Strategic Sourcing 3rd Party Manufacturing - North America

CHEP; Atlanta (GA); Sur place; USD 115 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive pay & bonus

Benefits Day 1

401K with company match

Life insurance & disability

Tuition reimbursement

Résumé du poste

CHEP is seeking a driven Manager, Strategic Sourcing for 3rd Party Manufacturing. You will lead strategic sourcing across 3PL and outsourced services in the Americas, drive spend analysis, negotiate agreements, and manage supplier performance to deliver value and sustainability outcomes.

You will partner with Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Quality, Sustainability, and Procurement leadership. You will work to improve service levels, quality, and cost performance, while advancing decarbonization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing experience in services, operations or manufacturing.
• Supplier segmentation and stakeholder management experience.
• Experience managing multinational teams and projects.

Responsabilités

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across 3PL and outsourced services.
• Develop fact-based sourcing strategies with market analysis.
• Negotiate contracts and manage supplier performance.
• Drive sustainability and decarbonization objectives with vendors.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leadership to improve service, quality, and cost performance.
• Mentor and develop sourcing personnel and lead 7-step sourcing process.
• Present quarterly business reviews and manage supplier scorecards.

Connaissances

Strategic thinker

Decision maker

Analytical problem solver

Managing pressure

Team development

Strategic Sourcing

Procurement experience

Customer service minded

Collaboration skills

Formation

Bachelor’s Degree (Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering preferred)

Outils

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Transport Management Systems

CLMs

Description du poste

Join CHEP as the Manager, Strategic Sourcing 3rd Party Manufacturing and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of supply chain operations across North America. In this highly visible role, you'll lead strategic sourcing initiatives, negotiate impactful partnerships, drive sustainability and decarbonization goals, and collaborate with senior leaders to deliver innovative solutions that enhance service, quality, operational performance, and long-term business value.

Position Purpose

The Strategic Sourcing Manager will lead and execute strategic sourcing initiatives across Third-Party Logistics (3PL), outsourced operational services, and other assigned sourcing categories throughout the Americas region. This role is responsible for developing fact-based sourcing strategies, conducting detailed spend and market analysis, building business cases, negotiating commercial agreements, and managing supplier performance to deliver sustainable customer value.

The position will partner closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Legal, Quality, Sustainability, and Procurement leadership to identify opportunities that improve service, quality, productivity, cost performance, and risk management. The role will also support Brambles' sustainability, responsible sourcing, and decarbonization objectives through the management of strategic supplier relationships.

What You Will Do

Major/Key Accountabilities:

• Strong focus on Quality, Customer experience, Service, Operational efficiencies, cost initiatives, standardization
• Support the creation of Third-Party Manufacturing strategic sourcing strategies that meet business requirements such as on time and in full service to customers, cost reduction, while maintaining high standards of performance, quality, certified timber, CoC, Decarbonization and sustainability objectives incorporated in SubCo metrics
• Identify and implement industry best practices to support 3PL procurement strategy and organizational direction
• Incorporate and monitor in the contract all Safety standards, Code of conduct defined by Brambles, together with Global SubCo Initiatives
• Demonstrate the ability to mentor and develop sourcing personnel
• Management and measurement of supplier performance, in partnership with Supply Chain Plant Operations
• Approve and communicate 3PL procurement cost changes
• Execute the formal 7-Step strategic sourcing procurement process, including researching to find suppliers, RFP administration, supplier selection, negotiations, contract execution, and supplier performance/relationship management
• Help drive the Brambles responsible sourcing agenda
• Identify strategy sourcing looking at market opportunities, bigger companies, consolidation of volume (in conjunction with operations), geographies, and use of new technologies
• Ensure Sustainability / Decarbonization Initiatives are established and achieved by 3PL vendors to reach 2030 targets
• Align and comply with Global Procurement regarding procurement policies, processes and system
• Collaborate with other departments both internally and externally to drive change and continuous improvement in 3PL performance
• Perform related duties as assigned which may not blister above but which are within the general occupational series and responsibility level associated with the position
• Support Supply Chain Operation’s achievement financials and operational indicators (main KPI’s)
• Hold QBRs and attend monthly meetings with key strategic 3PL suppliers
• Manage 3PL supplier performance via monthly supplier scorecards based on contractual KPIs

What You Will Bring

Qualifications:

• Strategic thinker
• Decision maker
• Analytical problem solver
• Good at managing pressure and stress
• Record of successful team development
• Strategic Sourcing Expertise (7-Step Process)
• Procurement/Purchasing Experience
• Customer service minded
• Strong teaming and collaboration skills

Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering preferred)
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing experience of third-party services, operations or manufacturing with well-defined processes and consistent YoY cost savings
• Supplier segmentation expertise and strong supplier performance and relationship management
• 5+ years of experience managing stakeholders, teams and projects in a multinational company

Skills and Knowledge:

• Expert negotiation and commercial contracting skills specific to 3rd party labor agreements
• Use of computer tools such as Microsoft Excel, SAP, Transport Management Systems, CLMs.
• Knowledge on plant operations preferred
• This role demands continuous interaction with key stakeholders within Brambles Supply Chain and Global Procurement divisions.
• Data Analytics (Advanced Excel to include Pivot tables, formulas, etc.)

What To Expect

Scope:

• Travel Requirement: up to 30% with Atlanta being preferred home-base
• Direct Reports: 0

What We Offer

Employee Package:

• Competitive Pay & Annual Bonus Structure
• Benefits Day 1!
• 401K w/ company match (up to 4%)
• FREE company-paid vision, short-term disability, and life insurance!
• Tuition reimbursement, parental leave, childcare assistance, profit sharing, and more!

Compensation Statement:

The salary range for this position is $115,000 to $160,000 per year. Salary & hourly ranges provided take into account a wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications, geographic differentials and other business and organizational needs. Therefore, actual amounts offered may be higher or lower than the range provided. If you have questions, please speak to your Talent Acquisition Partner about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be part of a total offering beyond medical & retirement benefits and may include other monetary incentives or business benefits.