Sourcing Manager

The Sourcing Manager is responsible for handling the company’s supply portfolio. They are responsible for anticipating potential production and supply issues and developing innovative ideas and processes to continually mitigate risk. They are experts in their markets, developing and executing both short and long-term sourcing strategies. They are accountable for all details for the categories that are managed by their teams, to initial negotiations, interfacing with suppliers and our factories, etc.

Through this work they will achieve a reliable supply of high-quality products and materials and realize significant cost savings for the company.

• Manage the company’s supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending
• Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies
• Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure
• Invent negotiation strategies and secure profitable deals
• Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency
• Cooperate with stakeholders to guarantee agreement on terms and processes
• Deeply understand the markets they buy in by researching and anticipating shifts, proposing alternate vendors, etc.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
• Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques
• Discover and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
• Travel to vendors – domestically and overseas

• BSc degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration
• Proven work experience as a sourcing manager or procurement manager
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant software
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data
• Solid judgement with ability to make good decisions
• 2 – 4 years of Sourcing from multiple geographies
• Previous experience within an operating role (such as manufacturing) would be preferred

• Growth oriented mindset and team player are a given
• Strong business and commercial sense
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and cross functional collaboration skills
• Strong communication (written and verbal) skills
• Proven negotiation skills
• Personal strengths in activator, analytical, discipline and ideation