Director Strategic Sourcing

About Us

WHY PRODRIVEN GLOBAL BRANDS?BECAUSE WEARETHE PROFESSIONAL’S CHOICE!

You will find our market leading products and brands onjob sitesall over the world.

Focusing on end users' needs and delivering exceptional customer experience drives our success. Our entire process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user. On jobsites across the world, Pro Driven Global Brands are most preferred.

Presently this position is in a hybrid status with a minimum of 4 days a week in the office for collaboration, teamwork, and business needs. The status and minimum in-office requirements are subject to change based on evolving business needs.

The Director – Strategic Sourcing is responsible for developing and executing the Sourcing Strategies in the Fiber Glass Roving, Resins, Plastics & Thermoforming categories in alignment with e business strategic objectives.

This position will manage commercial relationships with key strategic suppliers in assigned core commodity areas across the organization. Independently and in collaboration with key internal stakeholders, this position with employ category, contract, and other supply management strategies to manage mutual expectations and relationships, control risk and minimize costs to the extent feasible. This individual provides leadership to the category team in the development and execution of supply base management strategies that support the Operational, Commercial, and Technical requirements of the organization.

The Director – Strategic Sourcing will be responsible for managing a group of individuals by providing coaching, feedback, and promoting opportunities to maintain and grow organizational talent while it will be responsible for the collective attainment of business goals.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing and other supply management strategies that drive continuous improvements in supplier performance, reduce costs, minimize risk and harvest innovation across the supply base.
• Develop, negotiate and manage LTA’s with key suppliers to manage supply and total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Consistently transform & optimize the supply base through deployment of strategic sourcing tools & processes.
• Lead cross-functional category team(s) and supplier team meetings in the execution of sourcing initiatives, cost reduction & productivity projects.
• Coach and mentor team members to build the organization’s category expertise.
• Build and maintain successful and effective business relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and present cost models to understand cost drivers of purchased components and/or services and utilize negotiation and cost management tools to obtain best in class pricing on all components and/or services.
• Monitor market trends and maintain high level of subject matter expertise in defined areas of responsibility.
• Establish and communicate supplier performance expectations, monitor and drive compliance with suppliers.
• Ensure continuity of supply by proactively managing critical supply issues, secure and maintain effective supplier capacity to meet current and future needs.
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to the Risk Management Team in support of hedging, inflation forecasting, costing, and pricing activities
• Visit supplier manufacturing facilities to conduct audits, verify capabilities, and build relationships
• Introduce new suppliers, products, processes, and technologies to Design and Engineering to give our brands a competitive advantage
• Identify and develop ideas for cost reduction through consolidation of suppliers and…