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Oldcastle Infrastructure · 1 day ago

Sourcing Manager

Chandler, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Oldcastle Infrastructure is a leading provider of utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. The Sourcing Manager is responsible for the creation and execution of the end-to-end commodity sourcing strategy for assigned categories, focusing on cost reduction opportunities and maintaining strategic supplier relationships.

Building MaterialConstructionLogisticsProduct DesignProduct Search

Responsibilities

Collaborate and align with CRH Category teams to leverage national and global scale of procurement resources and initiatives. Provides monthly reporting on savings, cost avoidance, key initiatives, and projects

Analyze available procurement data to include: year-over-year spending trends, spend by business unit/division, spend by supplier, number of suppliers, price variance, and transactional volumes

Lead strategic sourcing activity for assigned category portfolio identifying opportunities for cost reductions or process enhancements

Assess external market conditions and conduct analysis (e.g. should-cost model etc) to determine sourcing opportunities and risks

Lead supply partner negotiations establishing favorable pricing, terms and conditions while ensuring required organizational service levels are achieved

Serve as escalation point for Procurement team and Business for supply partner performance and quality issues. Own the supplier relationships and take actions to deliver value

Provide supplier performance data and conduct business reviews with key suppliers. Includes supplier audits and qualification visits as needed

Serve as market expert of assigned category portfolio and communicate updates in demand or cost

Coordinate with teams to implement strategic sourcing initiatives including Master Purchase Agreements (MPA), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Consignment, and other actions which improve cost structure

Assist in the adoption and implementation of corporate initiative

Ensure service levels are achieved and that continuous improvement efforts are implemented locally and nationally

Qualification

Strategic sourcingSupplier relationship managementCost managementSupply Chain ManagementAnalytical skillsLeadership skillsProblem-solving skillsPresentation skillsGroup facilitation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or related degree or the equivalent in relevant experience

4+ years experience in the strategic sourcing / category management / purchasing field

Proven record of procurement and cost management across goods and services and understanding of the entire procurement cycle

Strong leadership skills with the ability to maintain a wide range of multi-site relationships at all levels of the organization and the ability to effectively define and manage change

Demonstrated ability to get positive results through influence, persuasion, leadership, presentations, training, and group facilitation skills

Ability to think strategically with strong analytical and problem-solving skills