Associate Sourcing Manager

Newell Brands•Huntersville, NC

About The Position

The Sourcing Manager, reporting to the Sr. Sourcing Manager in Huntersville, NC, manages component categories for the Home and Commercial segment. This role leads the development and execution of sourcing strategies focused on cost savings, improved working capital, shorter lead times, higher supplier quality, and supporting new product development, while also providing leadership and guidance to category teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, or related field
3-5+ years of sourcing experience or demonstrated performance managing comparable scope of responsibility
Demonstrates expertise in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, PowerBI), experience in SAP a plus
Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 15%
Proven leadership skills and talent development skills

Nice To Haves

experience in SAP

Responsibilities

Establish, analyze and optimize sourcing strategy for multiple component categories
Manage supplier performance metrics such as contract and price negotiation, working capital efficiency, geographic supply diversification and risk mitigation, and single-supplier dependency reduction
Build and maintain supplier relationships that support KPI delivery
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to facilitate a winning culture with shared goals
Partner with regional sourcing teams to drive project execution and continuous supplier development that aligns with global supplier strategy
Daily responsibilities include, but not limited to, NPD supplier selection, supplier consolidation/ introduction, savings negotiation, on time delivery, engineering changes, quality improvements
Support supplier quality and global responsible sourcing by ensuring compliance throughout supply base

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