Job Announcement

Sourcing Manager-Chemicals
NW of Philadelphia

The Strategic Sourcing Manager supports the Strategic Sourcing Director and Category Managers as they engage cross functional teams in enterprise-wide strategic sourcing initiatives. The Strategic Sourcing Manager assesses the elements of the spend category and helps to define, execute, and support the strategic sourcing and refinement of that spend area through extensive financial analytics. Must work independently taking a proactive approach in assigned commodities supporting the Sourcing team in ensuring Strategic Sourcing’s value commitment to internal business partners are met. Manager is also responsible for administering any/all sourcing programs that are wholly owned within Sourcing such as Supplier Scorecards. Also, includes, but not limited to, deployment of just in time inventory, ensuring compliance against established cost reduction programs, taking actions for non-compliant behavior, making adjustments to existing programs to enhance profitability, efficiency, and/or controls, proactively making modifications to programs to address macro-changes in the business, acting as the main contact with external business partners.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Strategic Sourcing Manager will support both direct and indirect commodities, working with the Strategic Sourcing Director and other Sourcing Managers, and Plant Manager, and buyers to coordinate the process and ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures.

Duties include:

• Works closely with Category Managers to perform strategic sourcing activities
• Leads the collection, analysis, and total cost ownership analytical activities
• Develops forward looking pricing raw material forecast models
• Develops monthly purchasing dashboards to track progress against budget
• Works with Accounting to calculate savings against budget and forecast
• Interviews internal stakeholders to develop service specification levels
• Conducts accurate financial analysis of comparative bids
• Completes supply market research and presents results from research/analysis
• Collects data and prepares monthly sourcing KPI reports
• Executes low risk / low dollar supplier contracts

Requirements
10+ years in purchasing for a manufacturing company in similar industry Proficient in JD EDWARDS and REPORTS NOW is a must Proven strong research and financial analytical skills and application to raw materials budgeting A high proficiency in business communications both written and oral Proven interpersonal, meeting/interview facilitation and team skills Proven ability to multi-task, manage time, and function in time-sensitive situations Self-directed, requiring limited guidance and/or structure Aptitude for conducting supply market research Must be detail-oriented; organized; team player; self-motivated; creative and persuasive Must be open to and comfortable with change Bachelors Degree, Finance or Business , MBA a plus APICS, ISM, or Greenbelt certifications a plus.

ALL INQUIRIES TO BE ADDRESSED TO:
Holly Weber-Donahue
hollyweber@tdcsupplychain.com
330.655.3610- office
330.524.5305- cell
330.655.3629- fax