Senior Sourcing Manager - Iron Mountain, MI

Senior Sourcing Manager

Hubbell Incorporated was founded in 1888 and has grown into an international manufacturer of quality electrical, lighting and power solutions with more than 75 brands used and recognized around the world. As a market leader in reliable, electrical solutions, we provide more than half a million products delivered through our various business groups. Hubbell is committed to continually innovating solutions that work, transforming old products with new ideas, and ensuring that we Energize, Enlighten and Empower the communities that support us.

A Day In The Life

The Sr. Sourcing Manager will provide overall direction to the sourcing team supporting the Grid Automation (GA) strategic business unit of Hubbell Utility Solutions. This role will be the responsibility for managing a team of Sourcing Managers, Sourcing Specialist and Sourcing Agents. The role will be accountable to deliver on the Material Cost Reduction targets for the GA BU. The role will be liaison between Strategic Sourcing and the BU to ensure BU requirements are met and category strategies resolve BU problems.

The role will be accountable for on time delivery of the projects and on-ground execution of the category strategy. Secondly, this role will be responsible for developing and leading a suppler sole source de-risk strategy. This position will report to the Senior Director, Sourcing HUS. Direct day-to-day responsibility for managing and supporting the efforts of a Sourcing Manager responsible for their respective commodities.

This will include working with the internal Strategic Business Unit stakeholders on productivity improvement strategies as well as the ongoing Supply Chain performance management and improvement. Develop and execution of risk reducing direct material sourcing strategies for Hubbell Utility Solutions. Primary focus will be the review of casting, forging, stamping, electronics and fiberglass product spend by region and determining action plans to reduce risk while considering total cost of ownership.

In addition, this role will provide leadership to the Hubbell Utility Solutions and organization and coordinate with Hubbell Corporate Sourcing to develop best cost options for supply. Workload and strategy creation will be balanced across multiple Hubbell Utility Systems Business Units to create optimum risk reduction.

What will help you thrive in this role?

BS in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Finance or Engineering 5-10 years validated experience or training/equivalent combination of education and experience. Working with manufacturing engineering and program management teams. Experience in negotiation internal and external to a matrixed corporate environment. Materials management, JIT, TCO, and Working Capital. CPSM or APICS certification a plus.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.