Manager, Strategic Sourcing

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Manager, Strategic Sourcing developing and executing sourcing strategies for Bettcher Industries. Ensuring supplier alignment and optimizing supply chain networks in the manufacturing sector.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute sourcing and commodity management strategies that achieve quality, delivery, cost, and inventory targets within respective business units, with a focus on total cost of ownership savings.
  • Analyze current market conditions, geo-political environments, and incorporate into commodity strategies to effectively mitigate supply chain risk.
  • Negotiate agreements with suppliers of assigned supply base, ensuring that the best total network cost.
  • Develop cost models and have clear understanding of cost drivers in each commodity and uses industry and commodity indexes to find cost savings funnel opportunities.
  • Utilize 80/20 mindset to establish savings strategies and identify opportunities to reduce product and supply base complexity.
  • Lead cross-functional project teams to implement re-sourcing initiatives and spend reductions.
  • Manage Global supply base and incorporate supply chain management tools to continually improve supplier performance and drive internal efforts to resolve supplier issues.
  • Evaluate new suppliers to minimum qualification requirements and create supplier development roadmaps to enhance performance.
  • Assist in the creation and continuous process improvement of the Sourcing Playbook, employing the methodology throughout the business.
  • All other duties assigned by Manager.

Requirements:

  • Degree from an accredited 4-year university required, with a BS in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or other related field.
  • Prior sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment required.
  • MBA or other master’s degree preferred.
  • Minimum five years purchasing and sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Supplier negotiation experience preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills using Excel and other tools.
  • APICS or CPM certificate preferred.
  • Experience using an MRP system, Syteline preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

  • Travel up to 25% of the time, domestic and international, required.