Sourcing Manager

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🏄 California, Tennessee – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🎸 Tennessee – Remote

💵 $160k - $170k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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📋 Description

• Support and execute sourcing strategies for assigned Steel Foundations categories • Serve as the U.S. regional sourcing lead for assigned supplier relationships and category activities • Identify, evaluate, qualify, and onboard suppliers • Conduct supplier capability assessments, RFQs, bid analysis, benchmarking, and total cost evaluations • Recommend supplier selections and sourcing actions • Monitor market trends, supplier landscape, pricing, and material availability • Establish and maintain supplier relationships • Manage supplier performance related to cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, engineering support, and reliability • Support supplier scorecards, business reviews, corrective action plans, and continuous improvement activities • Resolve supplier performance issues and support business continuity • Collaborate on cost reduction, value engineering, process improvement, and innovation opportunities • Escalate supplier risks, performance concerns, and commercial issues • Lead or support supplier negotiations involving pricing, payment terms, lead times, capacity, service levels, quality, and delivery • Drive cost reduction initiatives and support supplier agreements and contract execution • Track and communicate savings, cost avoidance, supplier performance improvements, and sourcing impact • Partner with engineering, operations, quality, finance, logistics, and global sourcing teams • Support new product introductions, supplier transitions, design changes, production ramps, and supplier-related issue resolution • Advise stakeholders on sourcing, supplier performance, cost, quality, delivery, and supply risk matters • Identify and mitigate supplier and supply chain risks • Support contingency planning • Recommend improvements to sourcing processes, supplier management practices, procurement workflows, and reporting tools • Ensure compliance with internal policies, business controls, contractual requirements, and applicable regulations

🎯 Requirements

• 8-12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field • Experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, category management, or supply chain management • Experience sourcing Steel Foundations categories, including tubes, frames, piers, structural steel components, fabricated steel, or similar mechanical categories • Strong experience managing supplier relationships and supplier performance • Experience working with global or cross-regional teams • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, mechanical components, or mechanical assemblies • Ability to evaluate supplier, cost, quality, delivery, and supply chain issues using available data and business judgment • Strong negotiation, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills • Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and escalate risks or decisions at appropriate points • Ability to collaborate with and influence internal stakeholders and external suppliers • Experience in solar, renewable energy, construction, automotive, infrastructure, heavy manufacturing, or industrial equipment environments • Experience with supplier qualification, supplier performance management, competitive bidding, cost reduction, value engineering, supplier scorecards, or supplier corrective actions • Experience supporting supplier transitions, production ramps, new product introductions, or supplier issue resolution • Willingness to travel up to 30% within the U.S. • Fluency in English, written and spoken, required; additional languages are a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer • Inclusive work environment • Compensation varies based on experience, skills, education, and other job-related factors

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