Senior Sourcing Manager

As a Senior Sourcing Manager, your role involves developing and executing strategic sourcing initiatives for assigned commodities and categories. Your key responsibilities include: - Leading strategic sourcing and procurement of key commodities across global and regional supplier bases to ensure competitiveness in cost, quality, delivery, and innovation. - Developing and maintaining long-term strategic supplier partnerships that align with the organization's operational and growth objectives. - Formulating and executing commodity strategies based on deep market, supplier, and product intelligence. - Negotiating high-value contracts and long-term agreements, ensuring favorable terms and compliance with corporate and regulatory policies. - Leading and mentoring a team of sourcing professionals to foster a high-performance, collaborative, and continuous improvement culture. - Collaborating with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Finance to ensure seamless new product development, cost control, and risk mitigation. - Implementing comprehensive supplier performance management systems covering quality, cost, delivery, and innovation metrics. - Driving supplier development and value engineering initiatives, particularly with low-cost region sourcing. - Monitoring global supply markets and trends to anticipate risks and opportunities and proactively adjust sourcing strategies. - Developing business cases for make vs. buy decisions and leading cross-functional cost-reduction initiatives. - Ensuring accurate SAP ERP system usage for sourcing data, purchase orders, vendor management, and analytics. - Championing ESG, sustainability, and compliance initiatives in supplier management. In terms of qualifications, you are required to have: - A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field. - 10+ years of progressive experience in sourcing, commodity management, or supply chain, including leadership roles. - Proven track record in strategic sourcing, supplier development, and contract negotiations. - Advanced proficiency in SAP ERP and Microsoft Excel. - Strong commercial acumen and financial analysis skills. - Experience in managing global supplier networks, including low-cost country sourcing. - Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, technical drawings, and quality systems. - Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a professional, inclusive environment. Additionally, the following qualifications are preferred: - A Master's Degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain Management. - Experience sourcing both direct and indirect commodities. - Six Sigma, Lean, or similar process improvement certifications. You should also have knowledge of sustainability frameworks and responsible sourcing practices.,