Senior Global Sourcing Manager – Electronic Modules

Jobtailor; Missouri; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GM in Missouri is seeking a seasoned Purchasing professional to lead global sourcing, negotiate with supplier partners, and manage regional/material budgets. Your role will require cross-functional collaboration, RFQ management, and continuous improvement initiatives to drive cost savings.

With 5+ years in purchasing or related fields, you will analyze data, communicate effectively, and travel up to 10% domestically and internationally. SAP experience is preferred or the ability to learn quickly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant work experience in purchasing, supply chain, program/product management, logistics or product development
• Data Judgement - Competency using automated tools, ability to objectively analyze data and draw meaningful conclusions
• Informative Communication - Ability to communicate relevant information to the appropriate audience both effectively and timely
• Relationship Management - Develops and maintains constructive, cooperative working relationships
• Negotiation - engage in collaborative discussions to reach meaningful agreements
• Analytical Thinking - Consider various factors in decision making to determine solutions and their impacts
• Results Focus - Take charge without prompting, seize opportunities and deliver on time
• Workload Management - Manage multiple tasks with quality; prioritize by critical needs
• SAP experience or ability to learn purchasing systems
• Ability to travel 10% of the time domestically + Internationally

Responsibilities

• Responsible for purchasing all or specific portions of productive and/or non-productive materials, supplies, machinery, tooling, and services.
• Actively participate in the development of commodity strategies
• Lead complex global sourcing and negotiations with key supplier partners
• Execute global/regional material budgets
• Collaborate closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Maintaining sourcing pipeline, benchmarking data, strategy presentations, global direct material budget, and on-time metrics
• Adhere to corporate and departmental purchasing and accounting practices and procedures
• Sourcing and contracting activities that include, but are not limited to: Sourcing strategy, bid list development & management
• Quote analysis and review
• Coordination and alignment of RFQ package components, including Terms & Conditions, SOR compliance, technical documentation and quality alignment
• Lead sourcing recommendations and alignment with cross-functional teams
• Management of sourcing documentation related to RFQ process in adherence to the GM Audit Services requirements
• Lead supplier relationship management initiatives, including "Strategic Supplier Engagement" and nurture relationship with suppliers by acting as a focal point for commercial issue resolution
• Lead or represent the purchasing function in supplier KPI reviews
• Represent purchasing and support mitigation of supply chain disruptions.
• Conduct in-depth contract analysis and perform rate management activities including contract amendments, issuing spot buys, rate analysis and supplier requests.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and identify savings opportunities, advance automation and introduce innovative solutions.
• Support or lead additional required projects as assigned by management.
• Promote GM's behaviors values and makes customer-focused decisions.

Skills

Purchasing

Supply Chain Management

Logistics

Program Management

Product Development

RFQ Process Management

Benchmarking

Cost Analysis

Continuous Improvement

Automation

Tools

SAP

Automation Tools

Job description

• Responsible for purchasing all or specific portions of productive and/or non-productive materials, supplies, machinery, tooling, and services.
• Actively participate in the development of commodity strategies
• Lead complex global sourcing and negotiations with key supplier partners
• Execute global/regional material budgets
• Collaborate closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Maintaining sourcing pipeline, benchmarking data, strategy presentations, global direct material budget, and on-time metrics
• Adhere to corporate and departmental purchasing and accounting practices and procedures
• Sourcing and contracting activities that include, but are not limited to: Sourcing strategy, bid list development & management
• Quote analysis and review
• Coordination and alignment of RFQ package components, including Terms & Conditions, SOR compliance, technical documentation and quality alignment
• Lead sourcing recommendations and alignment with cross-functional teams
• Management of sourcing documentation related to RFQ process in adherence to the GM Audit Services requirements
• Lead supplier relationship management initiatives, including "Strategic Supplier Engagement" and nurture relationship with suppliers by acting as a focal point for commercial issue resolution
• Lead or represent the purchasing function in supplier KPI reviews
• Represent purchasing and support mitigation of supply chain disruptions.
• Conduct in-depth contract analysis and perform rate management activities including contract amendments, issuing spot buys, rate analysis and supplier requests.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and identify savings opportunities, advance automation and introduce innovative solutions.
• Support or lead additional required projects as assigned by management.
• Promote GM's behaviors values and makes customer-focused decisions.

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant work experience in purchasing, supply chain, program/product management, logistics or product development
• Data Judgement - Competency using automated tools, ability to objectively analyze data and draw meaningful conclusions
• Informative Communication - Ability to communicate relevant information to the appropriate audience both effectively and timely
• Relationship Management - Develops and maintains constructive, cooperative working relationships
• Negotiation - engage in collaborative discussions to reach meaningful agreements
• Analytical Thinking - Consider various factors in decision making to determine solutions and their impacts
• Results Focus - Take charge without prompting, seize opportunities and deliver on time
• Workload Management - Manage multiple tasks with quality; prioritize by critical needs
• SAP experience or ability to learn purchasing systems
• Ability to travel 10% of the time domestically + Internationally

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in global sourcing, supplier relationship management, and contract analysis while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and cost-saving initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Global Sourcing
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Contract Analysis
• Negotiation
• Data Judgement

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Purchasing
• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics
• Program Management
• Product Development
• RFQ Process Management
• Benchmarking
• Cost Analysis
• Continuous Improvement
• Automation

Soft Skills

• Informative Communication
• Relationship Management
• Analytical Thinking
• Results Focus
• Workload Management

Industry Keywords

• Commodity Strategies
• Supplier KPI Reviews
• Supply Chain Disruptions
• Sourcing Strategy
• Terms & Conditions
• SOR Compliance
• Technical Documentation
• Quality Alignment

Tools & Technologies

• SAP
• Automated Tools