Senior Sourcing Manager Jobs

*Location: Remote United States

POSITION SUMMARY

This position will be responsible for strategic sourcing. Driving cost, quality and delivery improvements, for direct materials, supplied to our Mexico, US and Canadian manufacturing plants.

Cost

• Generate RFQ’s to validate incumbent supplier has best in class cost.
• Platform on best cost / best performing products across all brands & business divisions.
• Monitor cost drivers, lead inflation mitigation & deflation recovery negotiations.
• Qualify alternative suppliers to drive competition.
• Identifies and tracks cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities and builds a culture of long-term savings without compromising supply assurance or quality.

Quality

• Develop capability of chronic performing suppliers, define & execute exit plan if performance does not improve.
• Track cost of poor quality, for supplier related issues recover 100% of costs.
• Analyze warranty claims + pareto. Collaborate with vendors to implement changes to improve durability.
• Partner with internal team & suppliers, to resolve incoming rejects, leveraging 5 why’s + root cause and CAP.
• Co-ordinate on-site audits, to validate supplier’s technical capability and quality systems.

Delivery

• Evaluate ways to take cost out of the supply chain (alternative transport modes, alternative carriers, in bond shipments etc).
• Implement strategies to improve service levels (Kanban, localization, local warehousing etc).
• Driving working capital improvements, without increasing inventory $’s (pay terms, MOQ’s).
• Identify & mitigate longer term supply risk (dual sourcing, capacity expansion, financial health checks).
• Support plant Buyers, to help resolve short term supply challenges, exploring all opportunities to maintain supply continuity.

New Product Introductions

• Support project team throughout development phase (samples, FA reports, line trials & pilot builds).
• Lead supplier evaluation and selection process (RFQ, validate quote, quality audit and technical reviews).
• Set up robust supply chain, designed to drive velocity & flexibility.
• Negotiate unit price, pay terms, MOQ’s, lead times & supply agreements.

CORE COMPETIENCIES:

Results Orientation: Must be task-focused with excellent follow-through and execution and will have delivered superior results in operational improvements and cost-reduction initiatives. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to go beyond the surface in order to find root-cause solutions to problems. Will be able to point to specific examples of driving increasingly higher operational and financial value, and of partnering both within the organization and externally to deliver results. Will show a passion for executing high-quality work and will have a proven ability to set stretch goals, to create and sustain energy, and to successfully deliver against these goals.

Driving Change: The role is about supporting the transformation and alignment of an organization through its people to drive for improvement in a new and challenging direction. Candidates need to have high adaptability and flexibility, and will have a proven track record of implementing new processes, tools and programs under time and cost pressure. Know how to influence others cross-functionally through waves of change where one person can have an impact far larger than any individual could normally have alone. The role will be responsible for supporting business change in the coming years as Jacuzzi continues to grow and transform.

Collaboration & Influencing: Must be confident, with the ability to work cross-functionally with senior executives throughout the enterprise. This position will influence others and build consensus and commitment to a recommended direction while managing multiple internal and external stakeholders in a matrixed environment. The candidate must be able to speak the language of the business and have a track record of articulating value to senior executives and facilitating trade-off decisions, where necessary. Importantly, Must be a strong communicator and will possess a strong, yet tactful, approach and a collaborative style with the ability to work with all levels in the organization.

CULTURE FIT & IMPACT

• Leadership and Collaboration: Natural ability to lead, inspire, and be decisive in times of change/ambiguity. Quickly builds strong, constructive relationships based on trust and respect.
• Impact Driven: Defaults to action and effectively drives an aligned vision across the organization. Capable of contributing in a high growth environment.
• Innovative Team Player: Thrives in a low-ego, highly-collaborative environment. Highly articulate with an ability to engage stakeholders both internally and externally.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain or related degree
• Familiarity with working in a high-volume, highly dynamic, rapid-paced environment
• Ability to draft contractual agreements and other documents suitable for presentation to intermediate and senior level internal associates.
• Change management skills
• Experience in contract negotiation with vendors supplying direct materials, indirect goods & services, and transportation areas a must
• RFI, RFQ, RFP and/or bid analysis experience a plus
• Ability to perform complex financial analyses, write macros, develop formulas and use functions such as pivot and lookup tables
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Experience in negotiating pricing, purchase contract terms and conditions (including statements of work (SOWs) a must
• A moderate to complex level of knowledge in:
• Ability to work within a cross functional team and influence others without authority
• Experience managing sourcing, process improvement or related projects from start to finish
• Financial analysis knowledge, including complex modeling and problem-solving skills

Workplace Conditions

The employee frequently is required to sit for long periods of time. The employee will frequently use a computer keyboard, mouse, telephone. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and viewing a computer screen.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position works in a typical office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The statements in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.