Senior Manager, Global Sourcing

Dover Corporation•Conyers, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is a leading manufacturer of Display Cases, Specialty Products, Refrigeration Systems, Power Systems and Comprehensive Services. DFR is part of the Climate & Sustainable Technologies segment of the Dover Corporation. This role is a highly visible leadership position where the individual will lead $200+ Million in spend across strategic categories including refrigeration related electronic and hardware products, accessories, and copper products. The Senior Manager, Global Sourcing will have 3 direct category managers reporting to them and will be responsible for sourcing at 5 total factory locations across Georgia, Virginia, and Iowa. This individual will be tasked with supporting the comprehensive strategy for refrigeration categories, including supplier management, contract negotiations, risk mitigation, and leveraging relationships to bring the highest value for spend. Other strategic activities include global sourcing efforts such as supply base optimization, make or buy decisions, new product development, and global and regional expansion. This position reports to the Director of Sourcing Optimization and will interact with Dover Global Sourcing, engineering, procurement, finance, other DFR locations, and suppliers. This is an exciting opportunity for a successful supply chain leader in a highly visible leadership position with a career path of continued strategic contributions and advancement.

Requirements

BS Business, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
8+ years working in engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, or supply chain roles with large manufacturing corporations.

Nice To Haves

MBA
Demonstrated experience executing category management strategies in a diversified industrial environment.
Experience leading key supplier engagements, negotiating contracts, facilitating quarterly business reviews, and driving sourcing processes required.
High degree of proficiency in developing supplier relationships and creating multiyear engagement roadmaps.
Develop and drive large multi-site programs utilizing project management skills and tools, managing resources, and achieving targeted results.
Ability to lead supplier research efforts, identify suppliers for market baskets and evaluate supplier capabilities.
Ability to work independently, seek guidance when required and drive projects in a matrix environment.
Have an entrepreneur mindset with strong organizational skills, ability to implement a strategic plan
Strong bias for action, and continuous improvement understanding
Well-developed interpersonal skills, and data management skills.
A proven track record of leading and developing a high performing team.
Technical expertise identifying, qualifying, and leveraging suppliers across the business is key for the role

Responsibilities

Serves our customers (Operations, Engineering, Finance, Sales, and End Customers) and insures a cost competitive continuity of supply for existing parts and services as well as for new product development and introduction.
Develop, negotiate, and administer contracts for key suppliers
Develop commodity strategies based on DFR volumes, Dover volumes, or volumes of future acquisitions.
Identify areas of risk within supply chain; implement appropriate mitigation measures.
Maintain knowledge of market industry trends within area of expertise and communicate potential impact on business.
Monitor changes affecting supply and demand, track market conditions, price trends, and futures markets.
Monitor supplier market characteristics regularly; identifies opportunities resulting from market shifts and takes advantage of such shifts.
Work with all functions and users to ensure internal customer needs are met
Manage cost and assets (cost, productivity, inventory)
Optimize costs through strategic initiatives, negotiations, and collaboration with internal stakeholders.
Implement sourcing changes and design changes to improve reliability in operations and reductions in costs.
Work with operations and business team to design optimal source points and shipping arrangements.
Operate daily to meet reliability objectives for customer supply
Works with the Operations team to maximize value across the supply chain and drive a culture of continual improvement.
Coach, develop, hire, and retain a talented team of professionals throughout the organization
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and performance
Ensure the organization is fully staffed and skilled to meet both the long-term strategy and close-in operational goals as aligned to the business
Set a clear expectation for roles and responsibilities within your team.