Indirect Commodity Manager

Northwood Space
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 131,000 - 164,000 annuallyFunction: Procurement & SourcingExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder partnership","Supplier relationship management","Negotiation","Risk mitigation","Analysis"]

Own indirect procurement strategy across global sites, establishing sourcing programs, supplier partnerships, and procurement processes for categories like services, indirect materials, capital equipment, facilities, leases, and construction-related contracts. Lead strategic sourcing end-to-end from market assessment and supplier selection through negotiation and implementation, balancing cost, quality, service, and risk. Partner with Engineering, Facilities, Operations, Finance, and Legal to deliver measurable value and total cost of ownership improvements.

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Northwood Space
Northwood Space
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Indirect Commodity Manager

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Job Summary

Own indirect procurement strategy across global sites, establishing sourcing programs, supplier partnerships, and procurement processes for categories like services, indirect materials, capital equipment, facilities, leases, and construction-related contracts. Lead strategic sourcing end-to-end from market assessment and supplier selection through negotiation and implementation, balancing cost, quality, service, and risk. Partner with Engineering, Facilities, Operations, Finance, and Legal to deliver measurable value and total cost of ownership improvements.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute global sourcing and category strategies for indirect spend, including services, indirect materials, capital equipment, facilities, construction, and real estate-related agreements.
  • •Lead strategic sourcing initiatives from market assessment and supplier selection through contract negotiation and implementation.
  • •Negotiate commercial agreements, pricing, terms and conditions, and long-term supplier contracts with Legal support.
  • •Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Facilities, Finance, and other leaders to support capital projects and operational needs across global sites.
  • •Build and manage strategic supplier relationships via performance management, business reviews, continuous improvement, and risk mitigation.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 131,000 - 164,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •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.
  • •Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar).
Experience:5+ yearsSupply chainProcurementManufacturingIndustrial operations
Education:Bachelor's in Supply Chain
Skills:Stakeholder partnershipSupplier relationship managementNegotiationRisk mitigationAnalysis
Certifications:CPSMCPMCIPS
Tech Stack:SAPOracleERP

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

Northwood Space
Builds modern, scalable ground infrastructure and phased-array antenna systems to improve satellite-to-Earth communications, providing rapidly deployable ground stations and networking for commercial and government space missions.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 2023
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