Sourcing Manager
Company: Vanderlande Industries Inc
Location: Marietta
Posted on: April 16, 2024
Job Description:
Job TitleSourcing ManagerJob DescriptionJob TitleSourcing
Manager I, Supply ChainJob Description As a Sourcing Manager you
will be responsible for developing and maintaining a reliable
supplier base in North America to support current and future
projects. You will define the strategy for your material
categories.The Sourcing Manager will be part of Supply Chain Center
North America and will report to the Manager of Strategic Sourcing,
NA, while collaborating with their counterparts in Europe and
Asia.Main responsibilities of the sourcing managers: 1. Provide a
reliable base of approved suppliersin North America (US, CA, MX) to
support the business units current and future needs
- Own and nurture the relationship between key suppliers and
Vanderlande, become intimately familiar with suppliers'
capabilities, strengths & weaknesses
- Identify potential new suppliers and manage the supplier
assessment,approval and onboarding, with the input of internal
customers
- Negotiate supply agreements and cost models with key suppliers,
ensure pricing and lead time information is updated in the ERP
masterdata
- Support buyers to escalate and resolve issues with existing
suppliers, evaluate supplier performance through quarterly business
reviews2. Anticipate the upcoming project requirements to ensure
successful procurement
- Work proactively with internal customers starting in the sales
phase (Project Managers, Sales engineering, Project buyers...) to
recommend the right suppliers
- Identify project specific requirements (technical, volume...)in
the sales pipeline (12+ months out) to proactively ensure the right
suppliers will be available
- Review technical requirements from product R&D and project
engineering, and recommend how to adjust specifications to minimize
costs, lead time and risks (manufacturability, use of US materials
and standards, procurability, standardization...)
- Communicate upcoming market changes to internal customers
(technology, workload, new players, M&A...)3. Leverage
procurement categories to minimize the Total Cost of Ownership
(TCO) for Vanderlande
- Be the Sourcing point of contact for a portfolio of categories
in the NA region
- Develop RFP's to benchmark families of items, set selection and
award criteria to assess proposals, identify cost reduction
opportunities and get them implemented
- Propose the optimization of the supplier base for each category
(develop, add, remove) based on the risk and spend level(strategic,
bottleneck, leverage)
- Develop category strategies to improve cost, lead time and
quality, get buy-in from key stakeholders, and publish them
throughout the organization
- Collaborate closely with sourcing managers in the Vanderlande's
other regions to align the global category decisions
- Apply best sourcing practices and identify continuous
improvement opportunities in tools and processes (RFI, RFQ, award
criteria, spend analysis, supplier scorecards, ...)Basic
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Business, Supply Chain (or similar field)
- 8+ years of experience in Procurement or Supply Chain, or
equivalent technical and/or industry experience
- Must be willing and able to travel up to 20%. (domestic and
international)Preferred Qualifications:
- Supply Chain industry certification (APICS CSCP or ISM CPSM or
related)
- Prior experience in the material handling systems industry or
similar project-based industry
- Expertise sourcing mechanical and/or electrical components,
understanding of their manufacturing processes
- Graduate degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Business, Supply Chain (or similar
field)Knowledge-Skills-Abilities:
- Technical skills
- Experience with procurement methods (RFP/RFQ, RFI, should cost,
RFQ, linear pricing, EOQ, experience curve, Kraljic matrix...)
- Ability to develop business cases based on total cost to
support procurement decisions
- Ability to analyze spend and turn it into useful information
(excel pivot tables, graphs, VLOOKUP...)
- Ability to summarize complex situations, and provide clear
recommendationsSoft Skills:
- Entrepreneurial spirit, ability to set own goals and get things
done
- Good time management, ability to multitask, prioritize and meet
deadlines
- Excellent negotiation skills, creative thinker, problem
solver
- Good interpersonal and influencing skills, superior
communicator
- Sense of customer service, cross functional team player,
relationship builder
- Ability to deal with fluid situations, incomplete information,
flexibilityOther Duties:Please note this job description is not
designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,
duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for
this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at
any time with or without notice.Vanderlande is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will
be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national
origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran
status, or disability status.
Keywords: Vanderlande Industries Inc, Redan , Sourcing Manager, Executive , Marietta, Georgia
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