Senior Manager, Global Sourcing

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Global Sourcing to lead our Systems Refrigeration Sourcing group. This role supports strategic sourcing of strategic categories totaling $200+ million in spend across various categories including refrigeration related electronic and hardware products, accessories, and copper products. The role involves overseeing 5 factory locations in Georgia, Virginia, and Iowa, and supporting business units in developing and executing sourcing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Serve our customers (Operations, Engineering, Finance, Sales, and End Customers) and ensure a cost-competitive continuity of supply for existing parts and services as well as for new product development and introduction.
• Develop, negotiate, and administer contracts for key suppliers.
• Develop and drive large multi-site programs utilizing project management skills and tools, managing resources, and achieving targeted results.
• Maintain knowledge of market industry trends within area of expertise and communicate potential impact on business.
• Monitor changes affecting supply and demand, track market conditions, price trends, and futures markets.
• Monitor supplier market characteristics regularly; identify opportunities resulting from market shifts and take advantage of such shifts.
• Work with all functions and users to ensure internal customer needs are met.
• Manage cost and assets (cost, productivity, inventory).
• Optimize costs through strategic initiatives, negotiations, and collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Implement sourcing changes and design changes to improve reliability in operations and reduce costs.
• Operate daily to meet reliability objectives for customer supply.
• Work with the Operations team to maximize value across the supply chain and drive a culture of continual improvement.
• Talent Management: Coach, develop, hire, and retain a talented team of professionals throughout the organization.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and performance.
• Ensure the organization is fully staffed and skilled to meet both the long-term strategy and close-in operational goals as aligned to the business.
• Set a clear expectation for roles and responsibilities within your team.

Qualifications

• BS Business, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
• 8+ years working in engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, or supply chain roles with large manufacturing corporations.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA.
• Demonstrated experience executing category management strategies in a diversified industrial environment.
• Experience leading key supplier engagements, negotiating contracts, facilitating quarterly business reviews, and driving sourcing processes.
• High degree of proficiency in developing supplier relationships and creating multi-year engagement roadmaps.
• Develop and drive large multi-site programs utilizing project management skills and tools, managing resources, and achieving targeted results.