Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Job Description
Senior manager, strategic sourcing
provides leadership guidance and support in a consultative manner to execute procurement processes including category management, sourcing strategy, negotiations, contracting, and supplier performance/relationship management.
Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Design buying strategies, direct supplier negotiations, and develop and implement best-in-class supplier relationship management strategies
OResponsible for supplier selection and the development of data analysis and
Maintain a meeting cadence with client stakeholders and account leadership
Integrate systems and documents employed across service lines
Document disparate processes and approaches used today
Develop and host supply chain content related training seminars twice a year
Perform analysis such as comparative analysis, rationalization analysis, sourcing decisions and cost optimization identification analysis
Lead strategic sourcing process
Develop and lead price and cost initiatives
Interface directly with CEO’s and other supplier leadership to assure alignment of J&J’s objectives are met, including quality, reliability, innovation and cost
Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, ISM, CPSM, CPIM, APICS, CPM, C.P.M, CSCP, CSCMP, CFPM
Education for Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the senior manager, strategic sourcing 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, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Management, Business/Administration, Technical, Education, Computer Science
Skills for Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing
Desired skills for senior manager, strategic sourcing include:
Business ethics and Ethical Sourcing Requirements
Critical procurement legal requirements and contracting best practices
Macro-economic drivers
Market analysis
Multi-year negotiation strategies
Performance measurement and tracking
Sourcing category strategy
Supplier continuous improvement programs/Lean Initiatives
Supplier relationship management
‘should-cost’ models
Desired experience for senior manager, strategic sourcing includes:
Experience in complex negotiations and prioritizing multiple components
Awareness of best practices regarding vendor management (e.g., strategic alliances, supplier certification)
OManage the execution of request for proposals, bid analysis, and contract
OAbility to develop complex agreements
OStrong knowledge and subject matter expertise with various software
OStrong communication and presentation skills required
Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Examples
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Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a senior manager, strategic sourcing. 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 senior manager, strategic sourcing
- Category maintenance
- Lead, coach and mentor a cross-cultural and diverse team across the globe
- Managing distressed suppliers (financial, natural, hostile M&A)
- Identify emerging needs within a specific EM area of focus and develop the vision, strategy and implementation plan that will effectively meet the long range requirements of the business partners and deliver the maximum value for J&J
- Manages category sourcing strategies for the Americas Zone (North America, the Hispanic Zone and Brazil)
- Evaluates the supplier market and develops a deep understanding of the supplier base
- Functionally focused
- Monthly contact with executive management
- Manages a portfolio of spend categories
- Monitors all markets within the category portfolio
Qualifications for senior manager, strategic sourcing
- Analytical, financial modeling, influencing, facilitation, team building, strategic thinking, process-driven
- Broadcast technology knowledge and experience
- Deep understanding of structured Strategic Sourcing methodologies
- Supply Chain management orientation
- Strong analytical and project management skills, excellent interpersonal, relationship building and oral/written communication capabilities
- Ideal candidate has degree in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management and/or 7+ years strategic sourcing experience, MBA preferred
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Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of senior manager, strategic sourcing. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for senior manager, strategic sourcing
- Establishes short & long term category plans
- Sets category portfolio strategy for certain categories
- May lead the management of new or complex spend categories
- Seeks opportunities for change and drives the change plan to create greater savings, higher quality or reduced risk for the organization
- Innovations delivered via external suppliers
- Independently lead large scale sourcing efforts and negotiations in assigned categories with minimal direction
- Develop and issue RFPs, conduct bid processes and other formal sourcing events
- Strategically manage all areas of responsibility by franchise, supplier, category, component / material, and facility to ensure the organizations objectives are met
- Explore all options of long term strategies (make vs buy, vertical integration, streamlining the supply chain, sole source, multi-source solutions, etc)
- Partner with the Category & Advanced Sourcing and Innovation functions to ensure alignment to meet and exceed goals
Qualifications for senior manager, strategic sourcing
- 10 years industry experience preferred, including some manufacturing background
- Demonstrated breakthrough results, thought leadership, people leadership, subject matter expertise and passion for delivery
- Demonstrated leadership skills, strong team orientation, and proven ability to communicate effectively to all levels of management
- Prior work experience in a global matrix organization preferred
- Strong knowledge of Outsourcing (technology, non-technology) category and vendor landscape and build vs
- People management experience if applicable
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Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of senior manager, strategic sourcing. 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 senior manager, strategic sourcing
- Support and assist in the management of a technically based, competent sourcing organization
- Upgrade supplier skills (ship-to-stock, emerging technologies)
- Manage supplier capabilities including but not limited to capacity planning, tooling and resource investments including inventory management
- Participate as active Source representative on plant leadership teams for Ethicon plants in India and Asia Pacific region
- Lead and execute outcomes of enterprise complexity reduction strategies that impact material and suppliers for for India plants and Asia Pacific
- BCP - Create sourcing strategies for materials, suppliers and manufacturing facilities to maintain supply continuity, highest quality and most competitive costs
- CIP - Champion annual productivity improvements by leading internal & joint supplier / teams pursuing cost reduction opportunities in alignment with the sourcing strategy
- SRM - Track and manage performance of suppliers and ensure that performance issues are quickly addressed
- In leading assigned project or initiative, this position requires coordination between various departments in integrated supply chain, external supplier partners and engineering to ensure the delivery of tasks related to project
- 5-8 years strategic category management in Retail environment, sourcing and analytical skills or work experience equivalent specifically within the retail industry
Qualifications for senior manager, strategic sourcing
- Experience reviewing and negotiating contract terms and conditions
- Must have prior experience managing direct reports
- Must have strong analytical skills & financial/business acumen aptitude
- Must have demonstrated leadership, Influencing & collaboration skills
- BA/BS in business, finance, purchasing or related field
- Ideal candidate will have CPM or CPSM certification
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Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of senior manager, strategic sourcing. 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 senior manager, strategic sourcing
- Manage the strategic planning, development, and coordination of indirect activities to advance Company goals, while effectively communicating key messages to internal and external stakeholders
- Manage and support contractual negotiations and contract administration for all programs
- Pursue innovative ways to continuously improve the Americas indirect spend
- Evaluate and identify business opportunities for America’s Indirect and communicate with key stakeholders accordingly
- Support the strategic planning and coordination of Supply Management to advance Company global initiatives and goals, while communicating key messages to all internal and external stakeholders
- Support and coordinate long term goals for the Supply Management that become the basis for short term goals and annual operational planning
- Support the development objectives for the Americas Indirect team and how those objectives are going to be implemented and accomplished
- Provide oversight directly to the objectives of the CSS Manager
- Work cross functionally with Marketing, Sales, Legal, and Finance leadership to ensure the overall strategic direction of the Supply Management team is consistent with and supported by all these areas
- Work with key stakeholders, hotels, operating disciplines, and brand management, structuring the resources and activities of Supply Management so objectives are accomplished across all operating modules
Qualifications for senior manager, strategic sourcing
- Experience developing and managing strategies regarding sourcing decisions
- Management consulting experience with top tier consulting firm if consulting experience is in Procurement related projects, can count towards 5+ years of experience mentioned above
- Exceptional leadership, excellent business/financial acumen and project management skills to lead global teams and to ensure on time execution of projects, especially sourcing projects, process improvement initiatives, and accounts payable/procurement automation projects
- Proven ability to move fluidly between strategic initiatives and topics, and be a hands-on leader when necessary
- Analytically minded, able to visualize, conceptualize and solve problems, using data-driven analysis for the purpose of drawing conclusions to enable better decisions, promote process standardization, and improved usage of tools and best practices
- Self-starter with willingness to go above and beyond requirements, proficient in leading and setting direction for cross-functional teams, including demonstrated ability to motivate, influence and drive change across all levels of the organization and geographical boundaries
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Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a senior manager, strategic sourcing. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for senior manager, strategic sourcing
- Ability to develop, prioritize and implement plans to fulfill team’s responsibilities and meet organization’s core strategic goals
- Ability to multi-task and work autonomously as needed
- Effectively manage professional development, training, and mentoring for subordinates
- Must maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity
- Experience supporting federal government contracts, in-depth knowledge and experience supporting various contract types to include, Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials, Cost Plus) non-IDIQ and IDIQ single or multiple award contracts
- Develop processes and documentation utilized by Strategic Sourcing and other stakeholders leading to standardized execution of key strategic sourcing activities such as RFx creation and management, supplier qualification, contract management, supplier management, spend analytics
- Provide consistent processes, reporting and tools
- Work to define key stakeholders and act as a consultant to offer guidance to category managers
- As an individual contributor, this sourcing professional will serve as a trusted business advisor to stakeholders, providing best-in-class technical consulting from a sourcing and external benchmark/industry perspective
- Use data analytics, industry benchmarking and strategic sourcing methodologies to provide guidance in the development and execution of sourcing and category strategies, contributing to improved profits and cash flows
Qualifications for senior manager, strategic sourcing
- Must have five or more years of experience managing, supervising, or leading an organization, group, or teams
- Demonstrate ability to lead teams and deliver results in evolving and challenging environments[PS1]
- Demonstrated ability to lead RFP-related activities
- Demonstrated interpersonal skillsComputer proficiency in MS Excel, Word, Access
- Demonstrated ability to create and execute a vision, ability to work within larger organizational objectives
- Excellent communication skills are essential as you will be responsible for building relationships with often senior stakeholders and influencing your business partners and suppliers