Sourcing Manager I

Remote position in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Sourcing Manager I drives competitive advantage and cost saving strategies across multiple regions. Utilizes expert knowledge of the creation and management of leveraged agreements, the management of key supplier and customer relationships, and the effective execution of commodity planning and management processes to successfully implement, execute, and comply with global procurement and commodity/spend category strategies, contracts, processes, and policies. Leads identified Regional/Global leverage opportunities.

• Manage safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cash metrics for subregion and ensure team is delivering to targets
• Develop and implement regional commodity strategies for assigned commodities. Distribute to other subregion teams and ensure strategies are communicated to the Events team. Ensure other Sourcing Manager strategies are implemented in your subregion, i.e. primary and secondary supplier by state/region
• Understand subregion specific market conditions and ensure strategies are developed to address. Partner with other Sourcing Managers to incorporate into overall regional commodity strategy
• Lead outage forecasting activities for assigned commodities and/or subregions
• Create and utilize RFQ templates and other standard documents/templates to support commodity strategy. Distribute to subregion teams, PPM’s, and Buyers
• Implement long-term agreements with strategic suppliers (MSA’s, SOW’s, etc.) utilizing Field Core templates. Ensure compliance to negotiated agreements. Suggest improvements to standard contract language
• Deliver cash though supplier payment term improvement (DTP) for assigned commodities. Understand MUFG program and utilize as appropriate
• Drive cost-out initiatives and ensure the team is meeting cost targets. Create a sustainable backlog of cost out projects. Ensure Reduce is updated
• Support NCR and claims processes as needed. Ensure NCR data is utilized in commodity strategies and supplier selection
• Ensure all suppliers utilized in subregion are Comply Works and Technically qualified. Manage PPM’s and Buyers to ensure compliance. Provide guidance to Supplier Quality and EHS as needed
• Drive supplier development initiatives and lead projects in collaboration with other functions (i.e. Productivity, Value Stream, etc.)
• Manage supplier relationships in assigned commodities. Lead/join escalation discussions as necessary
• Attend and be a strong contributor during 3M, ORR, and POR reviews. Ensure appropriate sourcing strategies are being utilized, SOW’s received, new supplier needs identified, all PR’s entered, suppliers onboarded, final scopes provided to suppliers, understand cost overruns, gather feedback on supplier safety, quality, and performance, record lessons learned, and adjust sourcing strategy as needed
• Drive lean workouts to improve Sourcing capabilities in region/sub-region. Drive continuous improvement in Sourcing processes
• Travel required up to 15%
• May be assigned other duties to help proactively drive our Field Core vision and align with our organization’s core values.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or similar related area, or equivalent
• 7+ years applicable experience and demonstrated success/knowledge, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2+ years of specialized/industry experience
• Experience with supplier management, contracting and negotiations required
• Must possess a solid understanding of supplier management practices and have experience with large-scale system implementations
• Fluent and proficient in both spoken and written English

• Strong analytical skills to include cost and price modeling, value analysis, and ROI
• Energy, construction, engineering, or related experience is preferred
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Membership in ISM (NAPM), with professional certification as a CPM preferred
• Ability to sustain exemplary knowledge of ecommerce, supply chain management, and ERP system technology as they evolve
• Ability to focus on satisfying…