Sourcing Senior Manager Job Description
Sourcing senior manager
provides leadership for strategic sourcing – qualified supply network, business continuity, supplier risk management – capacity & financial, contract management, supplier commercial negotiations, cost/spend management, assurance, supplier on boarding/off boarding.
Sourcing Senior Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Support Director Brand Sourcing Apparel and represent Sourcing on key strategic projects
Create or lead project teams to address significant sourcing issues, working with business partner and sourcing management to reach resolution
Deliver value by identifying and acting upon opportunities to reduce costs through the management of total costs, quality improvements, standardization, cost-price alignment, demand management, supply chain expertise, supplier management, innovative solutions
Functions as the single point of contact representing the global sourcing organization in the Creation Centre
Highlighting operational, regulatory and other risks to the Head of Category and Head of Strategic sourcing
Successful with a multi-year track record in a sourcing or a vendor management organisation
Lead a team of sourcing managers to drive supplier strategy toward aggressive cost improvement and performance targets
Management responsibilities include setting structure for the sourcing organization, identifying appropriate talent, developing job descriptions, objectives, Key Performance Indicators and performance goals
Partner across departments/divisions to implement consistent global sourcing strategy and processes
Co-create the global dairy category sourcing strategy and lead creation and implementation of regional deployment plan
Sourcing Senior Manager Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Sourcing Senior Manager
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPM, APICS, CPSM, ISM, CPIM, PMP, C.P.M, FAR, CSCP, ASE
Education for Sourcing Senior Manager
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the sourcing senior manager job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Engineering, MBA, Finance, Business/Administration, Supply Chain Management, Management, Education, Technical, Economics
Skills for Sourcing Senior Manager
Desired skills for sourcing senior manager include:
Administration and cost controls
Contract negotiations
Federal Acquisition Regulation
IATA
ITAR Regulations
Sourcing
Supplier management
Supply chain best practices
Market and competition
Market forces shaping a customer’s business context
Desired experience for sourcing senior manager includes:
Experience in contract analysis, negotiation, and RFP/ RFI/ RFQ creation and evaluation
Candidate must be able to effectively build relationships influence and drive change in a cross-functional team environment
Understands the relationship and requirements across cost, quality, lead times and capacity
Develop plans for assigned initiatives and keep business partners and management updated on progress, risks, issues
Thorough knowledge of all aspects of business management challenges faced by business partners acquired through ten years of practical business experience
BS/BA degree plus a minimum of four (4) years work experience in the field of supply chain
Sourcing Senior Manager Examples
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Sourcing Senior Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of sourcing senior manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing senior manager
- Lead the Supplier selection (including Make or Buy), evaluation, acceptance and/or development of suppliers for a NPD project considering the project requirements and strategic OSTA relationships, sourcing of new suppliers when necessary
- Prepare a monthly project report identifying any Sourcing/Supplier risks for the projects and propose and implement risk mitigation plans
- Ensure seamless transition of sourcing assignments at new product launches to Strategic Purchasing Managers, production buyers and planners
- Effective management of sourcing/procurement of ROP systems & equipment for thermal power plants both in Tender Execution Projects
- Coaches and develops Supply Managers in the sourcing and managing of categories
- Accountable for partnering on and leading sourcing initiatives to achieve total cost savings without compromising business strategy, supplier performance, and most importantly brand
- Accountable for participating in business unit sourcing initiatives that consider optimizing infrastructure improvements to drive reductions in total cost of ownership (TCO) without compromising business strategy and performance
- The sourcing specialist should also be flexible to adapt to other assignments in the marketing and advertising segment
- Lead cross-functional teams responsible for developing and implementing strategic sourcing arrangements with preferred suppliers
- Responsible for building relationships across the Marketing departments, developing industry subject matter expertise, developing sourcing strategies, building relationships with key vendors in the space, leading RFPs, negotiating contracts, and implementing supplier relationship management (SRM) practices with preferred Marketing suppliers
Qualifications for sourcing senior manager
- Sophisticated MS-Office knowledge (Access/Excel)
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 6-8 years experience in which 2-3 years leading a team
- Ability to coach, and develop team with prior experience in coaching and appraisals (between 2 to 3 years)
- Liaison with key corporate stakeholders to successfully execute category, program and contracting requirements (e.g., LCA, Finance, Procurement engagement teams)
- Proven and observed cross-functional team leadership experience preferred
- OExcellent knowledge of RFP process and SOWs best practices required
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a sourcing senior manager. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for sourcing senior manager
- Lead highly strategic global, cross-functional sourcing teams and champions the sourcing process within the organization
- Stays current with Advertising and Marketing business trends Sourcing Best Practices
- OManage the execution of the end to end sourcing process including RFI/ RFP/
- Manage the activities of local sourcing team members in Asia
- Conduct supplier rationalizations and segmentation initiatives, proactively reviewing supplier performance, and establishing sourcing strategies
- Partners with the Director, Production to establish and maintain a sourcing strategy and seasonal vendor and mill matrix
- Develops, coordinates and executes sourcing strategies and practices to assure programs that bring the greatest value solution to the Markets and our customers including
- Develop new vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and define new business process as it relates to IT suppliers
- Develop RFPs, determine eligible vendor candidates, and manage RFP process end to end
- Develop and implement performance and quality management programs for key IT vendors in collaboration with IT leadership
Qualifications for sourcing senior manager
- OStrong negotiation skills and relationship building skills required
- OAbility to influence and drive change in a cross-functional team environment
- OKnowledge and experience negotiating platform and other product licensing in
- 10+ years of experience in Operations and/or Quality functions
- Supply Chain and/or Medical Device quality certifications or training is desired
- Demonstrate broad understanding of financial management principles
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Sourcing Senior Manager Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a sourcing senior manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing senior manager
- Provides domestic and global product sourcing expertise to the team and the entire food organization utilizing a skill set that includes sourcing strategy development, vendor identification/evaluation and on-going management
- Provides sourcing expertise for large multi-faceted categories with sourcing responsibilities
- Supervises, Mentors, and develops sourcing managers and sourcing specialists to build bench strength for future merchandising and product development roles
- Must have a successful track record sourcing raw materials/finished product both domestically and globally and sourcing hard (traded inputs) commodities, soft commodities (buyer/seller markets), and value added products
- Perform financial and spend analyses to assist with sourcing and contract negotiation strategies
- Delivers successful cross-divisional sourcing projects that yield significant benefits to the corporation including
- Communicates with management and stakeholder groups affected by the teams sourcing decisions
- Expert analytical abilities to gather, analyze and establish spend baselines as a starting point for each sourcing process
- Timely execution of an established sourcing process for all projects
- Will not have P&L responsibility but must have a record of solid financial success in product sourcing and P&L management
Qualifications for sourcing senior manager
- The person will hold a BS/BA, preferably a MS/MA degree in Business, Chemistry/ Biology or equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years category management experience in labs preferably in the chemical or Pharma industry and min 10 years of relevant business experience
- OExperience in contract analysis, negotiation, financial modelling and RFP/ RFI/
- OBachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology
- OMBA preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree (Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Finance or equivalent) is required
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a sourcing senior manager. 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 senior manager
- Develop should cost models as part of sourcing process
- Leverage BCD’s annual hotel sales to develop hotel sourcing plans to achieve hotel revenue growth targets
- Mentor and lead a growing hotel sourcing team
- Develop strategies for optimal hotel sourcing across the globe
- Apply various hotel sourcing tactics to leverage supply & demand
- Continued innovative hotel sourcing solutions for the future
- Troubleshoot and collaborate with other leaders to problem-solve and enhance execution of “The Four Basics” for assigned categories
- Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives in alignment with over-arching improvement strategies to support the “Easy to Buy From” approach to customer service and order fulfillment
- Manages component EOL process – alternates, replacements, last time buy
- Manages complex supplier negotiations at a corporate level that include multi-platform categories and complex distribution channels
Qualifications for sourcing senior manager
- Advanced MS Office or related software skills are essential
- Experience in a global multinational corporate environment
- APICS or other professional certification is highly desired
- Expertise in a broad range of procurement activities, including inventory and supply chain management, technical sourcing projects including those involving close interfacing with other functions such as engineering and quality, and leading-edge procurement practices
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement robust, creative commodity sourcing strategies which yield measurable reductions in cost
- Recognized leader throughout industry for implementing best practices in strategic sourcing, vendor relationship management and supply chain management
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Our company is looking for a sourcing senior manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing senior manager
- Lead sourcing strategy development for Hardgoods
- Execute on the developed category strategy for the aligned spend categories, with ownership of the strategic sourcing project portfolio (local, regional and global)
- Leads and drives complex sourcing projects/category team projects across relevant business area
- Ensure quality of content and compliance with relevant sourcing governance forums (challenge boards, fortnightly status meetings)
- Assist in the application of a range of sourcing approaches, including the use of eSourcing, to deliver the most appropriate business outcomes
- Support Client Supplier Relationship Managers to ensure appropriate supplier management methods are applied to the different groups of suppliers (preferred, multi-category, tail-end)
- Manage the development and execution of sourcing projects and initiatives ensuring alignment with the overall priorities and objectives of Hitachi Vantara the specific business function
- Additionally, you run the sourcing, negotiation and contracting activities, within assigned range to achieve strategic and operational success for our company
- In your new role you manage risk, especially identification, evaluation, classification of sourcing risks and devise risk mitigation measures in order to ensure continuity of supply
- In this function, you run best-in-class global (key) supplier management processes within assigned categories
Qualifications for sourcing senior manager
- Minimum of 10+ years of relevant work experience in a role of Relations Manager, Project Manager, Vendor Analyst, Financial Analyst and IT Analyst
- Must have relevant management/supervisory experience in order to effectively lead the strategic sourcing team
- Must have strong Relationship Management skills, Negotiation skills, Project Management experience, Strong presentation skills and strong analytical skills
- 5+ years of Marketing experience (working directly on Marketing projects/products/services)
- Experience in Advertising/Marketing firms or in the Advertising/Marketing department of a large corporation
- OExperience in contract analysis, negotiation, financial analysis and RFP/ RFI/