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The Procurement Manager is a strategic leadership role responsible for defining and executing category and sourcing strategy in support of key customer programs and enterprise supply chain objectives. This position provides end to end accountability for assigned commodities and customer programs, ensuring alignment between long term commodity strategies and near term program execution. The role leads a Commodity Manager and a team of Buyers, setting direction, governance, and performance expectations while serving as a key business partner to Program Management, Engineering, Finance, and Executive Leadership. Responsibilities Commodity & Sourcing Strategy Leadership - Own and define long‑term commodity strategies aligned to business growth, cost competitiveness, capacity planning, and risk mitigation - Provide strategic direction to the Commodity Manager to ensure consistent category execution across programs and regions - Establish preferred supplier strategies, sourcing footprints, and commercial models for assigned commodities - Monitor market dynamics, raw material trends, and supplier landscapes to proactively inform sourcing decisions Customer Program Procurement Oversight - Provide executive‑level procurement oversight for assigned customer programs across the product lifecycle - Ensure sourcing decisions meet customer commercial, timing, and quality requirements while aligning with enterprise strategy - Partner with Program Leadership to identify cost, supply, and launch risks early and drive mitigation strategies - Act as the escalation and decision authority for procurement‑related program issues Organizational & People Leadership - Lead, develop, and mentor a Commodity Manager and team of Buyers - Set clear objectives, KPIs, and development plans aligned to strategic priorities - Drive consistent application of sourcing governance, processes, and best practices across the team - Build a high‑performance, accountability‑driven procurement organization Financial & Value Leadership - Own total cost management and value creation for assigned commodities and customer programs - Drive multi‑year cost improvement roadmaps and productivity initiatives - Guide advanced negotiations, cost modeling, and should‑cost analysis at the strategic level - Ensure sourcing decisions support margin targets and financial commitments Governance, Risk & Executive Communication - Ensure compliance with procurement policies, approval thresholds, and audit requirements - Serve as a key procurement representative in executive reviews, customer discussions, and leadership forums - Provide clear, data‑driven communication on strategy, risk exposure, and performance metrics - Lead supplier risk assessments and long‑term continuity planning Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or related field - 7–9+ years of progressive procurement or supply chain experience - Proven experience leading strategic commodity management and customer program sourcing - Demonstrated people leadership experience managing managers and professional teams - Strong executive communication, negotiation, and decision‑making capabilities - Fluent in English - Ability to Travel to suppliers and internal plants up to 25% of the time Preferred Qualifications - Automotive or complex manufacturing environment experience - Global sourcing and multi‑region supplier management exposure - Experience operating in matrixed or global organizations - Advanced cost modeling and financial acumen - Quality Systems: Understand, apply and meet all function related YF IOS requirements. - Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function related EHS requirements. - Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements. - Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements. - Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements. - Must comply with all company policies and procedures. - Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time. - Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.