Global Sourcing Lead: Cost Reduction & Supplier Strategy

Insight Global; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a Sr. Manager of Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement to lead enterprise sourcing, supplier negotiations, and cost-reduction initiatives across a global manufacturing footprint.

This role consolidates procurement strategies across historically independent sites to gain leverage with suppliers and contracts. The position supports 7–8 manufacturing sites, focusing on direct material spend, supplier consolidation, pricing strategy, and measurable cost reduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, operations or related field; technical degree preferred.
• 7+ years of strategic sourcing, cost engineering, supplier development or procurement in manufacturing.
• Experience with polymers, resins, extrusion, molding, packaging.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environments (medical device, contract manufacturing).
• Proven ability to deliver material or purchased-component cost reductions.
• Experience with RFQs, supplier negotiations, bid analysis and total-cost modeling.
• Strong analytical skills to translate spend data into sourcing actions.
• Experience supporting new product quotations or launches.
• Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong communication, negotiation and project-management skills; proficient with ERP data, Excel and cost-analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global sourcing and procurement strategies across multiple sites, driving consolidation and leverage.
• Lead sourcing for polymers, resins, components, packaging, tooling, and outsourced services with direct-spend focus.
• Lead RFQs, bid evaluations, negotiations and contracts with domestic and international suppliers.
• Evaluate total landed cost including pricing, freight, duties, inventory and lead times.
• Develop preferred suppliers and alternate/dual-sourcing to improve cost and continuity.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality and Operations on materials and value engineering.
• Support new product quotations with competitive supplier pricing.
• Collaborate with Finance to measure realized savings and purchasing improvements.
• Establish consistent sourcing processes across sites and influence decisions regionally.
• Monitor supplier cost, capacity, delivery and supply-chain risk.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Cost reduction

Supplier negotiations

RFQs

Total-cost modeling

Analytical skills

Excel

ERP data

Project management

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or Business

Technical degree preferred

Tools

Cost-analysis tools

ERP systems

Should-cost modeling tools

Value engineering tools

Job description

Insight Global seeks a Sr. Manager of Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement to lead enterprise sourcing, supplier negotiations, and cost-reduction initiatives across a global manufacturing footprint.

This role consolidates procurement strategies across historically independent sites to gain leverage with suppliers and contracts. The position supports 7–8 manufacturing sites, focusing on direct material spend, supplier consolidation, pricing strategy, and measurable cost reduction.