Strategic Sourcing Manager

Essential Functions (primary functions and/or reasons the job exists in order of importance) Lead second-source initiatives for critical, high-risk, and single-sourced materials and components. Develop and maintain a prioritized second-sourcing pipeline based on supplier risk, annual spend, lead time, capacity, quality, and operational impact. Conduct supply market research and identify prospective suppliers with the technical capabilities, capacity, quality systems, and commercial competitiveness needed to support the business. Develop sourcing strategies for assigned commodities, suppliers, and cost-reduction opportunities. Prepare and execute requests for information, requests for quotation, and requests for proposal. Lead supplier negotiations involving price, payment terms, lead time, minimum order quantities, capacity, volume commitments, tooling, freight, warranties, and other commercial conditions. Develop and execute cost-out projects through competitive sourcing, supplier negotiation, value analysis, specification review, supplier development, and low-cost sourcing. Maintain a validated cost-out pipeline with defined baselines, expected savings, implementation dates, owners, risks, and status. Partner with Finance to validate cost savings and ensure sourcing results are tracked and reported accurately. Develop, negotiate, implement, and maintain supplier agreements. Partner with Engineering and Quality to manage supplier qualification, first-article requirements, testing, documentation, production approval, with ramp-up/ramp-down plan. Support supplier business reviews and corrective action discussions when commercial, capacity, or performance issues require escalation. Build productive, professional relationships with suppliers while maintaining strong commercial discipline and protecting Process Technology’s interests. Visit suppliers and conduct audits and risk assessments as needed. Support SIOP, annual operating plan, management reviews, and supply chain reporting with sourcing updates, risks, cost-out results, and implementation plans. Adhere to company policies, safety standards, and applicable ISO processes. Attend and participate in all required training and meetings. Other duties as assigned Desired Qualifications / Experience / Certification / Education (in order of importance) Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience. Demonstrated experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, commodity management, supplier development, or supply chain management. Experience leading competitive sourcing activities and supplier negotiations. Experience developing or negotiating supplier agreements and commercial terms. Ability to analyze pricing, cost breakdowns, supplier proposals, and total cost of ownership. Strong project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple sourcing initiatives simultaneously. Ability to develop fact-based recommendations and present business cases to leadership. Ability to solve problems in a fast-paced, quality-focused manufacturing environment. Physical Requirements (specific to the role) The physical demands described below are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to work effectively in an office and manufacturing-support environment, including sitting, standing, and working on a computer for extended periods. Ability to communicate and collaborate using telephone, computer, video conferencing, email, and other workplace technologies. Ability to travel between company locations or to customer, product, or technical partner sites as business needs require. This impact description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duti…

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