MRO Commodity Manager - Americas

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

The MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) Commodity Manager for the Americas will be responsible for leading value generation, sourcing, and profitability improvement initiatives of MRO goods and services. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong negotiation skills, an analytical mindset, and the ability to build effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.  Success will be measured on spend addressed, savings achieved, and working capital impact. The central challenge of the position is to capture value from indirect spend categories while meeting key business objectives such as service, quality, timing, and security of supply.  The position may be based in Northville, MI and reports directly to the Executive Director, Factory Operations Indirect Procurement.

 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Sourcing:
   • Develop and implement sourcing strategies for MRO commodities, including tools, equipment, spare parts, and maintenance services.
   • Demonstrate expertise in vendor management, contract negotiation, spend analytics, stakeholder management and deployment of end-to-end strategic sourcing strategies.
   • Identify and capture profit improvement opportunities beyond leveraged sourcing, e.g., demand management opportunities, insource versus outsource decisions, efficiencies in the company’s comprehensive supply chain, and/or other strategic and operational process improvements.
   • Conduct market research to identify potential suppliers, assess market trends, and evaluate new products and technologies.
   • Manage the planning and launch of RFx events, leveraging eSourcing tools as appropriate. 

 

1. Purchasing & Contracting
   • Develop global/regional contracts that are commercially sound, provide optimum protection of company assets and requirements.
   • Effectively manage renewal schedules and workload planning to achieve optimum results.

 

1. Supplier Management:
   • Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, and service capabilities.
   • Establish and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure optimal performance and continuous improvement.
   • Negotiate contracts, terms, and pricing with suppliers to achieve favorable conditions and cost savings.
   • Lead global business reviews with strategic suppliers to ensure performance against contracted obligations and business unit expectations.
   • Anticipate and minimize performance issues via use of key performance indicators (KPIs).
   • When performance issues emerge, identify root causes and drive for efficient resolution of issues at hand by working across both internal and external stakeholders.

 

1. Internal Alignment:
   • Oversee the procurement process for MRO commodities, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery.
   • Collaborate with internal teams to forecast needs, unde