Strategic Procurement Manager

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

40600 County Road 18C
Woodland, CA 95776, USA

• Pay or shift range: $125,000 USD to $147,000 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Travel Required : Yes

Description

At Clark Pacific, the Strategic Procurement Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving our material sourcing strategy. This role works closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Procurement to optimize cost, quality, supply continuity, and overall value. The Strategic Procurement Manager leads strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, market analysis, and supplier development while identifying opportunities to deliver measurable savings and cost avoidance.

Total compensation package range: $125,000 – $147,000

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions.

• 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, capacity constraints, risks, and sourcing opportunities.
• Partner with Engineering to develop and maintain material demand forecasts across plants.
• Lead supplier negotiations and administer national supply agreements, blanket purchase orders, and scheduled releases.
• Identify and proactively mitigate supplier, commodity, capacity, financial, quality, and supply continuity risks.
• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, service, and risk.
• Develop business cases and recommendations for sourcing solutions.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term supplier partnerships.
• Establish and monitor savings, cost avoidance, working capital, and supplier performance goals.
• Support product standardization and identify opportunities to reduce overall organizational costs.
• Ensure procurement strategies align with corporate goals, contractual requirements, regulatory requirements, and total cost of ownership.
• Partner cross-functionally with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, Accounts Payable, Field Assembly, and other internal teams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in strategic sourcing, including category strategy and planning.
• Category or commodity management experience preferred.
• Experience transitioning project-based purchasing to forecast-based or contract-based sourcing strongly preferred.
• Multi-plant or multi-site sourcing experience preferred.
• Experience within construction or manufacturing environments preferred.
• Experience sourcing commodities such as steel, concrete, glass, prestressing strand, reinforcing steel, embeds, trucking, equipment, logistics, or transportation is preferred.
• SQL and Power BI experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong negotiation, influencing, and supplier relationship management skills.
• Ability to manage both volume-based and project-based purchasing strategies.
• Experience developing and administering Master Supply Agreements, blanket purchase orders, and scheduled releases.
• Strong understanding of long-lead materials, forecasting, inventory, and supply risk.
• Ability to read engineering specifications and mill certifications.
• Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve measurable savings, cost avoidance, and value engineering results.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with ERP, MRP, and MES platforms.
• Experience with vendor-managed inventory programs, Kanban, and purchase requisition systems preferred.

Core Values:

• Determination: Meet challenges head on
• Innovation: Always look for better
• Well-Being: Seek the success, health, and happiness of all
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, including Kaiser and VSP options
• Medical FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Voluntary ancillary benefits including Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and Whole Life Insurance
• 401(k) matching: 100% of the first 3%, then 50% of the next 2%

Benefits are subject to a waiting period.

Clark Pacific is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

Travel Required

Yes.

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