Sourcing Supervisor - The Toro Company

The Toro Company • Bloomington, MN

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sourcing Supervisor is a highly visible team leader within The Toro Company’s Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), collaborating to advance operational excellence and sustainability. The role oversees key sourcing positions and ensures team members have the training, skills, tools, and process knowledge needed to meet departmental and category goals. The supervisor coaches and develops commodity and operations buyers, promotes continuous improvement, and supports sourcing strategies for moderately to highly complex vendors and categories.

The position leads procurement performance and process adherence, drives data integrity and process improvement, supports category-team projects and supplier transitions, and works with internal customers, suppliers, and sourcing leadership. The role is based at the Bloomington, Minnesota headquarters on a hybrid work schedule and involves approximately 5% domestic and international travel. The typical office environment has standard lighting, temperature, and noise levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; a degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or Engineering is preferred.
• At least 4 years of sourcing experience, or relevant education normally gained by completing a degree in a supply-chain- or operations-related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for professional interaction with internal and external stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Highly self-motivated, with the ability to work under pressure, manage and prioritize multiple objectives, attend to details, and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to analyze situations and drive process standardization and improvement.
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Suite; MRP/ERP experience required.
• Ability to maintain composure and support peers during rapidly changing situations while staying focused on relevant objectives.
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, cost drivers, and market dynamics for the assigned category.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship or transfer is not available.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 5%.

Nice To Haves

• SAP experience.
• Preferred bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Promote a collaborative, team-oriented approach with direct reports to improve quality, delivery reliability, and supply-chain risk management.
• Guide the team in executing sustainable strategies for moderately to highly complex vendors and categories, using spend analytics, market considerations, and strategic importance.
• Onboard and train new category team members.
• Ensure the team has the tools, skill sets, and process knowledge needed to accomplish category goals.
• Lead the professional development of commodity and operations buyers and foster continuous learning and improvement.
• Mentor commodity and operations buyers in negotiations.
• Drive procurement KPI performance, performance management, and process adherence.
• Promote collaboration between commodity and operations buyers and internal and external customers and suppliers.
• Support and oversee multiple projects managed by category teams.
• Identify and drive opportunities for continuous process improvement and automation.
• Lead data-integrity improvement and maintenance within commodity teams.
• Identify and launch procurement projects and initiatives to analyze effectiveness and drive results and compliance with ISC goals.
• Interact with internal customers to improve deliverables and service.
• Collaborate with sourcing leadership to achieve sourcing department goals.
• Participate in long-range planning and establish annual sourcing and development objectives.
• Network with industry groups, stay current on industry trends, identify best practices, and lead implementation efforts.
• Track sourcing-related errors and guide direct reports in problem solving.
• Support category teams through supplier transitions and lead or advise on supplier exit processes.
• Troubleshoot unique issues of moderate to advanced complexity.
• Complete other assigned tasks and projects.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k).
• Casual corporate environment with dress-for-your-day flexibility.
• Onsite café serving breakfast and lunch, with an attached Caribou Coffee.
• Complimentary access to the onsite fitness facility at the Bloomington headquarters.
• Mental-health and financial-health resources.
• 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.
• Flexible summer schedule, with eligible Bloomington headquarters employees able to leave by noon on Friday after working additional time earlier in the week.
• Hybrid work arrangements, with time in the office and at home.
• Access to earned pay early through the DailyPay app.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager