Strategic Sourcing Lead — Supplier Negotiations & Inventory

Labor Solutions, LLC; Minnesota; Vor Ort; USD 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Labor Solutions, LLC is seeking a Sourcing Supervisor to lead sourcing execution, supplier performance, and cost optimization across materials and services. You will coach a small team, manage vendor relationships, and partner with production, engineering, and quality to support lifecycle management and competitive bidding.

Responsibilities include inventory health, annual cost savings, and ISO-compliant process documentation.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in sourcing, purchasing, buying, or supply planning.
• 2+ years of people leadership or supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading supplier negotiations and managing supplier performance.
• Proficiency with ERP systems.
• Experience sourcing materials, services, and equipment.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Aufgaben

• Lead sourcing execution and supplier performance to ensure material availability, cost effectiveness, quality, and delivery performance aligned with production and customer requirements.
• Strategic supplier management, including supplier selection, negotiation of commercial terms, Supplier Business Reviews, and ongoing performance management.
• Manage and optimize inventory health to balance customer service, production needs, and working capital objectives; lead inventory health routines.
• Achieve annual cost savings targets through negotiations, cost modeling, market intelligence, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Supervise and develop the Sourcing team, including goal setting, coaching, performance management, training, and succession planning.
• Facilitate regular team meetings focused on metrics review, issue resolution, communication, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and optimize the global supply chain for direct materials and facility purchasing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Customer Service, Engineering, Planning, Manufacturing, and Quality to support material changes, re-qualification, and product life-cycle management.
• Establish, monitor, and control the department budget, including participation in annual compensation planning.
• Support customer quotation activities by providing accurate cost of goods information.
• Maintain department process documentation, training records and ensure ISO compliance.
• Stay informed on relevant commodity market trends and negotiate for best total delivered cost.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ERP systems

Epicor ERP

Jobbeschreibung

Labor Solutions, LLC is seeking a Sourcing Supervisor to lead sourcing execution, supplier performance, and cost optimization across materials and services. You will coach a small team, manage vendor relationships, and partner with production, engineering, and quality to support lifecycle management and competitive bidding.

Responsibilities include inventory health, annual cost savings, and ISO-compliant process documentation.