

This is a senior individual contributor role with no direct reports, built for an experienced defense or aerospace supply chain professional who wants direct, hands-on ownership of a commodity portfolio and its results, without the overhead of managing a team.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS & EEO:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

An individual must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to disability or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

The GCM ensures every action in the portfolio complies with applicable FAR, DFARS, prime contract flow-downs, specialty metals and domestic sourcing, cybersecurity and export-control requirements, and partners closely with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Program Management, Finance, Contracts and Export Compliance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Commodity Strategy & Strategic Sourcing

• Develop and execute multi-year commodity strategies for bus bars, machined and fabricated structures, plastics and hardware aligned to program requirements, production rates and cost targets.
• Build a responsive supply base for quick-turn prototype and production work; identify, qualify and develop machining, fabrication, welding, plating, anodizing, coating and molding suppliers, and move work between them when cost, quality or capacity require it.
• Establish dual and multi-source strategies for critical and single-source parts; lead supplier transitions, consolidations and exits.
• Own tooling strategy, tooling ownership terms and tool-transfer planning; provide make/buy input on in-house versus outsourced machining.

Government Procurement & Compliance

• Identify applicable prime contract clauses and incorporate mandatory FAR/DFARS flow-downs into every purchase order and subcontract in the portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with DFARS specialty metals restrictions, Buy American and other domestic sourcing requirements, including material certifications and country-of-origin documentation.
• Verify supplier CMMC/NIST SP 800-171 posture before releasing CUI or export-controlled drawings; partner with Export Compliance on ITAR/EAR.
• Execute DPAS-rated orders and maintain complete, audit-ready procurement files supporting competition, source selection, sole-source justification and price reasonableness.

Cost, Pricing & Proposal Support

• Develop RFQs, statements of work and drawing packages; build should-cost models covering material, machine time, processing, finishing and tooling.
• Negotiate pricing, tooling, payment, warranty, quality, delivery and liability terms; establish LTAs, blanket orders and metal-index pricing mechanisms where appropriate.
• Obtain compliant supplier quotations and develop sourcing assumptions for government RFIs, RFPs and contract modifications.
• Monitor purchase price variance and material cost performance against program budgets; drive DFM, value-engineering and cost-reduction initiatives.

Program Execution & Material Readiness

• Own material availability for the portfolio from requisition to dock, aligned to program milestones, prototype builds, testing, qualification and production schedules.
• Manage multi-step supply chains end to end (for example, blank, machine, plate or anodize, coat and inspect across several suppliers) with clear hand-offs and dates at every step; source finishing and coating suppliers directly when part suppliers do not provide them.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing on in-house machining capacity and raw-material availability for make parts.
• Implement kanban, VMI and blanket agreements for catalog hardware and process materials.
• Report procurement status, material readiness, supplier risk and required executive actions in program reviews.

Supplier Performance & Quality

• Establish supplier scorecards and lead quarterly business reviews with strategic and critical suppliers.
• Partner with Quality on first-article inspection (AS9102), PPAP, special-process controls and supplier corrective actions.
• Partner with Engineering on specification, tolerance and design changes that improve cost, lead time and manufacturability.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Operations or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive strategic sourcing, commodity management, procurement or subcontract management experience.
• 5+ years of commodity management in machined, fabricated, welded, plated or molded parts.
• Working knowledge of machining, welding, sheet metal, plating, anodizing, coating and finishing, and injection molding processes and their cost drivers; ability to read engineering drawings, GD&T and finish specifications.
• Demonstrated cradle-to-grave ownership of a commodity portfolio, from sourcing strategy, RFQ and negotiation through award, PO/subcontract administration, delivery and closeout, with minimal oversight.
• Experience supporting U.S. government, Department of Defense or defense-prime programs, with working knowledge of FAR/DFARS procurement requirements and mandatory flow-downs.
• Proven cost and price analysis capability, including should-cost models, cost breakdowns, total cost of ownership and documented price reasonableness.
• Track record of re-prioritizing on short notice and recovering material shortages to protect build, test and delivery commitments.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, written and executive presentation skills.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred) and advanced Excel.

Preferred

• Experience with high-current bus bars, subsea or pressure-rated enclosures, or marine-grade materials.
• Familiarity with AS9100, AS9102, PPAP, NADCAP special-process requirements (including chemical processing and coatings), MIL-A-8625 anodizing and MIL-DTL-5541 conversion coating specifications, and DFARS specialty metals compliance.
• Senior individual contributor or first-line manager experience in procurement, subcontracts or commodity management at a defense prime or Tier 1 defense supplier; or comparable experience in automotive, aerospace, battery or energy storage manufacturing.
• Experience supporting DoD programs from proposal through prototype, qualification, low-rate initial production and full-rate production.
• Understanding of what it takes to establish and maintain a government-compliant purchasing system, and experience supporting DCMA, DCAA, CPSR or customer audits.
• Knowledge of CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, CUI handling requirements and DFARS cybersecurity clauses as applied to suppliers.
• Knowledge of ITAR and EAR requirements, Buy American, specialty metals and other domestic sourcing requirements.
• Experience with long-term agreements, capacity reservations, index-based pricing and multi-year sourcing awards.
• CFCM, CPCM, CPSM, CPSD or equivalent professional certification.

Additional Requirements

Due to the nature of ONE's government and defense-related business, this position requires access to export-controlled information. Candidates must be a U.S. person and able to satisfy applicable requirements for access to controlled information.

The position may also require eligibility to access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), government systems, customer facilities, or other restricted information based on program requirements. Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance is preferred.