Manager - Sourcing

CSS; Leinster; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CSS Ireland seeks a Sourcing Manager specialized in security products to research, analyze, and evaluate sources, negotiate lowest total cost of ownership, and lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives across geographies.

Responsibilities include leading sourcing events, achieving cost competitiveness, and driving supplier relationships while ensuring compliance and effective stakeholder collaboration. A strong track record in global IT project sourcing and P2P processes is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or a Business related field is required.
• Master’s Degree in Supply Chain or a Business related field is required.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in category management and strategic sourcing to improve cost, quality and service levels.
• Experience managing medium to large global IT projects with transformation and financial impact is required.
• Experience negotiating contracts and knowledge of key contractual language is required.
• Experience with online sourcing platforms is required.
• Strong communication, leadership and presentation skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing events from planning through vendor engagement, evaluation and selection.
• Drive cost savings, benchmarking, and commercial negotiations with vendors to achieve lowest TCO.
• Collaborate with Sales and Operations to support customer bids, RFQs and BoMs.
• Formulate and track metrics for cost savings, quality, reliability and working capital efficiency.
• Build relationships with business leaders and other units to align priorities and interests.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely sourcing initiatives and stakeholder visibility.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical capability

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Leadership

Project management

Procure-to-Pay awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or Business related field

Master’s Degree in Supply Chain or Business related field

Tools

ERP systems

Procure-to-Pay platforms

Online sourcing platforms

Job description

As a Sourcing Manager – security products, you will be responsible for researching, analyzing, and evaluating the best and least expensive sources (vendors, manufacturers and suppliers of goods and services, specifically for security product categories). You will negotiate lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) product costs and/or services with approved suppliers. You will work cross functionally to lead sourcing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing events from planning through vendor engagement, evaluation and selection
• Ensure cost competitiveness and high service levels within assigned categories, capitalizing on synergies and drawing on internal and external resources to align priorities and interests.
• Implement efficient strategies and processes to facilitate transactional and strategic buying activities to ensure adequate supplies and services are available at the lowest total cost of ownership.
• Drive cost savings, benchmarking, and commercial negotiations with vendors.
• Support internal customers by identifying and maintaining relationships with major suppliers and industry analysts gathering insight to better understand suppliers’ key differentiations, technology roadmaps and business models with the goal of identifying opportunities to improve the overall quality and best pricing of products and services.
• Build relationships with business leaders as well as other business units and functions
• Collaborate with Sales and Operations to support customer bids, RFQs, and BoMs.
• Manages and leads functional teams involved in sourcing initiatives ensuring adequate visibility to all stakeholders
• Formulate and track key metrics associated with assigned categories: cost savings and avoidance, quality, reliability and working capital efficiency.

Key Requirements

• Knowledge of EMEA supplier landscape for security systems and technologies
• Proven experience in sourcing/procurement, ideally within security or low-voltage product categories.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Ability to work across multiple geographies and stakeholders.
• Commercially driven with strong analytical capability.
• Familiarity with compliance requirements (e.g., country of origin, certifications) is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or a Business related field is required
• Master’s Degree in Supply Chain or a Business related field is required
• 6 years of relevant experience utilizing best practice category management and strategic sourcing processes to improve the cost, quality, and service level of direct and indirect materials and services is required
• 5 years of demonstrated ability to manage medium to large global IT projects with significant transformation and financial impact is required
• 6 years of collaborating with business operations and functional groups is required
• 6 years of preferred experiencing overseeing the design and implementation of a strategic sourcing function transformation, including strategy, organization, processes, and technology is required
• 5 years of ERP systems’ exposure is preferred
• 5 years of solid knowledge and support of Procure 2 Pay processes is preferred
• Experience in negotiating contracts and knowledge of key contractual language is required
• Experience with online sourcing platforms is required
• Financial acumen to develop complex financial models, including Total Cost of Ownership models is required
• Practical problem-solving approach to business issues, business-minded, results-oriented, and a team player is required
• Ability to influence individuals and teams with or without reporting relationships is required
• Excellent communication, leadership and presentation skills is required