Sourcing Project Manager Jobs

Rotex is looking for a Sourcing Project Manager to join our team in Cincinnati, OH. As a Sourcing Project manager you will be responsible to initiate, organize and manage globally defined Global Supply Management programs within Rotex and the other APS locations in the USA and Canada.
What Rotex Offers You:

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, which includes MD Live, RX help center, Medical Advocate Program, company paid short-term & long-term disability, among others.
• Competitive pay
• A robust PTO policy with 20 days of paid vacation, 11 paid holidays, and 6 paid sick days!
• Generous 401K Matching Program – 3% (base pay) automatic contribution + $.50 for each additional dollar saved on the first 6% of pay saved*
• Opportunities for development and advancement

What you’ll do:

• Support locally driven optimization programs focusing on inventory management, standardization, and material planning
• Derive Advanced Analytics from locally available and enriched data to identify Supply Base risks and opportunities
• Develop and control deadlines, budgets and activities
• Provide meaningful analytics and score cards to enable the development of high impact strategies and programs
• Contact and negotiate with key suppliers in support of the Productivity, Working Capital and other goals of the organization
• Drive master data integrity and quality together with local partner functions from Supply Chain, Finance and Engineering
• Resolve projects’ higher scope issues and initiate related escalation processes if required
• Develop and manage performance score cards to effectively monitor GSM impact related to productivity, quality, working capital and delivery
• Conduct process maturity assessments and drive GSM related process improvements based on aligned improvement plans
• Prepare and provide reports and score cards to inform all relevant stakeholder about all projects in scope
• Formulate, organize and align project charters with clear defined strategies, objectives, responsibilities and implementation plans
• Organize and facilitate cross-functional GSM / BU productivity funnel conventions to build a strong long-term funnel of opportunities
• Continuously assess program performance across all projects in scope with the aim to maximize ROI
• Conduct process maturity assessments and drive GSM related process improvements based on aligned improvement plans
• Acting as a key-user for global tools for US sites (e.g. supplier management, sourcing & business intelligence)
• Technically lead and evaluate interdisciplinary team members
• Prepare and manage GSM / Site related productivity conventions (cross-functional) to build a strong funnel of measures together with Supply Chain and Engineering
• Apply change, risk and resource management

The goals are to be achieved with financially and ethically sound methods, with an emphasis on the principles of the Hillenbrand Operating Model (HOM).
Basic Requirements:

• Proven success in global Project and Program Management and in leading interdisciplinary cross-functional team
• Bachelor degree in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent;
• Separate expert level certifications in Lean/Six Sigma, Design to Cost and Project Management methodologies
• 3+ years’ experience as Supplier Account Manager and/or Strategic Buyer and/or Site Project Procurement Management

Great to Haves:

• Advanced analytical and conceptual skills combined with the ability to drive results and use the relevant IT tools (e.g. PowerBI)
• Understanding and implementing our Core Values and the Hillenbrand Operating Model (HOM)
• Sourcing experience and advanced intercultural sensitivity
• Supply base risk management
• Proficient skills in Business English
• Advanced knowledge about Source-2-Contract processes, Supplier Contract Management and procurement world-class requirements
• Project management and interdisciplinary teamwork

Physical Demands:
To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 25lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances.
Who we are:
Rotex pioneered the dry separation industry and grew to become a global manufacturer of industrial separation equipment, becoming a subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc. in 2011. Rotex now sets the standards for maximizing yield and minimizing waste for a host of Fortune 500 companies in processing facilities around the world.
The Rotex story of superior separations starts with the people who work here. Our associates are our number-one asset; this fine group of people helped Rotex expand from a regional Cincinnati company to a strong global competitor. And we’re not done yet. We’re always looking for great people to add to our story and to help us write the next chapter in our history.
Rotex is an operating company of Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com.
EEO: At Hillenbrand we strive to build a diverse workforce through equal opportunity employment that embraces and leverages the differences each individual has to offer. Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer of minorities/females/disabled/veterans.
DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.