Sourcing Manager, US Steel Foundations

Sourcing Manager, US Steel Foundations

Function:
Supply Chain / Strategic Sourcing

Location:

Nashville, TN - Onsite

Travel:
Up to 30% Domestic

Position Overview

Nextpower is seeking a Sourcing Manager, US Steel Foundations to support and execute sourcing activities across assigned Steel Foundations categories within Nextpower's product portfolio. This role will manage supplier relationships, support supplier selection and qualification, negotiate commercial terms, monitor supplier performance, and drive improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and supply continuity.

This position serves as the U.S. regional sourcing lead for assigned Steel Foundations suppliers and categories, including tubes, frames, piers, structural steel components, and related mechanical assemblies. The role partners closely with internal stakeholders, including engineering, operations, quality, finance, logistics, and global sourcing teams, to align sourcing execution with business objectives and established category strategy.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified, experienced sourcing professional who can work independently, evaluate supplier and market information, adapt existing sourcing approaches, and advise stakeholders on difficult supplier, cost, quality, and delivery matters. Work is performed independently and reviewed at key milestones or critical decision points.

Sourcing Execution & Supplier Selection

• Support and execute sourcing strategies for assigned Steel Foundations categories, including tubes, frames, piers, structural steel components, fabricated steel, and related mechanical assemblies.
• Serve as the U.S. regional sourcing lead for assigned supplier relationships and category activities.
• Identify, evaluate, qualify, and onboard suppliers to support business requirements for cost, quality, delivery, capacity, and reliability.
• Conduct supplier capability assessments, RFQs, bid analysis, benchmarking, and total cost evaluations.
• Recommend supplier selections and sourcing actions based on supplier capability, pricing, quality, delivery, engineering support, reliability, and business needs.
• Monitor market trends, supplier landscape, pricing, and material availability to support sourcing recommendations and category execution.

Supplier Relationship & Performance Management

• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers across assigned Steel Foundations categories.
• Manage supplier performance related to cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, engineering support, and reliability.
• Support supplier scorecards, business reviews, corrective action plans, and continuous improvement activities.
• Partner with suppliers to resolve performance issues, improve delivery and quality outcomes, and support business continuity.
• Collaborate with suppliers on cost reduction, value engineering, process improvement, and innovation opportunities.
• Escalate supplier risks, performance concerns, and commercial issues at appropriate decision points.

Negotiation, Cost Reduction & Commercial Support

• Lead or support negotiations with suppliers related to pricing, payment terms, lead times, capacity, service levels, quality requirements, and delivery expectations.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through competitive bidding, negotiation, supplier selection, value engineering, and process improvement.
• Support supplier agreements and contract execution in partnership with legal, finance, procurement, and business stakeholders.
• Track and communicate savings, cost avoidance, supplier performance improvements, and sourcing impact.
• Use data, market intelligence, and business judgment to evaluate sourcing options and recommend the right course of action.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with engineering, operations, quality, finance, logistics, and global sourcing teams to align supplier capabilities with product, production, quality, and delivery requirements.
• Support new product introductions, supplier transitions, design changes, production ramp activities, and supplier-related issue resolution.
• Advise internal stakeholders on difficult sourcing, supplier performance, cost, quality, delivery, and supply risk matters.
• Adapt communication style to different audiences and influence internal and external partners who may not be familiar with the sourcing subject matter.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement across supplier and internal teams.

Risk Management & Process Improvement

• Identify and mitigate risks related to supplier capacity, quality, delivery, financial stability, material availability, logistics constraints, and supply chain disruptions.
• Support contingency planning to reduce the impact of potential supplier or market disruptions.
• Evaluate supplier and market issues using available data, precedent, and business judgment.
• Recommend improvements to sourcing processes, supplier management practices, procurement workflows, and reporting tools.
• Ensure sourcing and procurement…