Indirect Commodity Manager

The role

The Indirect Commodity Manager will develop and execute global sourcing strategies for indirect spend categories. This person will establish sourcing strategies, supplier partnerships, and procurement processes to support manufacturing and business operations.

What you will do

• Develop and execute global sourcing and category strategies for indirect spend.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives from market assessment to contract implementation.
• Negotiate commercial agreements, pricing, terms and conditions, and long-term supplier contracts.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Facilities, Finance, and other business leaders.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships through performance management and business reviews.
• Analyze spend, supplier performance, and market intelligence to identify cost savings and process improvements.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field
• 5–8+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or commodity management experience
• Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Demonstrated success managing indirect procurement categories

Nice to have

• Experience sourcing construction projects, CapEx, facilities services, or real estate agreements
• Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial operations
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
• Professional certifications such as CPSM, CPM, CIPS, or equivalent

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligib

About the company

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company building a global network of phased array and parabolic ground stations. They use a vertically integrated approach to design, build, and deploy scalable systems for space missions.