Director, Strategic Sourcing

IDEX•Rohnert Park, CA

About The Position

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you. JOB TITLE: Director, Strategic Sourcing Salary Range: $152,200-228,400 REPORTING TO: Vice President, Supply Chain LOCATION: At one of the IH&S North America Sites Who is IDEX Health & Science (IH&S)? As a business unit of IDEX Corporation, IH&S has a long history of driving growth in life sciences and healthcare by embracing innovation and redefining the supplier-customer relationship. The work we do every day allows us to discover key insights and break new ground to create some of the most meaningful technologies that have a lasting impact on companies, industries, and society. SCOPE OF THE ROLE The Strategic Sourcing Director is a Supply Chain partner to enable profitable growth by leading and managing all aspects of our sourcing. The position is a hands-on leader, helping develop best-in-class strategies and processes that align customer needs to the optimal global supply network that improves efficiencies, cost, working capital, and risk mitigation. The leader is a visionary in supply chain, a consensus builder, and an integrator of people and processes, collaborating across business units to affect positive change.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or Operations preferred, or equivalent work experience
Minimum 10+ years of progressive ERP and procurement experience, or equivalent
Must possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
Must possess tactful written communication and presentation skills.
Strong knowledge of negotiation and supplier agreements
Ability to develop presentations, and present in front of internal/external audiences, up to executive levels.
Demonstrated experience identifying and onboarding strategic supply partners.
Strong quantitative capabilities and adept at drawing conclusions from a variety of data sources.
Successful management of cross-functional teams to perform process analysis, improvement, and implementation across a multi-site scope.
Exceptional analytical, creative, technical project management and interpersonal skills, along with an intense customer focus.
Experience leading by influence and success in being a driver of change in an organization.
Highly goal and result oriented.
Ability to prioritize tasks according to business objectives and can pursue several objectives simultaneously.
Must work independently with a high degree of self-motivation.
Effective listening skills with the ability to hear attentively and process information correctly.
Ability to teach, coach, & develop others at all levels of the organization.
Travel: As needed, up to 25%
Must be eligible to work in the United States

Responsibilities

Utilize 8020 tools to actively reduce supplier and supply chain complexity
Design and implement global commodity management strategies to decrease risk, increase OTD, and deliver a minimum of 3% YOY cost reduction, while meeting working capital goals
Develop overarching global Supply Chain strategy and network design for IH&S – ensuring significant focus on customer expectations to achieve growth targets
Lead and manage projects related to sourcing changes, working with cross-functional teams to ensure effective implementation.
Develop and monitor KPIs, measuring all aspects of cost savings, supplier effectiveness, and process adherence across multiple business units
Oversee the team of Commodity Managers, developing, training, and coaching team members to high levels of engagement through the company values of Trust, Team, and Excellence
Ensure successful negotiation of all major spends and procurement agreements
Establish Strategic Supplier Management Processes and lead the relationships/partnerships with all critical suppliers
Lead the development of suppliers to ensure they exceed Corporate, regulatory, and legal requirements
Drive results with a sense of urgency and diplomacy through superior change management techniques
All other duties as assigned