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Andersen Corporation · 5 hours ago

Strategic Sourcing Manager 1

Bayport, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$109K/yr - $169K/yr

5+ years exp

Andersen Corporation is a leading company in the residential and commercial building sector, focusing on delivering exceptional experiences. The Strategic Sourcing Manager 1 will create and execute category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and lead initiatives to enhance cost, quality, and delivery across the supply chain.

Building MaterialHome DecorManufacturingWindowsWood Processing

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Cost management impact of 3% or greater of the value managed or lead enterprise level projects to support cost targets

Responsible to deliver effective category management strategies and lead the sourcing execution process for assigned categories or sub-categories (subcategory or moderate spend category, supply base complexity, cross functional impact, risk)

Develop key strategic partnerships that create long-term, win-win commitments between our organizations and drive improvements in the area of cost, quality, delivery, collaboration and continuous improvement

Participate in semi-annual Executive commodity reviews with Andersen Executive leadership team

Maintains a comprehensive understanding of the Category as it relates to business requirements, risk, knowledge of market trends and external insights; including rigorous analysis of the market drivers, cost structures and technical advances

Conducts/leads supplier management activities for key preferred suppliers. Ensuring alignment with the overall Category governance structure and properly engaging across levels. This includes leading negotiations with suppliers

Leads executive and leadership level discussions / category updates on a regular basis

Lead complex sourcing events based upon subject matter, supplier level engagement, stakeholder level engagement, etc

Define Source Strategy & align with category strategy

RFx development, release and evaluation

Contracting

Negotiation strategy

Final execution

Lead activities which will support the transformation of our broader sourcing team

This position may include supervision of an individual or small team and/or ability to mentor junior team members to provide general guidance, ensure policy and business processes are followed

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementSourcing ExperienceNegotiation SkillsMarket ResearchCategory Strategy DevelopmentCoachingCross-Functional LeadershipEffective CommunicationProblem SolvingMentoring

Required

BA or BS in Supply Chain, Business Management, Engineering, or related field of study

Demonstrated experience as a sourcing or supply chain professional with total cost management experience

Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Sourcing or related functional area

Ability to develop business case evaluations, have a strong background in market research, and ability to negotiate win-win contracts and solutions

Results orientation - ensuring work is completed on time, on budget, and within quality parameters

Ability to teach, coach and mentor all levels of cross-functional individuals in Supplier Management principles

Proven leader who creates energy, lives integrity, leads change, creates a vision and plan, inspires people to achieve goals, develops people and delivers results. Ability to address performance issues and support individuals in identifying and removing performance barriers

Lead and/or participate in cross-functional projects, bringing sourcing insights to drive category strategies, support product development, operational improvements, and process innovations

Ability to develop a Category Strategy based on a deep understanding of short- and long-term corporate strategies

Effective communication skills across all levels and functions (listening, writing, and speaking), presentation skills (understands what level of detail to provide varying audiences), and facilitation skills

Advanced in problem solving with the ability to coach others. Effective in the identification and resolution of issues, concerns, or problems using formal problem-solving techniques

Benefits

401 (k) Plan, Employer Fixed Contributions & Company Matching

Profit Sharing

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays

Paid Maternity Leave & Paid Parental Leave

Career Growth Planning & Nationwide Career Opportunities

PROFIT SHARING: In 2025 Andersen has set a profit-sharing target of $3,500 per eligible employee, prorated as appropriate Profit Sharing will be paid out in quarterly installments to provide eligible employees with payments throughout the year, with payment amounts tied to quarterly operating profit performance.