Sr. Global Commodity Business Development Manager, GRAISE (Grocery and In Store Experiences) Tech

Worldwide Grocery Store Tech (WWGST) is seeking a Sr. Global Commodity Business Development Manager to join our Grocery Retail and In-Store Experience (GRAISE) team. The GRAISE mission is to make the lives of our shoppers, store associates, brands, and banners better and easier through innovative science, hardware, and software solutions that drive revenue and in-store traffic, while reducing cost to serve.

This role owns the supplier and contract-manufacturer relationships behind GRAISE hardware. You will manage strategic component and commodity partners, negotiate and manage complex sourcing deals, own product cost, and source the supply base for new hardware programs from prototype through production. You will be the subject-matter expert on our supply base, working across Engineering, Finance, and Operations to secure supply, reduce cost, and bring new products to market.

Key job responsibilities

• Commodity & Supplier Strategy: Own the sourcing strategy and supplier relationships across the GRAISE hardware portfolio - from advanced technologies such as PCBAs, cameras, sensors, and robotic platforms to core electro-mechanical commodities such as displays, speakers, motors, load cells, and cable and charger assemblies. Align supplier capability and roadmaps to product needs, and source and onboard the supply base for new hardware programs from prototype build through production ramp.
• Strategic Partner & Deal Management: Manage the primary contract-manufacturer relationship and negotiate complex supplier deals and agreements, including non-recurring-engineering (NRE) negotiations, master service agreements, and loaner and legal agreements with new suppliers.
• Cost Ownership: Own costed BOM and quarterly pricing reviews, evaluate the cost impact of engineering changes, and drive product-cost and purchase-price-variance (PPV) outcomes with suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Supplier Onboarding & Purchasing: Own supplier onboarding (NDA, work order, master service agreement, and purchase-order placement) and purchasing administration, and serve as the subject-matter expert who defines and improves these mechanisms for the team.
• Forecasting & Reporting: Own reporting on supply availability, cost, and sourcing status against plan, and represent supply-base risks and opportunities to senior leadership.

About the team

The Grocery Retail and In-Store Experience team owns the products that power checkout and in-store customer engagement, helping shoppers save time and money, and enabling store associates to do their jobs more effectively. Products include Dash Cart, Self-Checkout (SCO), Point of Sale (POS), Electronic Shelf Labels, Digital Displays, and more.