Sourcing Manager, Des Plaines/Hybrid

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company focused on solving problems in spaces, light, and emerging areas. Through our business segments—Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS)—we design, manufacture, and deliver products and services that create value for customers. We drive growth through innovation in lighting, controls, building management, and audio/video solutions, emphasizing customer outcomes, productivity, and market share expansion.

This position requires on-site presence in Des Plaines, IL, following a hybrid work model.

About the role

The Sourcing Leader will partner with Category Leaders and cross-functional teams to identify, prioritize, and execute sourcing initiatives that align with category strategies, supplier optimization, and part standardization. This role manages strategic sourcing projects through the SWAP process, including spend analysis, market research, supplier engagement, RFx execution, commercial analysis, and implementation. The Sourcing Leader will leverage data-driven practices to uncover cost reductions, facilitate supplier transitions, and ensure project success in cost, lead-time, quality, and supply continuity.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Category Leaders to develop and execute sourcing strategies for direct material categories, ensuring alignment with business objectives, supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and risk mitigation.
• Lead and manage strategic sourcing projects within GEP, including project creation, RFx event execution, supplier engagement, and project tracking.
• Conduct RFx analytics using standardized methodologies to evaluate supplier proposals, identify cost savings, and support data-driven sourcing decisions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to implement value engineering (VAVE), supplier transitions, cost reductions, and supply base optimization.
• Serve as the Sourcing representative for project reviews, status updates, and reporting of financial results, savings performance, and initiative progress.
• Support Category Leaders throughout the Strategic Sourcing Workflow and Process (SWAP), including:
  • Spend Analysis and Project Creation
  • Market Research and Supplier Identification
  • Internal and External Stakeholder Engagement
  • RFx Development and Quotation Management
  • Commercial Analysis and Supplier Negotiation
  • Contract Award and Project Execution

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of relevant working experience
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Strong background using Excel
• Experience making sourcing decisions with cross-functional teams
• Strong communication abilities with internal and external partners
• Project management skills and ability to drive toward target dates
• Excellent data analysis capabilities
• Negotiation experience in a business-to-business setting
• Curiosity, problem-solving capability, creativity, and a collaborative growth mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Lighting Industry
• General understanding of contracting concepts, language, and strategies
• Familiarity with ERP, electronic sourcing software, power apps, and automation

Travel Requirements

1-20% travel required.

Pay

The range for this position is $66,500.00 to $143,600.00. Placement within this range may vary based on experience and geographic location.

Benefits

• Health care, dental, and vision plans
• 401K benefits
• Commissions/incentive compensation (role-dependent)