Global Sourcing Lead, Supplier Strategy & Launch

Lumesse; Town of Middleton (WI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Brands’ Home & Personal Care Appliances division is seeking a Sourcing Manager to own category sourcing strategy and supplier relationships across global suppliers. The role drives cost, quality, delivery, and supplier risk while working with cross-functional teams on new product launches and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in sourcing with strong negotiation, financial analytics, and a willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering, finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or supply chain experience in a global environment.
• Experience owning categories, negotiating commercial terms, supporting new product launches, and managing global suppliers.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and make sound decisions.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own category sourcing plans and supplier relationships.
• Lead negotiations for product cost, tooling, payment terms, surcharges, and other commercial terms.
• Manage supplier performance, capacity, compliance, and risk; drive corrective actions.
• Lead dual sourcing, supplier diversification, and contingency plans to protect supply.
• Lead sourcing work for new products from supplier selection through launch.
• Evaluate suppliers based on cost, quality, capability, capacity, speed, and risk.
• Partner with Product Development, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, and regional teams to make timely decisions.
• Drive supplier innovation, value engineering, cost breakdown reviews, and fast resolution of supplier issues.
• Deliver cost improvement and cost avoidance goals while challenging unsupported increases.
• Use commodity, currency, tariff, freight, and total-cost data to guide decisions.
• Maintain accurate pricing and supplier data in SAP and report key cost, project, performance, and risk metrics.
• Use AI and digital tools to improve sourcing processes, analysis, speed, and accuracy, not only for research or drafting.
• Identify manual work that can be simplified or automated.
• Build, test, or help develop AI agents and automated workflows for practical sourcing needs.
• Validate AI output, protect confidential information, and share useful solutions with the team.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier management

Problem solving

Communication skills

Cross-functional influence

AI/Automation usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering, finance or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Spectrum Brands’ Home & Personal Care Appliances division is seeking a Sourcing Manager to own category sourcing strategy and supplier relationships across global suppliers. The role drives cost, quality, delivery, and supplier risk while working with cross-functional teams on new product launches and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in sourcing with strong negotiation, financial analytics, and a willingness to travel domestically and internationally.