Purchasing Commodity Manager (Metals)

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for leading the company's strategy and expertise in metal commodity for procurement. This role drives strategic sourcing, market intelligence, cost optimization and risk management to ensure a competitive and resilient supply chain.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain commodity strategies for key metals (eg: Tin, Al, Cu)
• Analyze commodity indices, market trends, supply-demand dynamics and geopolitical developments
• Drive cost improvement and value engineering initiatives
• Develop commodity management tools, playbooks and best practices
• Develop procurement team competencies on procurement fundamentals and strategies
• Maintain commodity dashboards and forecasting tools

Job Requirement:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or Engineering, Finance, Economics, Metallurgy or any other related fields
• Min 5 years of working experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience in procurement with focus in metal-based commodities
• Experience with commodity index-based pricing models
• Understanding of global metal markets (eg: Tin, Cu, Al)
• Knowledge of commodity exchanges and pricing mechanisms (eg: LME; SHFE)
• Ability to interpret market trends, supply-demand fundamentals and price forecast
• Knowledge of price risk management strategies