Commodity Manager - The Toro Company

Who Are We?  

With roots dating back to 1914, The Toro Company was built on a tradition of quality and caring relationships. Today, the company is a leading worldwide provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor environment including turf and landscape maintenance, snow and ice management, underground utility construction, rental and specialty construction, and irrigation and outdoor lighting solutions. Through a strong network of professional distributors, dealers, rental stores and retailers in more than 125 countries, we proudly offer a wide range of products across a family of global brands to help golf courses, professional contractors, underground construction professionals, groundskeepers, agricultural growers, rental companies, government and educational institutions, and homeowners – in addition to many leading sports venues and historic sites around the world.

Your Opportunity:

The Commodity Manager I is a highly visible and impactful sourcing team leader, collaborating with multiple positions both within and outside the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) to help achieve its goals of Operational Excellence and Sustainability. The Commodity Manager I’s major responsibilities are the development, implementation, and execution of Commodity strategies to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO).  The Commodity Manager I will also be responsible for cultivating, managing, and maintaining strategic supplier relationships, as well as implementing and maintaining continuous improvement projects. The Commodity Manager I position is a valuable strategic role within the global sourcing department, contributing significantly to the long-term goals as well as day-to-day operations.

Sponsorship:  

• VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Work Location: 

• The selected candidate may choose their work location, either in in Bloomington, MN Toro's International Corporate Headquarters;  or Ditch Witch Division Headquarters in Perry, OK.   Fully remote is not available at this time. 

• The current team works 3-days on campus, with optional 2-days remote.  

• This role includes travel 10%-20% (both domestic and international) with related expense reporting duties.    

What Will You Do? Key Responsibilities:  

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for: 

• Develop and execute cost reduction strategies to reduce TCO through cross-functional collaborations and supplier negotiations/partnerships.

• Maintain and present Commodity strategy to sourcing leadership.

• Coordinate and implement supply agreements, Long Term Agreements (LTA), Warranty Agreements, and collaborative partnerships.

• Serve as an internal resource and liaison to other areas within the organization regarding supplier capabilities, technologies, market conditions, and business risk/opportunities.

• Manage supplier performance through various metrics such as on-time delivery (OTD), supplier report cards, and quality notifications (QN).

• Lead cost negotiations, payment term discussions, and contract implementations with strategic suppliers.

• Track, report, and reconcile all material price variants (MPV)/purchase price variants (PPV) to ISC and Finance leadership.

• Effectively communicate with internal and external customers on all aspects of Commodity.

• Support escalation process by engaging suppliers as well as TTC manufacturing facilities.  

• Develop and implement lean strategies that align with TTC Operational Excellence and Sustainability goals through methods such as KanBan, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), stocking agreements, etc.

• Support TTC Digital Transformation objectives.

• Support multiple areas of the parts procurement process within TTC’s MRP/ERP system.

• Provide direction and support to team regarding Commodity strategy.

• Confidently present to all organization levels within the company.

• Ability to troubleshoot issues of varying complexity as they arise.

• Lead & support various intradepartmental process improvement projects.

What Do You Need?  

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal r