Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Capital Equipment & Facilities

Work Mode:

Onsite

Location:

Onsite, four days per week
- Kohler, WI

• Develop and implement global and regional indirect category strategies, with primary ownership for construction, capital projects, equipment, engineering services, facilities services, and related project execution support.
• Apply total cost of ownership (TCO) and LCC sourcing methodologies to optimize long-term value, not just initial price.
• Lead sourcing initiatives from strategy through execution, including scope alignment, bid strategy, RFx development, contractor prequalification, negotiations, contracting, change-order controls, and supplier performance management.

• Partner with Project Management, Engineering, Operations, and Facilities teams to ensure construction and capital projects are scoped, sourced, awarded, mobilized, and executed within approved budget, schedule, quality, safety, and compliance expectations.
• Establish construction sourcing governance, contractor strategies, bid leveling discipline, award recommendations, execution readiness reviews, escalation paths, and risk mitigation plans to support on-time project delivery.
• Monitor project spend, savings realization, commitments, change orders, claims exposure, contractor performance, schedule risks, and commercial issues throughout the capital lifecycle.
• Support construction execution by ensuring clear commercial terms, defined contractor responsibilities, site readiness requirements, milestone tracking, invoice validation, lien waiver coordination, warranty expectations, and closeout documentation are incorporated into sourcing and contracting activities.
• Drive accountability with general contractors, construction managers, design partners, and specialty trade suppliers through structured business reviews, performance scorecards, issue resolution, and corrective action plans.
• Coordinate early procurement involvement in capital planning to improve estimate accuracy, sourcing lead times, contractor capacity planning, material availability, and execution sequencing before project approval and launch.

• Deliver validated cost savings through strategic sourcing, demand management, and commercial optimization.
• Partner with Finance to ensure savings tracking, realization, and reporting align with financial standards.
• Provide commercial controls for construction projects by validating bid assumptions, challenging scope gaps, managing contingency exposure, supporting change-order governance, and escalating budget or schedule risks before they impact project delivery.
• Improve working capital by identifying and executing opportunities to increase DPO by 1 day while maintaining strong supplier relationships.

• Engage business stakeholders to reduce fragmented and non-compliant onsite spending by reinforcing procurement policies and preferred supplier usage.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders by balancing speed, compliance, and value creation.
• Drive adoption of sourcing strategies through change management, communication, and influence.

• Lead the transition of tactical procurement activities to PSG, clearly defining roles, handoffs, and service levels.
• Enable the indirect sourcing team to focus on high-impact strategic initiatives rather than transactional work.
• Establish scalable processes, governance, and KPIs to support long-term sourcing maturity.

• Support and advance supplier diversity, sustainability, and ESG objectives across indirect categories.
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