Strategic Sourcing Manager II- Pumps & Chemicals

About the role

Join the world's largest HVAC company, named by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025! Daikin Applied is hiring a Strategic Sourcing Manager - Pumps and Chemicals!

Responsibilities

• Negotiate supply agreements and ensure vendor relations are solid
• Counter price increase demands and prepare strategies for various commodities
• Create opportunities for CIP savings and deliver year over year cost savings
• Act as negotiator when supply deliveries default
• Understand the cost structures of the supplier base
• Lead product development activities with key suppliers
• Identify/develop strategic OEM supplier relationships
• Review bid proposals and negotiate contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority
• Manage cost reduction programs consistent with Daikin Applied’s business plan
• Confer with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule
• Select products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items
• Determine method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid
• Prepare purchase orders or bid requests
• Maintain procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories
• Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, suppliers, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (Business, Economics, Engineering, or Finance)
• Master’s degree in business, supply chain, or engineering preferred
• 6-8 years of sourcing/procurement experience or equivalent
• 4+ years people leadership experience
• Experience with domestic and international sourcing and supplier management
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Strong relationship-management and communication skills
• Bias for action; adaptable in a dynamic environment

Qualifications

• Work visa sponsorship is not available

Skills

• Strategic thinking
• Supplier management
• Cost analysis
• Product development coordination
• Vendor negotiation
• Procurement process management

Benefits

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer match
• Paid time off and company paid holidays
• Paid sick time in accordance with the federal, state and local law
• Tuition Reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service

Pay

The typical pay rate for the position ranges from $90,000 - $153,300 +10% bonus in Minnesota. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position(s) fall. Individual hourly pay rate will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Schedule

Hybrid - Plymouth, MN