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The Next Level of Fire & Life Safety Leadership

With more than two centuries of combined history, brands like Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech have been leading the way in protecting people and property around the world. Now, we’re taking that leadership to the next level. Kidde Global Solutions brings together the most trusted and iconic brands in safety, building upon our shared experience and expertise to address the needs and challenges of more customers in more places. With an unmatched portfolio of solutions and services, and a commitment to constant innovation we’re elevating the standards for an entire industry – and establishing the next level of fire and life safety leadership.

At Kidde Global Solutions, you’re joining a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions and our employees are the heart of it all. With industry-defining brands in life safety and security, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership working with cutting-edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. As a leading fire safety brand, our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and related hazards. We’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and be part of an innovative, mission-driven team, apply now!

Sr. Commodity Manager Metals – PFX

Location: Bradenton, FL

Base Salary Rate: $142,520.00 to $167,670.00

Job type: Full-time

 

About This Role

 

The Senior Commodity Manager will lead the global sourcing strategy for metals, valves, fire extinguishers, and related engineered components for Kidde Global Solutions. This role owns supplier strategy, cost productivity, supplier performance, commodity risk management, and sourcing execution for critical product families supporting fire safety, suppression, and portable equipment platforms.

 

This individual will also develop and execute strategic sourcing and commodity management plans for assigned categories and suppliers. Owns supplier performance from a commercial, quality, delivery, continuity of supply, and total-cost perspective. Leads sourcing activity from market analysis and RFQ through supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, implementation, and ongoing performance management.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Develop and maintain the multi-year global sourcing strategy for metals, valves, fire extinguishers, and related mechanical or sourced finished goods categories.
• Lead RFQ/RFP processes, should-cost analysis, supplier selection, award recommendations, contract negotiations, and implementation of sourcing decisions.
• Negotiate pricing, indexed commodity mechanisms, payment terms, lead times, capacity commitments, MOQ structures, tooling ownership, quality requirements, warranty support, and productivity commitments.
• Partner with engineering, operations, quality, and product management to support supplier qualification, PPAP/FAI or equivalent approvals, drawing/specification alignment, product transfers, make/buy decisions, and design-to-value opportunities.
• Establish standards and supplier networks that improve production location alignment, capacity coverage, supply resiliency, and continuity of supply for critical fire safety products.
• Analyze supplier cost drivers, including steel, aluminum, copper, zinc, labor, energy, coatings, machining cycle time, scrap, freight, tariffs, FX, and conversion economics.
• Create and manage a productivity pipeline that includes supplier consolidation, indexed pricing governance, localization, competitive sourcing, should-cost negotiation, value engineering, and total-cost reduction.
• Review and recommend suppliers based on total value, including cost, manufacturing capability, quality system maturity, certification requirements, delivery performance, business continuity, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor metals, valve, extinguisher, and relevant commodity markets and communicate inflation, tariff, capacity, logistics, and supply risks to procurement and business leadership.
• Manage supplier performance reviews, escalation plans, recovery actions, and long-term improvement roadmaps with quality, operations, planning, and engineering stakeholders.
• Ensure sourcing decisions comply with trade, safety, regulatory, restricted-party, supplier onboarding, NDA, tooling, and contract requirements.
• Develop direct reports or matrixed team members by setting priorities, coaching sourcing discipline, and driving a clear operating cadence.
• Gross and net productivity delivery against approved annual targets.
• Supplier consolidation, preferred supplier utilization, and reduction of unmanaged spend.
• Supply continuity, supplier on-time delivery, supplier quality performance, and lead-time reduction.
• Contract coverage, payment-term improvement, and working-capital contribution.
• Inflation mitigation, cost-avoidance delivery, and market intelligence adoption by the business.
• Stakeholder satisfaction and speed of execution across engineering, operations, quality, finance, and business unit teams.

 

Basic Qualifications

 

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, commodity management, supplier management, or supply chain experience.

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

• Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered
• Demonstrated experience leading RFQs/RFPs, supplier negotiations, contract/commercial term development, supplier transitions, and cross-functional sourcing projects.
• Strong analytical capability, including cost modeling, TCO analysis, market benchmarking, supplier quote analysis, and executive-level business case development.
• Ability to lead across a matrixed global organization and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience working with ERP, sourcing, spend analytics, contract management, or supplier performance systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to prepare executive-ready recommendations.
• Direct experience sourcing metals, machined/fabricated components, valves, pressure-retaining components, contract manufacturing, sourced finished goods, or engineered mechanical assemblies.
• Working knowledge of metal conversion economics, indexed commodity pricing, tooling/commercial ownership, supplier qualification, and manufacturing footprint trade-offs
• Experience in fire safety, suppression, industrial products, HVAC, building technologies, automotive, aerospace, pressure vessels, or other regulated mechanical manufacturing environments.
• Experience with global metals markets, low-cost-region sourcing, supplier localization, contract manufacturing, and engineered product transitions.
• APICS, CPSM, CIPS, Six Sigma, project management, or equivalent certification.

               

 

Compensation and Benefits 

Individuals may be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on both individual and company’s performance. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as it relates to the job requirements. Kidde Global Solutions is committed to providing a competitive benefits package to our employees including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, company holidays), 401(k) with employer match, EAP assistance, and more.  

World Leaders in Fire and Life Safety

Kidde Global Solutions is a world leader in fire & life safety solutions tailored for complex commercial facilities to homes. Through iconic, industry-defining brands including Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech, we provide residential and commercial customers with advanced solutions and services to protect people and property in a wide range of applications, all around the globe.

Kidde Global Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.