Commodity Analyst - Motor, Engine and Drives

Imagine working at the forefront of innovation in fluid-flow technology, with over 1,400 colleagues across the globe, and contributing to a legacy of excellence that spans eight manufacturing facilities on four continents. Armstrong Fluid Technology is more than just a leader in our industry; we are a community of the brightest and most creative minds, driven by a shared mission to engineer the future and safeguard our planet.

As part of our team, you'll be immersed in an environment that fosters growth, creativity, and collaboration. Here, you'll have the opportunity to push boundaries, tackle exciting challenges, and develop cutting-edge solutions that promote energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Every day offers the chance to make a meaningful contribution to a more sustainable future, driving innovations that help lower global carbon footprints. Together, we’re creating a legacy that goes beyond business—one that’s changing the world for the better.

In this role, you will support commodity management across global regions by partnering with Sourcing and Engineering teams to build forward-looking cost models, align quotes with historical pricing, and minimize variance between actual purchase prices and budget targets. You will strengthen risk mitigation processes by incorporating commercial discussions with supplier, market intelligence, and advanced analytics, ensuring robust supplier signals to guide commercial decisions. Regular sourcing reviews will be facilitated to drive cross-functional alignment, improve cost predictability, and enable business agility.

On the supplier side, you will manage sourced commodities by analyzing supplier quotations, monitoring market-driven cost imbalances, and tracking mitigation actions to maintain supply continuity. Collaboration with buyers, suppliers, logistics, and site planners will be critical to achieving quality and delivery targets while balancing total cost of ownership and working capital. Leveraging digital tools such as Pro-Purchaser, ERP (Infor LN) and Power BI, you will enable Bill of Materials (BOM) risk simulations, exception-based decision-making, and automation of reporting to drive continuous improvement in global procurement performance.

Key Accountabilities

Market Intelligence & Risk Monitoring

• Maintain commodity pricing database, market trends, tariffs changes, foreign exchange, and other cost drivers.
• Analys the Cost drivers and predict sourcing risk and strategies to mitigate the risk.
• Maintain the data base for the global regulations coming in Motors, Drives and Engines Space and drive De-risking effort that will help in resilient supply chain.
• Monitor OTD, lead times, allocation risks, lifecycle status.
• Conduct market analysis and develop should-cost models by evaluating commodity trends, raw material costs, labor, overhead, logistics, tariffs, and supplier margins to support price benchmarking, negotiations, and sourcing decisions.
• Support make-versus-buy evaluations and tariff-mitigation initiatives by analyzing total landed costs, supplier capabilities, country of origin, duty exposure, localization opportunities, and alternative sourcing options.

Performance Tracking & Data Analytics

• Maintain Supplier Bid list and drive RFQ for the New product introduction and cost optimisation requirement.
• Maintain commodity spend data, supplier information, pricing records, contracts, and sourcing documentation.
• Track purchase price variance, cost savings, supplier performance, lead times, inventory levels, and supply risks.
• Maintain commodity scorecards and track progress against cost, quality, delivery, and risk-reduction targets.
• Maintain Supplier OTD, analysis of reason for the Actual VS desired. Discuss OTD improvement plan and implement along with cross-functional teams.

Sourcing Strategy & Managerial Support

• Support the Commodity Manager in developing and implementing commodities and sourcing strategies.
• Provide analytical and administrative support to the Commodity Manager for supplier meetings, business reviews, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Conduct scenario-based cost modeling and "what-if" analysis to support the Commodity Manager during contract negotiations and annual strategy refreshes.
• Support contract management by reviewing commercial terms & identifying legal or compliance risks for escalation to the Commodity Manager and Legal team.

• Negotiates, develops, implements, amends and monitors supplier contractual agreements.
• Track contract renewals and renegotiations

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of procurement policies and procedures, monitor compliance with approval requirements and sourcing processes, and maintain proper documentation to support internal controls.
• Support technology and manufacturing footprint migration by coordinating sourcing activities, evaluating supplier capabilities and regional cost impacts, managing material transitions, and minimizing supply, quality, and delivery risks during implementation.
• Prepare clear, data-driven presentations and present commodity performance, sourcing opportunities, cost savings, supply risks, and recommendations to management to support informed decision-making.
• Support development of Motor and drives technology roadmap inline with company product launch roadmap.
• Socut for new and existing supplier to support the motor and drive technology roadmap.

Supplier Operations & Administration

• Sign NDA and Master supply agreement signing process with suppliers
• Assist with supplier qualification, onboarding, and performance review activities.
• Support contract administration, including pricing agreements, payment terms, lead times, inventory commitments, and commercial conditions.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Finance, Quality, and Logistics) to resolve supplier invoice discrepancies, payment delays, and administrative non-compliance issues
• Representing sourcing team in value stream meetings and collaborating with different stakeholders for new product development.
• Support supplier onboarding and ongoing quality management by coordinating supplier quality audits, reviewing quality systems and certifications, monitoring supplier quality performance, and tracking non-conformance reports, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions to ensure compliance with company requirements.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date supplier, pricing, lead-time, sourcing, and material data in the ERP system, and update bills of materials by adding, removing, or revising components as required.
• Conduct VAVE Workshops with the Suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive cost reduction activities
• Maintain database for the cost reduction idea and identify the savings for VAVE.

Strategic Sourcing Best Practices 

• Maintains in-depth and current category knowledge as well as knowledge of strategic sourcing best practices and industry trends.
• Provides category and strategic sourcing subject matter expertise for complex categories and / or geographic areas.
• Develop and maintain benchmarking activity for assigned categories.
• Ensure adherence to Company Policies, Processes and Work Instructions.
• Work closely with Product management, Program Management, Global Supply Chain manager, Suppliers, Distribution Hub, and Logistics Teams to align on material availability, lead times, and replenishment strategies.

What We’re Looking For

To thrive in this role, you should bring:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Operations, Engineering, or related field
• 5–7 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or commodity management support within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in automation of reporting, dashboard creation, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Proven track record in cost breakdown modeling, tracking Purchase Price Variance (PPV), and identifying Bill of Materials (BOM) risks
• Experience driving supply chain digitalization projects and implementing process automation initiatives.
• Familiarity with supplier onboarding processes, contract administration compliance, and tracking supplier scorecard KPIs.

Technical Skills

• ERP Systems: SAP, Infor LNCoupa, SAP Ariba, or equivalent procurement modules.
• Analytics & Reporting: Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools for dashboarding and automation.
• Strong Excel and data modeling skills, including pivot tables, advanced lookups, macros, and financial cost-breakdown formulas
  

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills – Ability to clearly convey plans, updates, and issues across global teams and suppliers.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management – Work effectively with cross-functional teams (buyers, logistics, Planners, production, finance) to drive alignment.
• Analytical Mindset – Use data-driven insights to optimize supply plans and decision-making.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset – Seek opportunities to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

Why Armstrong Fluid Technology?

By joining us, you’ll become part of a global community dedicated to pushing the boundaries of fluid-flow technology while upholding Armstrong's commitment to sustainability. You’ll have endless opportunities to learn, grow, and make a significant impact on the world. Together, we'll build tomorrow’s solutions today.