Global Sourcing Manager

About the Company

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to key industries that underpin our modern way of life. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries, serving customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA:

• Flow Technologies: A global leader providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions. Leading brands include Goulds Pumps, Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, and Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.
• Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI, and Axtone.
• Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense, and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls, and kSARIA.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Director, Strategic Sourcing for ITT (Connect & Control Technologies), the Global Sourcing Manager is a critical member of the Global Supply Management group responsible for enhancing overall supply chain performance through the effective management of approximately $300M in global spend. This role is responsible for implementing ITT’s business strategy for assigned categories and maintaining the best sources of supply. The Global Sourcing Manager builds strong supplier relationships and proactively mitigates supply chain challenges due to emerging economic trends around pricing, logistics, and geo-political risks.

This is an on-site position that can be located in Orchard Park, NY; Valencia, CA; Irvine, CA; or El Cajon, CA, with up to 50% travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sourcing/supply chain strategies for assigned categories to harness economies of scale, drive economic value, manage supply chain risk, and enable business growth in a multi-market-culture environment.
• Lead complex and critical negotiations utilizing extensive professional knowledge of principles and techniques of negotiation in the purchasing cycle.
• Provide global leadership for major OEM suppliers.
• Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production, and distribution capabilities, as well as the supplier's reputation and history.
• Leverage supplier management, category/commodity management, and total cost principles to oversee the supplier selection process and encourage productive relationships with suppliers that drive meaningful value.
• Search, identify, qualify, develop, and manage suppliers to secure the best possible terms (cost, payment, inventory, etc.) while ensuring operational performance (quality, on-time delivery, lead time, cost, etc.).
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other category managers to drive value analysis and engineering (VAVE) savings.
• Partner with new product development (NPD) teams to obtain early supplier engagement, set expectations, optimize quality, supply reliability, and reduce risk and cost for new product launches.
• Identify and introduce new materials, technologies, and supply chain capabilities to meet current and future needs of ITT products.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college or university in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of 10 years of broad and global sourcing leadership experience, preferably in a highly regulated manufacturing organization, across a large multi-location, global business.
• Global sourcing contract negotiation skills.
• Experience in a mixed-mode manufacturing environment: Engineer to Order, Low Volume/High Mix, and Configure to Order.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively interact with all levels of external and internal customers and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience influencing executives.
• Working knowledge of Lean practices such as Daily Management, Standard Work, Kaizen, Heijunka, Poka-yoke, and Gemba.
• Experience with a variety of commodities, including but not limited to: precision metal machining, composites and plastics, injection molding, electronics, and cables.
• Drive performance with a sense of urgency and a commitment to working as a team to achieve results.
• Demonstrated success in a large-scale, global organization with the ability to work at both the strategic and detailed level.
• English fluency is required; ability to communicate in one or more of the following languages is highly beneficial: German, Italian, French, Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese).
• Travel up to 50%.
• This position requires use of information subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR (U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee).

Benefits

• Competitive salary and robust total rewards package, including health insurance, 401(k), short- and long-term disability, and paid time off.
• Growth and developmental opportunities.
• Incentive compensation programs.

Pay

Annual salary range is from $119,400 to $178,200, plus benefits and incentive plan.