Sourcing Manager

Description

• Lead strategic sourcing activity for assigned category portfolio identifying opportunities for cost reductions or process enhancements.
• Lead supply partner negotiations establishing favorable pricing, terms and conditions while ensuring required organizational service levels are achieved.
• Provide supplier performance data and conduct business reviews with key suppliers. Includes supplier audits and qualification visits as needed.
• Serve as escalation point for Procurement team and Business for supply partner performance and quality issues. Own the supplier relationships and take actions to deliver value.
• Assess external market conditions and conduct analysis (e.g. should-cost model etc) to determine sourcing opportunities and risks.
• Assist in the adoption and implementation of corporate initiative.
• Serve as market expert of assigned category portfolio and communicate updates in demand or cost.
• Collaborate and align with CRH Category teams to leverage national and global scale of procurement resources and initiatives. Provides monthly reporting on savings, cost avoidance, key initiatives, and projects.
• Ensure service levels are achieved and that continuous improvement efforts are implemented locally and nationally.
• Analyze available procurement data to include: year-over-year spending trends, spend by business unit/division, spend by supplier, number of suppliers, price variance, and transactional volumes.
• Coordinate with teams to implement strategic sourcing initiatives including Master Purchase Agreements (MPA), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Consignment, and other actions which improve cost structure.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or related degree or the equivalent in relevant experience.
• Ability to think strategically with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to maintain a wide range of multi-site relationships at all levels of the organization and the ability to effectively define and manage change.
• 4+ years experience preferred in the strategic sourcing / category management / purchasing field.
• Demonstrated ability to get positive results through influence, persuasion, leadership, presentations, training, and group facilitation skills.
• Proven record of procurement and cost management across goods and services and understanding of the entire procurement cycle.
• Experience establishing business processes, managing performance, supplier relationship management, driving organizational change preferred.
• A chemicals background specifically in polymer polyolefin & compound experience would be preferred.

Benefits

• Health and wellness programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance