Strategic Sourcing & Cost-Reduction Lead (Contract)

Lean N Grow; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lean N Grow is a premier engineering service provider delivering solutions to OEMs worldwide. We are seeking an experienced procurement professional to lead category purchasing, drive cost-reduction initiatives, and collaborate with product engineering on cost opportunities.

The role requires a minimum of 5 years in procurement and supplier development, with hands-on experience in castings, forgings, fabrication, and machining parts. Employment Type: Full time (Contract)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain management or business operations management.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in category/commodity purchase, procurement and supplier development.
• Experience with castings, forgings, fabrication, and machining parts.

Responsibilities

• Identify and execute material cost reduction opportunities with product engineering.
• Collaborate with suppliers to drive cost-down initiatives.
• Manage category/commodity purchasing to meet quality, delivery, and cost targets.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier development

Cost reduction

Category management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ SCM/ BOM

Job description

Lean N Grow is a premier engineering service provider delivering solutions to OEMs worldwide. We are seeking an experienced procurement professional to lead category purchasing, drive cost-reduction initiatives, and collaborate with product engineering on cost opportunities.

The role requires a minimum of 5 years in procurement and supplier development, with hands-on experience in castings, forgings, fabrication, and machining parts. Employment Type: Full time (Contract)