Strategic Sourcing Manager

Hi-Line•Dallas, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Hi-Line is seeking a passionate and experienced Strategic Sourcing Manager to join their team. This is an onsite role in Farmers Branch, TX, Monday - Friday from 7am - 4pm. The ideal candidate has a can-do attitude, high integrity, and a growth mindset. Hi-Line is a nationwide distributor of over 100,000+ industrial aftermarket products across various industries. This person should be a highly skilled professional who is able to lead a team and be in the details. We’re looking for a leader who can work effectively with various levels of the organization to get things done, loves learning, and can partner with our Suppliers to gain optimal quality, cost, and availability of products for our customers.

Requirements

Previous Purchasing experience
Experience with 20k+ SKUs
Previous team management experience
Advanced knowledge in Excel
Strong communication skills (written and oral)
High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations
Effective communication, persuasion, strategizing and negotiation skills
Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills
Detail-oriented with exceptional accuracy and great organizational skills

Nice To Haves

Distribution experience preferred
Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Procurement Certifications preferred
Proficiency in ERP and inventory management software programs
Experience in industrial MRO products preferred

Responsibilities

Communicate with suppliers effectively in various ways including vendor scorecards.
Negotiate with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.
Partner with Product Manager to build and execute the full life cycle from adding new products to sunsetting discontinued products.
Responsible for researching and evaluating suppliers based on quality, price, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, and supplier’s reputation.
Awareness to respond to changing conditions in product supply as well as commodity and market trends affecting pricing and availability.
Be creative and execution-oriented toward solving problems.
Ability to analyze current forecast process and give guidance to reset parameters on min/max levels.
Daily/weekly tasks such as inventory purchases, part # set up/maintenance, discrepancy review, KPI reporting , etc.
Build and maintain a list of multiple vendors for all SKUs.
Identify and present opportunities for strategic purchases.
Minimize back orders by using data to make proactive decisions.
Lead buying team and own results.