Supply Base Manager

Federal Signal Corporation • Lake Crystal, MN

300d • $100,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Supply Base Manager is responsible for strategic sourcing for a group of commodities and services that support various subsidiaries of Federal Signal Corporation. This role involves driving supplier performance, ensuring supply base stability, managing costs, and supporting new product development. The manager acts as the corporate procurement representative at assigned business units and serves as a liaison for the Supply Base Management (SBM) team to align with division and business unit goals. The position also includes supervisory responsibilities for the commodity team, including staffing, performance management, and training.

Requirements

• Procurement experience at the leadership level.
• Experience working with senior management and understanding the role of procurement within manufacturing and product development.
• Excellent project management and negotiation skills.
• Strong product knowledge and understanding.
• Strong cultural sensitivity to manage relationships with people from all cultures.
• Strong leadership capabilities to deliver results and build cross-cultural teams.
• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• Working knowledge of Materials Requirement Planning (MRP).
• ERP system experience with JD Edwards (Oracle), Syteline, or Epicor preferred.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in the Materials/Purchasing function.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for cost-effective sourcing of assigned commodities and services for product-specific needs.
• Acts as a representative of the SBM team at the assigned Business Unit to align efforts on goals and priorities.
• Drives continuous improvement actions in supply cost, quality, and logistics.
• Investigates new strategic supply developments and makes recommendations for cost reduction and improved quality levels.
• Manages suppliers to ensure the availability of materials to support new product launch programs.
• Follows established procedures for qualifying new suppliers and auditing existing suppliers.
• Leads commodity strategy development and implementation for assigned commodities across all sites.
• Creates strong working relationships with SBM team, site peers, and suppliers.
• Ensures effective price negotiation, selection of key suppliers, performs trend analysis, and serves as supplier performance escalation support for assigned commodities.
• Travels to other FS sites and to existing and prospective suppliers as needed.
• Performs other duties, assignments, and special projects as required.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Limited-Purpose FSA
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PTO / Holidays
• Company Paid Life Insurance Policy for each full-time employee in the amount of $20,000.00
• Voluntary Life Insurance for Employees, their spouse (or domestic partner), and their children
• Company Paid Short-term disability (STD) & Long-term disability (LTD)
• 401(k) with partial company match, 100% vested immediately.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree