The Sourcing Manager plays a key role in maintaining the company’s supply chain by ensuring that the organization always has access to the resources it needs to deliver. A Sourcing Manager has the responsibility for handling a company’s end-to-end sourcing operations for a category or categories by carrying out research, creating and executing strategy, defining quality and quantity metrics, and choosing suppliers that meet these criteria.
Job Description:
- Planning and managing a company’s overall sourcing strategy.
- Researching to understand a company’s operational needs and requirements.
- Building relationships with vendors and key suppliers.
- Negotiating pricing and controlling costs.
- Executing analyses and making suggestions for improvement in sourcing strategy.
- Developing an annual budget based on sourcing needs.
- Writing sourcing documentation.
- Building and leveraging internal business partner relationships to create value-focused strategies that align with goals.
- Reviewing contracts.
- Proactively, seeking business optimization and cost savings or new capability and developing data-driven business cases to support their initiatives.
- Staying current on industry and market trends and best practices.
Skills
- Contracting and negotiation / Risk management / Data analysis / Return on Investment evaluations.
- Bachelor’s degree in a field such as Supply Chain, Business Administration.
- 9+ years of experience within procurement, operations, or relevant experience.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and Negotiation skills.
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM).