Commodity Manager/Materials Program Manager

Commodity Manager/Materials Program Manager

Starting Base Salary Range of $105,000 to $120,000 (DOE)

For over 100 years, we’ve manufactured high-quality products right here in the USA. We still operate out of our Oregon-based factory to this day, producing innovative, battle-proven optics for the world's most relentless hunters, shooters, law enforcement officers, and military personnel. Regardless of the product, whether it's a red dot or a riflescope, we design and manufacture it with one goal in mind—to ensure it performs for life.

At Leupold and Stevens we’re American to the Core and passionate about what we do.  Product excellence and uncompromising quality are our top priorities. We’ve built a collaborative, high performance culture where team players with innovative ideas and a sense of urgency thrive.

Our benefits package is amazing:

affordable health and dental insurance

a strong commitment to training and professional development including an internal skills development program for all manufacturing team members

a generous tuition reimbursement program

company contributions up to 8.5% of base pay into a 401K retirement account

profit sharing

and great product discounts (to name a few)

What You’ll Be Doing as a Commodity Manager/Materials Program Manager:

The Commodity & Materials Program Manager is a cross-functional supply chain role responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that support both existing product portfolios and future product development initiatives.

This position combines the commercial responsibilities of a Commodity Manager with the supplier development and new product introduction responsibilities of a Materials Program Manager. The role serves as the primary interface and is heavily partnered with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and the supplier community to ensure supplier capabilities, technologies, capacity, quality, and cost structures support both current business objectives and future product roadmaps.

The Commodity & Materials Program Manager is responsible for identifying, developing, qualifying, and managing suppliers that provide components, assemblies, OEM products, finished goods, materials, and manufacturing technologies critical to the company’s growth strategy.

The role leads supplier engagement from early concept development through production launch while driving supplier performance, cost competitiveness, risk mitigation, and long-term strategic partnerships.

Common responsibilities for both Commodity Management and Materials Program Manager

Develop and execute comprehensive commodity strategies aligned with business and product objectives

Partner closely with Product Management and Engineering to ensure supplier capabilities align with product roadmaps

Lead supplier scouting activities for emerging technologies, materials, manufacturing methods, and strategic capabilities

Identify, evaluate, and qualify new suppliers to support future product development or OEM initiatives

Manage supplier portfolios for assigned commodities, materials, and OEM products

Negotiate commercial agreements, contracting, pricing, inventory strategies, service levels, and long-term supply arrangements

Coordinate supplier readiness plans and qualification activities to support development milestones

Develop contingency plans and alternate sourcing strategies for all scenarios within NPI, HVM, and OEM spaces

Routinely conduct supplier capability assessments covering technical expertise, manufacturing readiness, scalability, quality systems, and financial stability

Manage supplier transitions, product transfers, and end-of-life activities to meet customer expectations

Lead supplier business reviews and performance management processes

Other duties as assigned

Commodity Management

Establish long-term sourcing roadmaps that support product, manufacturing, and business growth requirements

Monitor market conditions, capacity constraints, cost drivers, and emerging technologies

Recommend supplier consolidation, diversification, and strategic partnership initiatives to leadership and executive teams

Lead supplier business reviews and performance management processes

Product Development & NPI Support

Support concept development, design reviews, supplier selection, prototype builds, pilot production, and launch readiness activities

Drive supplier participation in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Cost (DFC), and Design for Supply Chain (DFSC) initiatives

Supplier Performance & Continuous Improvement

Establish supplier scorecards and performance metrics

In partnership with Quality and Engineering organizations, drive improvements in quality, delivery, responsiveness, innovation, and cost

Drive corrective action activities and supplier development initiatives

Partner with Quality and Operations to improve supplier process capability and manufacturing performance

Promote continuous improvement and operational excellence t…