Strategic Sourcing Manager
| Company | Allegion |
|---|---|
| Location | Carmel, IN, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Ability to travel up to 33% internationally
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field
- 10+ years of increasing responsibility in the areas of Strategic Sourcing, Materials Management, Operations, Quality, Engineering, or related field, including supervisory experience preferred
- Proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office products, particularly MS Excel (e.g., excel pivot tables, macros, etc.) and PowerPoint
- Strong business acumen and analytical thinking, as well as supplier management and contract negotiation experience
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively engage and influence at all levels of the organization
- Must be a strategic thinker and have demonstrated experience driving strategies and projects
Responsibilities
- Align with functional stakeholders across region to incorporate product and manufacturing strategies into commodity strategies while gaining leadership support
- Provide daily leadership and management and support to commodity team members while continually developing and expanding individual and team capabilities
- Accountable for supplier performance via supplier risk and performance scorecards, supplier watch lists, managing supplier escalations, and developing performance improvement plans aligned with Operations and Business objectives and strategies
- Lead commodity team members to collect and analyze commodity and market data, and develop and execute comprehensive commodity playbook strategies that exceed both short term and long term KPIs
- Accountable for all commercial negotiations and supplier selections within commodities
- Identify opportunities for consolidation of suppliers to improve the supply chain design and maximize scale and cost optimization
- Partner with regional functional teams to ensure delivery of cost productivity, improved payment terms, and improved supplier quality and delivery
- Responsible for management of strategic suppliers through formal Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process to improve supplier performance metrics including quality, delivery, productivity, and innovation
- Engage with NPD Procurement teams to support new product development (NPD) and new technology introduction (NTI), through preferred supplier and SRM programs
- Accountable for team reporting and managing of commodity inflation, both mitigation and recovery
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the development and management of a global supply base is preferred
- Experience managing multiple electronic manufacturing service providers
- Experience developing supply chain analytic tools, ERP, GEP, etc.