Indirect Sourcing Manager - Toro

Indirect Sourcing Manager - The Toro Company Who Are We?

With roots dating back to 1914, The Toro Company was built on a tradition of quality and caring relationships. Today, the company is a leading worldwide provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor environment, including turf and landscape maintenance, snow and ice management, underground utility construction, rental and specialty construction, and irrigation and outdoor lighting solutions. Through a strong network of professional distributors, dealers, rental stores and retailers in more than 125 countries, we proudly offer a wide range of products across a family of global brands to help golf courses, professional contractors, underground construction professionals, groundskeepers, agricultural growers, rental companies, government and educational institutions, and homeowners – in addition to many leading sports venues and historic sites around the world.

As the Indirect Sourcing Manager II
, you’ll be recognized as a procurement expert who can develop, plan, implement, and maintain leading-edge sourcing strategies for a variety of indirect categories, MRO, manufacturing equipment and consumables, and facilities operations. As a leader within the TTC Global Strategic Sourcing team, you’ll strive to create a competitive advantage to our business divisions by reducing total cost, improving quality, and increasing delivery reliability in collaboration with suppliers.

Your expertise will be foundational in crafting and executing sourcing strategies, developing robust supplier partnerships, skillfully negotiating contracts, and taking advantage of opportunities to enhance cost-effectiveness. Additionally, this is an opportunity to leverage spend and solutions across TTC’s US and Mexico-based manufacturing facilities. This is a hands‑on role that supports the indirect team toward successful completion of these goals through coaching and mentoring.

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a school/employment or any other visa, regardless of expiration date, now or in the future.

• The selected candidate may choose their work location, either in Bloomington, MN Toro's International Corporate Headquarters; or Ditch Witch Division Headquarters in Perry, OK. Fully remote is not available at this time.

• The current team works 3-days on campus, with optional 2-days remote.

• This role includes travel 50% in the first year and 30% ongoing (both domestic and international) with related expense reporting duties.

• Typical office environment as it pertains to lighting, temperature, and noise level when in administrative/operations offices.

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse, and to handle other computer components.

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for:

• Act as a primary liaison to suppliers within the Supply Transformation program scope and assigned category segment(s)/ suppliers(s). Provide sourcing category expertise for all related categories, including in sourcing vs. outsourcing models.

• Responsible for delivering results and leading strategic sourcing initiatives within the Supply Transformation program, including, but not limited to spend analysis, supply market analysis, supplier analysis, RFP, negotiations, contracting, product lifecycle management, and building business cases that support sourcing teams, acting as a coach, and recommending optimal application of the strategic sourcing process.

• A strong ability to influence people towards a common goal will be critical to the success of this transformation.

• Develop sustainable strategies for moderate to highly complex vendors/categories that include spend analysis, market considerations, and strategic importance, etc. Evaluate current market conditions on a regular basis and make any necessary changes to support the needs of the Toro Company business. Locate, analyze, and develop a consolidated strategic supplier base to support current and future…