Sourcing Manager I

FieldCore

5d•$89,800 - $150,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Sourcing Manager I drives competitive advantage and cost saving strategies across multiple regions. Utilizes expert knowledge of the creation and management of leveraged agreements, the management of key supplier and customer relationships, and the effective execution of commodity planning and management processes to successfully implement, execute, and comply with global procurement and commodity/spend category strategies, contracts, processes, and policies. Leads identified Regional/Global leverage opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or similar related area, or equivalent
7+ years applicable experience and demonstrated success/knowledge, or equivalent combination of education and experience
2+ years of specialized/industry experience
Experience with supplier management, contracting and negotiations required
Must possess a solid understanding of supplier management practices and have experience with large-scale system implementations
Fluent and proficient in both spoken and written English

Nice To Haves

Strong analytical skills to include cost and price modeling, value analysis, and ROI
Energy, construction, engineering, or related experience is preferred
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
Membership in ISM (NAPM), with professional certification as a CPM preferred
Ability to sustain exemplary knowledge of ecommerce, supply chain management, and ERP system technology as they evolve
Ability to focus on satisfying internal customer requirements and obtaining and responding to internal customer feedback
Demonstrated self-initiative and decision-making skills
Demonstrated project management skills
Demonstrated ERP skills including familiarity with Oracle
Ability to deal effectively in a matrix structured environment and work well with external business contacts while conveying a positive, service-oriented attitude
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Ability to maintain complete confidentiality and discretion in business relationships and exercise sound business judgment

Responsibilities

Manage safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cash metrics for subregion and ensure team is delivering to targets
Develop and implement regional commodity strategies for assigned commodities. Distribute to other subregion teams and ensure strategies are communicated to the Events team. Ensure other Sourcing Manager strategies are implemented in your subregion, i.e. primary and secondary supplier by state/region
Understand subregion specific market conditions and ensure strategies are developed to address. Partner with other Sourcing Managers to incorporate into overall regional commodity strategy
Lead outage forecasting activities for assigned commodities and/or subregions
Create and utilize RFQ templates and other standard documents/templates to support commodity strategy. Distribute to subregion teams, PPM’s, and Buyers
Implement long-term agreements with strategic suppliers (MSA’s, SOW’s, etc.) utilizing FieldCore templates. Ensure compliance to negotiated agreements. Suggest improvements to standard contract language
Deliver cash though supplier payment term improvement (DTP) for assigned commodities. Understand MUFG program and utilize as appropriate
Drive cost-out initiatives and ensure the team is meeting cost targets. Create a sustainable backlog of cost out projects. Ensure Reduce is updated
Support NCR and claims processes as needed. Ensure NCR data is utilized in commodity strategies and supplier selection
Ensure all suppliers utilized in subregion are ComplyWorks and Technically qualified. Manage PPM’s and Buyers to ensure compliance. Provide guidance to Supplier Quality and EHS as needed
Drive supplier development initiatives and lead projects in collaboration with other functions (i.e. Productivity, Value Stream, etc.)
Manage supplier relationships in assigned commodities. Lead/join escalation discussions as necessary
Attend and be a strong contributor during 3M, ORR, and POR reviews. Ensure appropriate sourcing strategies are being utilized, SOW’s received, new supplier needs identified, all PR’s entered, suppliers onboarded, final scopes provided to suppliers, understand cost overruns, gather feedback on supplier safety, quality, and performance, record lessons learned, and adjust sourcing strategy as needed
Drive lean workouts to improve Sourcing capabilities in region/sub-region. Drive continuous improvement in Sourcing processes
Travel required
May be assigned other duties to help proactively drive our FieldCore vision and align with our organization’s core values.