Sourcing Manager
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Job Location:
Cleveland, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 94000 - 132000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Sourcing Manager
Location: 17000 Saint Clair Cleveland OH 44110
Business Unit: Team Wendy
Purpose of Position
The Sourcing Manager is responsible for developing and executing strategic sourcing initiatives that optimize total cost of ownership strengthen supplier partnerships and ensure continuity of supply in support of organizational objectives. This role leads supplier selection contract negotiations and category strategies while mitigating risk ensuring compliance and driving value creation across the supply base. The Sourcing Manager serves as a trusted business partner to Operations Finance Quality and Engineering to align sourcing strategies with demand capacity and growth plans.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives demand forecasts and operational requirements.
- Lead sourcing initiatives including RFPs RFQs supplier evaluations and award recommendations.
- Manage assigned spend categories and continuously evaluate market trends supplier capabilities and cost drivers.
- Drive total cost of ownership improvements through cost modeling should-cost analysis and value engineering.
Supplier Management & Negotiation
- Identify qualify and onboard suppliers to ensure a competitive resilient and compliant supply base.
- Lead contract negotiations including pricing terms service levels risk mitigation and performance expectations.
- Establish and maintain supplier performance metrics scorecards and governance routines.
- Partner with suppliers to drive continuous improvement innovation and risk mitigation initiatives.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with Operations Planning Engineering Quality and Finance to align sourcing decisions with production quality and budgetary requirements.
- Support new product introductions (NPI) and change management initiatives through early supplier engagement.
- Ensure sourcing strategies support inventory optimization lead-time reduction and service-level targets.
Risk Management & Compliance
- Proactively identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to capacity quality financial stability and geopolitical factors.
- Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies ethical sourcing standards and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation for contracts supplier approvals and sourcing decisions.
Analytics Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Analyze spend data supplier performance and market intelligence to inform sourcing strategies.
- Track and report cost savings cost avoidance and sourcing performance metrics.
- Lead or participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance sourcing processes and procurement effectiveness.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Finance Engineering or a related field.
- 58 years of experience in strategic sourcing procurement or supply chain management.
- Demonstrated success leading supplier negotiations and sourcing initiatives with measurable cost and performance outcomes.
- Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging spend data and market insights.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
Preferred
- Masters degree or MBA.
- Experience in manufacturing distribution or regulated industries.
- Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and procurement tools.
- Professional certifications (e.g. CPSM CSCP CPIM) a plus.
- Experience supporting global or multi-site sourcing strategies.
Core Competencies
- Strategic thinking and commercial acumen
- Negotiation and supplier relationship management
- Data-driven decision-making
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Cross-functional collaboration and influence
- Change management and continuous improvement mindset
Performance Measures
- Cost savings and cost avoidance delivery
- Supplier performance and service levels
- Contract compliance and risk mitigation effectiveness
- Sourcing cycle time and execution efficiency
- Stakeholder satisfaction and alignment
About Avon Technologies:
We are a world leader in protective equipment with a reputation for innovative design high-performance quality and specialist materials expertise. Our two brands Avon Protection and Team Wendy supply our respiratory and head protection portfolio to customers across the globe from our manufacturing sites in theUKandNorth America. At Avon Technologies we recognize that our success relies on the collective efforts of our talented team. As an organization we welcome individuals who embody our #FIERCE company values - fearlessness integrity excellence resilience collaboration and the ability to execute.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following:
- Flexible Schedule
- Generous paid time off
- Competitive Compensation Package
- Learning and Development Opportunities
- Bonus Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 401k Matching
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Mentorship Program
- Supplemental plans
- Company-paid life and AD&D
- Medical/Dental/Vision
This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities skills efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements management reserved the right to modify add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.
Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information systems technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.
U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain non-U.S. persons (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals lawful permanent residents of the U.S. refugees Temporary Residents (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions) or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B L-1 F-1 etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.
To comply with these laws and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within Avon that may present access to export controlled technical data Avon must assess employees U.S. person status as well as citizenship(s).
The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at Avons sole election.
U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain non-U.S. persons (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals lawful permanent residents of the U.S. refugees Temporary Residents (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions) or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B L-1 F-1 etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.
To comply with these laws and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within Avon that may present access to export controlled technical data Avon must assess employees U.S. person status as well as citizenship(s).
The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at Avons sole election.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without a sponsorship for employment visa status (e.e. H1B status).
The anticipated salary for candidates who will work in Cleveland OH is $94000 - $132000 The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job type and years of experience within the industry education etc.
EOE Including Vet/Disability
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Category Management
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- HR Sourcing
- Supply Chain Experience
- Analysis Skills
- Contract Management
- Supplier Management
- Contract Negotiation
- ERP Systems
- negotiation
- Contracts
