Commodity Manager - New Product Development

Commodity Manager for New Product Development responsible for sourcing components, assemblies, and tooling to support NPD/cost-reduction/supply-improvement projects. Manages purchasing activities for initial phases of new product qualification and introduction, serves as Project Manager for purchasing and supplier activity across Milwaukee Tool facilities in North America, and drives cost and term optimization through RFP/RFQ processes, cost breakdown analyses, and cross-functional collaboration with engineers, finance, supplier quality, manufacturing, and suppliers. Includes travel to supplier or production facilities during critical part sample runs and promotes continuous improvement and supplier development in global sourcing.