Global Sourcing and Quoting Lead

Purchasing Quote Case Ownership and Management

Own and manage all quote cases entering Purchasing, from intake through final resolution.

Serve as the single point of accountability for quote prioritization, delegation, escalation, and closure.

Own accountability for the end to end flow, delegation, and completion of non-engineered quote cases, without direct execution, ensuring quotes are routed to the appropriate purchasing buyers and completed to defined standards.

Assign and coordinate purchasing buyers to execute quote activities based on complexity, urgency, and sourcing requirements.

Ensure quote cases progress end to end and do not stall after initial sourcing or supplier feedback.

Retain accountability for accuracy, margin alignment, and risk awareness across all quotes.

Act as the primary Purchasing liaison for Sales on quote status, constraints, and escalations.

Global and Engineered Sourcing Management

Personally manage and execute sourcing and quoting activities for engineered, per print, and specialty quote cases.

Personally lead supplier engagement, cost development, and commercial decision making for engineered and per print fasteners.

Identify and qualify domestic and overseas manufacturers capable of producing engineered and per print fasteners.

Lead supplier vetting, quality system review, and production capability assessments where required.

Establish multi-source options for critical or high-risk items to reduce dependency and continuity risk.

Maintain awareness of geopolitical, tariff, freight, and supplier capacity exposure.

Quoting, Cost Modeling and Commercial Review

Ensure consistent cost in full modeling across all quote types, including material, labor, tooling, freight, duties, minimums, and working capital impact.

Review and approve commercial assumptions for higher risk or non-standard quotes prior to release.

Provide structured feedback to Sales on lead time, feasibility, cost drivers, and execution risk.

Validate margin thresholds and escalation requirements before commercial commitments are made.

Negotiating, Contracting, and Supplier Performance

Negotiate pricing, payment terms, tooling ownership, minimums, and capacity allocation as required.

Structure agreements that balance margin, working capital, and supplier commitment.

Establish and review supplier performance scorecards covering quality, responsiveness, and delivery.

Proactively address recurring quality, service, or timeline issues.

Risk and Lifecycle Management

Evaluate customer and forecast risk prior to inventory or tooling commitments.

Recommend appropriate sourcing and stocking strategies, including order-based, limited stock, or vendor-managed approaches.

Support exit strategies for low-performing, obsolete, or high-risk items.

Ensure purchasing decisions align with working capital and service level objectives.

Cross Functional Integration

Partner closely with Sales to align quoting commitments with demand visibility and execution capability.

Work with Finance to assess total cost, cash impact, and margin outcomes.

Cook up with Purchasing leadership to ensure alignment with broader sourcing and supplier strategies.

Success Metrics

Timeliness and completion rate of purchasing quote cases.

Margin attainment across quoted business.

Reduction in quote delays, rework, and escalations.

On-time delivery and quality performance of sourced items.

Reduced supplier concentration and execution risk.

Controlled working capital deployment tied to validated demand.

Qualifications

At least 3 years required, 4+ years preferred of experience in fastener sourcing and purchasing.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience managing domestic and overseas suppliers.

Strong cost modeling, negotiation, and commercial judgment skills.

Familiarity with international freight, duties, and trade compliance.

ERP experience, ideally Microsoft Dynamics.