Sourcing Head Job Description
Sourcing head
provides leadership in contract electronics manufacturing services and all other areas of global sourcing and supply chain management including supplier performance management, global market analysis and sourcing strategies.
Sourcing Head Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Setting the framework for Third-Party Supplier Risk Management and supporting the management of supplier relationships across Barclays
Setting and driving the strategy for Sourcing 3rd party goods and services across a number of commodities including Technology, Professional Services, BPO and Front Office Banking services
Delivering effective global group wide spend management across Corporate Services, Professional Services, Technology and Travel Services categories
Monitor external environment
Demonstrate success in meeting region business objectives consistent with launching a new, leading edge, high profile, and competitive region, including promoting Procurement’s success both with internal customers and external sources
Develop and maintain effective relationships with key internal AP region customers
Possesses overall responsibility for the development and implementation of processes, policies and procedures in AP region
Able to work under pressure and timelines
Able to manage multiple sensitive Stakeholders
Overseeing the implementation of the new agreements
Sourcing Head Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Sourcing Head
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Education for Sourcing Head
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Employers hiring for the sourcing head job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, MBA, Engineering, Management, Finance, Education, Economics, Business/Administration, Graduate, Legal
Skills for Sourcing Head
Desired skills for sourcing head include:
Business and commercial expertise to differentiate itself from the competition
Own segment/function
Sourcing Strategy
Government regulations in the country of employment
Finance
Vendor risk management and financial services regulations
Services and their supply markets
Suppliers their markets and supply base management
Commodities
Designated region and territory
Desired experience for sourcing head includes:
Evidence of managing complex supplier contracts across business units and countries Print & Distribution experience preferred
Experience of managing >5 direct reports at Senior Sourcing Manager level
Stakeholder focussed yet able and willing to challenge for the right long term outcome for Barclays
Thinks "functionally" and at a "team" level rather than focussed primarily on own workload
Degree + Relevant post-graduate or professional qualification
Have negotiated considerable number of large contracts
Sourcing Head Examples
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of sourcing head. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for sourcing head
- Ability to influence and lead strategic supply chain and business change will be augmented with strong commercial negotiation skills and a proven track record in the successful implementation of indirect services deals
- Adept at presenting, influencing and developing people
- Thrive on coaching your team to deliver in a professional and innovative manner
- Ability to influence and lead strategic supply chain and business change
- Presenting, influencing and developing people
- Coaching your team to deliver in a professional and innovative manner
- Leading strategic supply chain and business change
- Guiding the Corporate Travel program to ensure that employees are provided with industry leading travel planning and booking services/technology
- Guiding the Supplier Diversity program to expand the reach of the program to benefit both diverse suppliers and the Bank
- Overseeing Sourcing and Procurement activity for the procurement of c.£2.9bn of Barclays International external supplier spend
Qualifications for sourcing head
- Drive special initiatives like Insta Card at select SBI outlets in partnership with relevant
- Requires a minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible sourcing/vendor management experience with a minimum of 5 years of management experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, executive presence, interpersonal and presentation skills and the proven ability to influence and communicate effectively
- Familiarity with applicable regulatory requirements and ability to work effectively with various stakeholders to ensure compliance and minimize risk
- Influences and negotiates at the top executive levels, with great latitude on outcomes
- Purchasing negotiation
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Our growing company is hiring for a sourcing head. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for sourcing head
- Managing the performance, cost and risk of a significant portfolio of Low, High and Medium Risk suppliers
- Management of Purchase to Pay activity for the Barclays International for 3rd parties and expenses
- Ensuring that the Sourcing and Supplier Management Policy (SSMP) is a followed in all geographies where Barclays International operates
- Delivering effective global group wide spend management across Operations, Professional Services, and Technology categories of spend
- Endorse Business ideas, Category strategies & Preferred Suppler List
- Optimize Sourcing performance for target fulfillment
- Have overview of local/global vendors (agencies), utilization of resources utilization of LinkedIn licenses and distribution across team, knowledge of existing local/international job boards in order to advise sourcers where, how to advertise/paid/free
- Be the sourcing subject matter expert in the team sharing experience and best practice live
- Direct, manage regular evaluations of the applicant pool and assess, track and report on time to hire, cost to hire, diversity and quality of hires, to identify trends and cost effectiveness
- Promote new business ideas through proactive participation in strategic Sales and project forums, including business decision meetings
Qualifications for sourcing head
- Impactful leader comfortable delivering and managing senior teams to deliver complex, high value and high business impact projects
- Evidence of strong analytical skills and use of appropriate strategic tools to deliver successful sourcing strategies
- Proven track record of developing and maintaining senior stakeholder and supplier relationships in large matrix organisations Financial Services experience preferred
- Support and enhance critical strategic objectives
- A tertiary qualification preferred
- Fluent in Regional language and English
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of sourcing head. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing head
- Managing Voith Hydro Canada (Brossard, Mississauga)’s procurement teams
- Jointly with the team, defining the strategy and identifying the suppliers (current and new) based on the work to be provided
- Identifying, recommending and participating as required in setting up procurement agreements with targeted suppliers
- Seeking the best price/quality (bid/analyse/select/negotiate)
- Monitoring and reporting performance indicators to management on a regular basis
- Ensuring that the team provides procurement support to the Mississauga factory
- Taking part in the Hydro division’s common procurement strategy sharing and development meetings along with other business units
- Monitoring established order requirements and ensuring that they are met
- Coordinating purchase order fulfilment with Project and Quality teams
- With the team, managing internal and external supplier claims
Qualifications for sourcing head
- A solid understanding of garment industry preferable
- Experience in ethical compliance is required
- Background or solid understanding of auditing processes and reporting
- Social work / education experience is highly regarded
- An understanding of key environmental and ethical issues
- Ability to lead a team and coach/develop the team to meet COG expectations and standards
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a sourcing head. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing head
- Taking part in product improvement and/or current or future implementation cost reduction discussions
- Coordinating as required internal support for assistance to suppliers under development
- Ensuring timely shipping of parts by requiring that all quality documentation is available
- Providing support to logistics coordinators in the development and implementation of transportation plans
- Create a productive work environment for individuals and own organization, for Sourcing as a function
- Provide leadership to the Portfolio Sourcing and Relationship Management organization (`60 individuals) within GCTO
- Oversee the supplier qualification activities
- Collaboration with supplier executive leadership (COO, CEOs) in ensuring alignment in strategic objectives and supplier delivery
- Provide/support executive oversight of resource planning and management activities
- Build and enhance relationships with key stakeholders across the organization and develop sourcing strategies to meet their requirements
Qualifications for sourcing head
- Graduate calibre with extensive commercial management experience in Strategic Sourcing in large complex organisations
- A minimum of 15 years’ pharmaceutical operations experience, with at least 5 years multi-national experience
- Strong & creative modeling skills
- Requires domestic and international travel of 25% or more
- Exposure to Vendor Management
- Robust Industry knowledge on Sourcing
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a sourcing head. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing head
- Ensure the team and key business partners understand our processes and policies as they evolve and support them in ensuring compliance with all company policies and required controls
- Line management of the Category Managers and the wider Direct Sourcing teams
- Constantly reduce cost by removing waste in process, procedures and systems in the
- Vendor due diligence, risk assessment and coordination of vendor governance for EMEA based vendors, working closely with global contract and vendor managers
- Develop a global source of cost competitive suppliers, reducing RS Pro’s reliance on European suppliers and purchasing through traders and distributors
- Drive processes within the Sourcing team to continuously identify new products and suppliers that expand the RS Pro product offering, consistent with the RS Pro brand
- Expand and enhance the existing supplier qualification process to ensure suppliers have robust product quality systems that result in high product quality
- Build a team of high performing Sourcing Managers covering established and emerging low-cost manufacturing regions
- Negotiate purchase costs that maximize gross margin and enable compliance with our fast-follower pricing targets
- Negotiate commercial terms that ensure the lowest total cost of ownership of the sourced products
Qualifications for sourcing head
- 8+ years of driving business improvement through Supply Chain process optimization
- Domestic travel as required (maximum 30%)
- International travel as required (maximum 20%)
- Sophisticated multi-cultural matrix management skills
- Understands CSL’s manufacturing technology or has the technical capability to grasp this technology and its evolution
- Experienced in complex contract negotiations and administration, and advanced supplier management