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About the Role

The Director – Strategic Sourcing is responsible for developing and executing Sourcing Strategies in the Fiber Glass Roving, Resins, Plastics & Thermoforming categories to align with business objectives. This position manages commercial relationships with key strategic suppliers, employing category and contract strategies to manage expectations, control risk, and minimize costs. The role provides leadership to the category team in developing and executing supply base management strategies and manages a team by providing coaching and feedback.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute strategic sourcing and supply management strategies to improve supplier performance, reduce costs, minimize risk, and foster innovation.
Develop, negotiate, and manage long-term agreements (LTAs) with key suppliers to manage supply and total cost of ownership.
Optimize the supply base through the deployment of strategic sourcing tools and processes.
Lead cross-functional category and supplier team meetings for sourcing initiatives and cost reduction projects.
Coach and mentor team members to build organizational category expertise.
Build and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Develop and present cost models to understand cost drivers and negotiate best-in-class pricing.
Monitor market trends and maintain subject matter expertise in defined areas.
Establish and communicate supplier performance expectations and monitor compliance.
Ensure supply continuity by proactively managing critical supply issues and securing supplier capacity.
Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to the Risk Management Team for hedging, inflation forecasting, costing, and pricing.
Visit supplier manufacturing facilities to conduct audits, verify capabilities, and build relationships.
Introduce new suppliers, products, processes, and technologies to Design and Engineering.
Identify and develop cost reduction ideas through supplier consolidation, alternative sourcing, labor reduction, warranty reduction, working capital reduction, and value analysis/value engineering.
Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibilities and requirements of the job.
Performs Essential Job Functions and Duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business/finance or engineering or related field preferred or equivalent work experience required.
Advanced degree preferred.
10+ years of progressive Procurement experience preferred.
At least 5+ years of direct materials experience.
3+ years of project/program management experience in a supply chain, procurement, product development, or manufacturing environment.
Understanding of Sourcing, Materials Management, and Logistics.
Subject matter expertise in two or more of the following Categories: Fiber Glass, Plastics, Resin & Composites.
Language Skills a Plus (English & Spanish).

Skills

Strategic Sourcing
Supply Management
Category Management
Contract Negotiation
Risk Management
Cost Management
Supplier Relationship Management
Project Management
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Coaching and Mentoring
Market Trend Analysis
Supplier Performance Management
Supply Chain
Procurement
Product Development
Manufacturing
Materials Management
Logistics
Fiber Glass
Plastics
Resin & Composites

Location

Illinois

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

10+ years of progressive Procurement experience
5+ years of direct materials experience
3+ years of project/program management experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in business/finance or engineering or related field preferred or equivalent work experience required
Advanced degree preferred
Preferred certifications: CPM, CPSM, CPIM, or PMP, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt

Salary/Compensations

$158,000 - $205,000

Benefits

401(k) company match
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and disability insurance
Paid time off

About the Company

ProDriven Global Brands is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Market leading products and brands found on job sites all over the world.
Focusing on end users' needs and delivering exceptional customer experience drives our success.
Our entire process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user.
On jobsites across the world, ProDriven Global Brands are most preferred.

Equal Opportunity

ProDriven Global Brands is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.
All qualified applicants to ProDriven Global Brands are considered for employment without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.
ProDriven Global Brands will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on these characteristics.