Senior Manager - Indirect Sourcing

Job Title:

Senior Manager - Indirect Sourcing

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Start Date:

10/23/26

Join the Future of Workspace Innovation at Haworth
Are you ready to shape the future of how people work, live, and thrive? At Haworth, we're not just creating furniture – we're revolutionizing the way the world interacts with spaces. As a global pioneer in workspace design since 1948, we've been pushing boundaries and redefining possibilities for over seven decades.

We're looking for visionaries like you to help write the next chapter of our story.

We are currently looking for a Senior Manager
- Indirect Sourcing to join our team in Holland, MI.

As a Senior Manager
- Indirect Sourcing, you will be:

Responsible for executing indirect sourcing strategies, managing complex supplier relationships and negotiations, driving procurement transformation initiatives, and partnering with enterprise stakeholders to optimize spend, mitigate risk, and deliver sustainable business value. Influences multiple indirect spend categories while ensuring compliance, operational excellence, and alignment with organizational objectives.

• Lead indirect sourcing team:
  Lead and develop a team of indirect sourcing professionals, providing strategic direction, performance management, and talent development.
• Lead complex supplier negotiations:
  Negotiate favorable terms, volume discounts, and long-term contracts while managing contractual risk and ensuring supplier agreements support organizational goals and compliance requirements.
• Drive procurement transformation initiatives: oversee the execution of SAP Ariba implementation and adoption, supplier enablement, procurement process standardization, policy compliance, and continuous improvement efforts that enhance efficiency and governance.
• Collaborate with business leaders:
  Partner with cross-functional business leaders across Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Operations, Facilities, Sustainability, Sales and Marketing to understand business requirements, influence decision-making, and deliver procurement solutions that support strategic and operational objectives.
• Oversee procurement transactions and supplier issue resolution:
  Oversee requisition and purchase order activities and resolve supplier performance, delivery, contractual, and commercial issues.
• Supplier management:
  Support the team in establishing and maintaining supplier relationships, meeting vendor onboarding timelines, and ensuring continuous indirect sourcing performance.
• Manage budgets and resources:
  Manage multiple indirect sourcing spend categories to drive cost reduction, supplier value, working capital improvements, and procurement performance.
• Manage indirect sourcing performance:
  Monitor performance against established key performance indicators (KPIs), identify performance gaps, and translate indirect sourcing strategies into actionable plans to achieve procurement objectives and business targets.
• Must be able to perform all essential job functions with/without accommodation.
• Uses office automation, communication, software, and tools used in Haworth office environment.
• Performs other duties within scope as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, or indirect procurement (5 years with a Master’s degree).
• Minimum of 3 years of people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and contract management activities.
• Experience working cross-functionally to influence stakeholders and achieve business objectives.
• Experience leading teams and stakeholders through…