Strategic Sourcing Lead: Construction & Energy Innovation

faithtechnologies; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Faith Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Category Lead to develop and implement procurement strategies across multiple categories, ensuring risk, quality, and cost targets are met. You will work with cross-functional teams to update market intelligence and drive supplier relationships.

The role focuses on developing category strategies, leading RFP processes, and negotiating with strategic suppliers while leveraging core MS Office skills for data analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 years in a strategic sourcing role.
• Travel 10–30%, as required.
• Work Schedule: 7 AM–5 PM, Monday– Friday.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the expert for the respective categories through complete understanding of industry, competition, future technologies, and innovations.
• Develops, issues, and manages RFPs or bid processes to achieve savings based on targeted specifications.
• Develops, leads, assesses, and executes purchasing strategies as related to commodity material across all business groups.
• Negotiates corporate programs with strategic suppliers and develops new alliances to meet the needs of the field.
• Participates in cost reduction activities, observes, and reports price increases.
• Assesses risk to suppliers and materials and recommends risk mitigation plans.
• Supports internal quarterly vendor reviews to ensure supplier challenges are addressed including corrective action plans.
• Drives communication, data collection, continuous improvement, and overall relationships within Faith for purchases.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Microsoft Office

PC skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Faith Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Category Lead to develop and implement procurement strategies across multiple categories, ensuring risk, quality, and cost targets are met. You will work with cross-functional teams to update market intelligence and drive supplier relationships.

The role focuses on developing category strategies, leading RFP processes, and negotiating with strategic suppliers while leveraging core MS Office skills for data analysis and reporting.