Strategic Sourcing Manager, Manufacturing Facilities

Overview

Lead global sourcing strategy for facilities and MRO, driving cost, risk, and service improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• sourcing strategy
• kanban support
• performance metrics
• compliance management
• complexity reduction
• cost containment

Tasks

-Risk Mitigation: Negotiate and obtain a signed mid-form agreement from suppliers to help minimize Acuity's liability exposure. Ensure supplier compliance with requirements mandated by federal, state, and local ordinances regarding energy efficiency and environmental regulations. Compile and maintain a country of origin record for each purchased part. -Facilitate Supply to Consume Process: Increase supplier participation in Acuity SLCs and improve supplier compliance with inventory metrics. Help stabilize the production schedule, support the Kanban process, and reduce costs associated with ordering and expediting material. -Service Level Improvement: Measure Supplier performance, including on time and complete delivery of quality products, routinely in an effort to continuously improve service and customer experience. -Manage Commodity Spend: Develop and communicate sourcing strategy to appropriate personnel within the company. Identify the preferred supplier parts so that new fixtures' BOMs are constructed correctly. Utilize and enforce blanket purchase orders to control supplier selection and price. Expand the use of ERS with suppliers to streamline the receipt and invoice process. -Supply Base Rationalization: Identify, select, and consolidate sources of supply to best support Acuity Supply Chain strategy and objectives. -Product Complexity Reduction: Apply specialized technical knowledge to identify opportunities to reduce the number of parts managed. -Cost Containment: Identify and develop alternate sources of supply to create competitive tension amongst suppliers. Create and execute an RFP or SSI to negotiate the best price and terms. Establish standard costs for purchased material and track compliance. Research and identify alternate materials or designs of a part to reduce cost or improve availability.

Requirements

• excel
• lean
• bachelor's
• 6+ years
• strategic sourcing
• negotiation

What You Bring

-Experience in construction agreements and capital equipment purchases. -Extensive knowledge in legal terms for in-depth contract negotiations. -Previously recognized as an internal SME for the commodity or supplier base managed. -Expertise in the art of negotiation, leadership, and strategic thinking. -Strong written and verbal communication as well as organizational skills. -Experience negotiating contracts for utilities, bulk gas, leases, RODI and Waste, ESG Strategy, and Global & Regional MRO strategies. -Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office programs. -Availability to travel based on business needs (~20%). -Knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles and tools. -Must have 6+ years of experience in strategic sourcing positions and 3+ years of managing people. -A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering.

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About Acuity

-Generates roughly $3.8 billion in annual revenue (2023), trading publicly under ticker AYI. -Designs and manufactures luminaires, lighting controls, power supplies, skylights and integrated systems. -Typical projects span new‑build and retrofit installations in commercial offices, industrial facilities, institutional campuses, transportation infrastructure and homes. -Under brands like Lithonia, Holophane, Juno and nLight, it blends LED innovation with IoT‑enabled controls. -Stands out with its Atrius IoT platform and a unique combo of lighting, building analytics and smart controls—blurring lines between hardware and software.

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