Strategic Procurement Lead — Global Sourcing & Savings

Clark Pacific; Woodland Park (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

Medical FSA

Dependent Care FSA

Employer-paid life insurance

Voluntary insurance options

401(k) matching

Job summary

Clark Pacific, a leading manufacturer, seeks a Strategic Procurement Manager to optimize material sourcing, drive cost savings, and ensure supply continuity across plants. You will lead strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, market analysis, and supplier development to maximize value.

The role partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and cross-functional teams to implement robust sourcing strategies and cost-reduction initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5–7 years of strategic sourcing experience.
• Category/commodity management experience preferred.
• Experience transitioning project-based purchasing to forecast/contract-based sourcing preferred.
• Multi-plant or multi-site sourcing experience preferred.
• Experience in construction or manufacturing environments preferred.
• Experience sourcing steel, concrete, glass, or related materials preferred.
• SQL and Power BI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive strategic procurement strategies for assigned material categories.
• Manage sourcing strategies across demand, supply base, inventory, pricing, and risk.
• Conduct market intelligence and commodity analysis to identify pricing trends and risks.
• Partner with Engineering to forecast material demand across plants.
• Lead supplier negotiations and administer national supply agreements and blanket POs.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, commodity, capacity, financial, quality, and supply risks.
• Evaluate and select suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, service, and risk.
• Develop business cases and recommendations for sourcing solutions.
• Build and maintain long-term supplier partnerships.
• Establish and monitor savings, cost avoidance, and supplier performance goals.
• Support product standardization to reduce costs.
• Align procurement strategies with corporate goals and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, Accounts Payable, and Field Assembly.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Excel

Power BI

Forecasting

Supply risk

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Clark Pacific, a leading manufacturer, seeks a Strategic Procurement Manager to optimize material sourcing, drive cost savings, and ensure supply continuity across plants. You will lead strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, market analysis, and supplier development to maximize value.

The role partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and cross-functional teams to implement robust sourcing strategies and cost-reduction initiatives.