Sourcing Manager

About the role

The Sourcing Manager is responsible for driving cost efficiencies, improving supplier performance, and risk mitigation plans across the supply chain. This position reports to the Sr. Mgr., Strategic Sourcing and is part of the Supply Chain and Ops Excellence organization located in Torrance, CA and will be a remote role.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development and execution of our sourcing strategy from RFI / RFP creation, leading supplier negotiations, global stakeholder management to business award and Master Agreement implementation.
• Serve as department lead on COST and SERVICE improvement initiatives working closely with each sourcing and purchasing associate, as well as cross-functional teams.
• Successfully lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives with key strategic suppliers in support of Business Transformation goals: cost savings, lead-time and minimum order quantity reduction, increased inventory turns, and improved processes, etc.
• Lead, manage, and influence projects to successful completion. (ie Supplier transitions, Cost reduction initiatives).
• Identify and execute risk mitigation and security of supply strategies that will prevent disruption of critical supply.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Finance or Logistics, preferred.
• MBA, a plus.
• Minimum 5 years in Sourcing in Personal Care, Pharmaceutical industry or Consumer Packaged Goods industry preferred.
• Experience w/ managing RFI /RFP workflow through to Supplier Business award and Contract Negotiation required.
• Knowledge and understanding of cost drivers and ability to apply within negotiations, development of strategies and embarking upon cost improvement opportunities.

Essential Requirements

• Ability to travel approx. 20- 30% with overnight stay.
• Previous experience in: 2-3 year Sourcing experience with either Plastics and/or Contract Manufacturers preferred.
• Manufacturing Environments, Lean Thinking Principles, Operational Finance, Strategic Planning and/or Logistics experience a plus.
• 2 years of Project Management experience within a Supply Chain organization a plus.

Benefits

Phenomenex, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $88,900 - $125,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

Qualifications

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.