Sourcing Manager-Transportation & Logistics

S&C Electric Company; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 97.000 - 128.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health & welfare benefits

Paid time off & holidays

Retirement savings with ESOP

Descripción de la vacante

S&C Electric Company in Chicago, IL is seeking a Sourcing Manager for Transportation & Logistics. You will lead category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier relationships across manufacturing sites to optimize cost, service, and risk.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of transportation sourcing experience. You will negotiate commercial agreements, drive cost improvements, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure supply continuity and performance.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in transportation & logistics sourcing or supply chain management.
• Demonstrated experience leading transportation sourcing activities including strategy development, carrier selection, and commercial negotiations.
• Experience with transportation category sourcing, carrier negotiations, and contract management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to influence decisions using data and sourcing insights.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and implement category strategies aligned with business and operational objectives.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives including spend analysis, RFx development, supplier evaluation, negotiations, and supplier selection.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers/carriers and conduct business reviews.
• Lead negotiations of commercial agreements, rate and pricing, terms and conditions, and service level expectations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support strategic objectives and act as the primary sourcing contact for assigned categories.

Conocimientos

Transportation sourcing

Carrier negotiations

Spend analysis

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Herramientas

TMS/OTM

ERP systems

Transportation analytics tools

Descripción del empleo

Hours

8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Monday-Friday) Onsite

Compensation

At S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices. The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $96,514 - $127,886. Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and experience, and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for S&C's annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.

Join Our Team as a Sourcing Manager - Transportation & Logistics!

Key Responsibilities

Category Management

• Develop and implement comprehensive category strategies aligned with business and operational objectives.
• Manage assigned categories across multiple manufacturing sites, balancing cost, service, and risk.
• Evaluate market trends, supply dynamics, and industry developments to inform sourcing decisions.
• Establish category roadmaps and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and value creation.

Strategic Sourcing

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives including spend analysis, supplier identification, RFx development, supplier evaluation, negotiations, and supplier selection.
• Drive enterprise-wide sourcing opportunities through supplier consolidation, standardization, and leveraging of organizational spend.
• Develop sourcing recommendations based on total cost of ownership, supplier capability, risk, and operational requirements.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers/carriers.
• Conduct supplier business reviews and performance evaluations.
• Partner with suppliers to improve service, delivery performance, and cost competitiveness.
• Support supplier development and corrective action initiatives as needed.

Contract & Commercial Management

• Lead negotiations of commercial agreements, rate & pricing, terms and conditions, and service level expectations.
• Collaborate with legal and business stakeholders to ensure appropriate commercial and risk protections.
• Monitor contract compliance and identify opportunities for commercial improvement.
• Cost Optimization & Risk Management
• Develop and execute productivity, cost savings, and value improvement initiatives.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, market, financial, and operational risks.
• Support supply continuity planning and risk management strategies for critical suppliers and categories.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, finance, and business leaders to support strategic objectives.
• Act as the primary sourcing contact for assigned categories and supplier relationships.
• Communicate sourcing strategies, opportunities, risks, and performance results to stakeholders.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field required
• 5+ years of experience in transportation & Logistics sourcing, or supply chain management.
• Demonstrated experience leading transportation sourcing activities, including strategy development, carrier selection, and commercial negotiations.
• Proven success in:
• Transportation category sourcing and carrier strategy
• Carrier negotiations and contract management
• Cost - reduction and value - creation initiatives
• Spend, market, and performance data analysis
• Strong analytical and problem - solving skills, with the ability to influence decisions using data and sourcing insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable engaging with stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Highly organized, self - directed.
• Experience with TMS/OTM, ERP systems, and transportation analytics tools preferred.

Additional Attributes (Preferred)

• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable managing competing priorities and navigating ambiguity in a dynamic business environment.
• Master’s degree (MBA, Supply Chain, or Operations - focused ) preferred
• Professional certifications such as CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, or Six Sigma preferred and indicative of strong sourcing, operational, and process - improvement capability

No fixed deadline

About Us

In 1909, S&C Electric Company transformed the delivery of safe, reliable electricity with the invention of the Liquid Power Fuse. Today, as the world faces extreme weather events and the demand for electricity grows, S&C continues to innovate and advance the electrical grid, ensuring reliable and resilient power for homes, communities, and critical infrastructure around the world.

With a diverse, global workforce and core values around integrity, safety, and quality, S&C is a trusted industry leader and top workplace that offers meaningful careers to more than 3,500 team members. As a people-first organization, S&C is committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative workplace where team members advance their careers through robust talent-development programs and involved leadership.

S&C’s deeply rooted belief diversity fosters greater creativity, innovation, and success guides the company to advance and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture.

S&C provides a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, , Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
• Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).

About The Team

On the (Admin, HR, General Management, Strategy, IT, F&A, HSE, S&L) team, we are responsible for several core business functions and collaborate with departments across S&C to collectively achieve S&C's mission. We are key players in facilitating how S&C provides long-term value to our employee owners. Always focused on the big picture of revolutionizing the energy sector, we take pride in the impact we have on S&C by empowering our team members to succeed.