Commodity Manager, Mechanical Commodities

Overview

Tonals Commodity Manager for Mechanical Commodities owns the largest tooled spend in our bill of materials: fabricated metal metal assembly injection molding finishing and hardware. Tonal buys finished assemblies from our contract manufacturer in Guadalajara but we direct this supply base ourselves you select the suppliers negotiate the price own the tooling and hand our CM a directed price to buy at.

The travel expectation for this role is 20-30%.

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute the global category strategy for fabricated metal (stamping machining tube bending weldments extrusion casting) metal assembly injection molding finishing and coatings and fasteners and hardware

• Own Tonals supplier strategy for the category: identify candidates build the landed-cost business case qualify the supplier and manage the transfer

• Lead supplier selection and qualification across North America and Asia and manage ongoing supplier performance through scorecards and business reviews; own the approved vendor list recommendation jointly with Manufacturing Quality

• Negotiate piece price tooling and NRE long-term agreements and payment terms to the lowest total cost of ownership and maintain a rolling cost-down roadmap

• Build should-cost models from first principles material weight against index press or cycle time cavitation secondary operations labor rate overhead and margin and negotiate against them

• Structure and manage index-based pricing for steel aluminum and resin so that cost moves with the market in both directions

• Own tooling as an asset: a complete register of Tonal-owned tools capacity per tool cavitation and press-size decisions second-tool and refurbishment triggers and the capital plan behind them

• Partner with Mechanical Engineering on DFM tolerance and finish specifications and material selection bringing supply and cost reality into design reviews

• Carry dual-source and region coverage for the top 80% of category spend with a tooling strategy that makes a second source real rather than theoretical

• Work with our contract manufacturers metal fabrication and assembly operations in Guadalajara on capacity yield scrap and process cost

• Direct our contract manufacturers purchasing to your negotiated prices and support the quarterly quoted-versus-paid BOM audit

• Support qualification with Manufacturing Quality: APQP PPAP FAI and tool sign-off

• Support new product introduction through quoting tool development timelines and material availability through ramp

• Partner with trade compliance on regional content and duty including USMCA qualification of localized parts

Who You Are

• Bachelors degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering business or a related field

• 710 years of commodity management or sourcing experience covering fabricated metal and/or plastics at a hardware product company or a contract manufacturer

• Deep process knowledge in at least two of: stamping and die tooling CNC machining tube fabrication and welding injection molding and mold tooling or finishing and coatings

• Demonstrated ownership of a tooling portfolio tool builds capital approvals capacity and cavitation decisions and tool transfers between suppliers

• Proven ability to build a bottom-up should-cost model and negotiate against it including index-linked pricing structures

• Experience developing or transferring supply into Mexico or another near-shore region including the landed-cost case that justified it

• Comfortable acting as the commercial owner in a directed-buy model where a contract manufacturer places the purchase orders against prices and suppliers you have chosen

• Able to read a drawing discuss GD&T and finish specifications and hold a technical conversation on a shop floor

• Strong written and verbal communication in English; Spanish is a meaningful advantage

• Experience working across US Mexico Taiwan and China time zones with limited oversight

• Ability to travel approximately 3040% of the time including regular travel to Guadalajara

Extra Credit

• Ran a near-shoring or regional localization program end to end

• Working knowledge of USMCA regional value content and its duty implications

• Mold flow die design or tool-and-die shop-floor background

• MBA or Masters degree in Supply Chain

At Tonal we believe that the unique and varied lived experiences of our teammates contribute to our overall strength. We dont just appreciate differences we celebrate them and we always seek people that represent a wide variety of backgrounds. Were dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and designing employee experiences that contribute to your growth as much as you do to ours. If your experience aligns with what were looking for (even if you dont check every single box) send us your application. We would love to hear from you!

Tonal is committed to meeting the diverse needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner that is consistent with the principles of independence dignity integration and equality of opportunity. Should you have any accommodation requests please reach out to us via our confidential email All requests will be addressed and responded to in accordance with Tonals Accessibility Policy and local legislation.

Required Experience:

Manager