Strategic Sourcing Leader: Cost, Supply & Value

Acuity Inc.; Athens (GA); Remote; USD 67,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity Inc. is seeking a Sourcing Leader to partner with Category Leaders and cross-functional teams to drive strategic sourcing initiatives across direct materials.

You will manage projects through the SWAP process, conduct RFx analyses, and deliver cost reductions while ensuring supply continuity. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, supplier transitions to preferred sources, and close collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to meet cost, lead-time,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of relevant working experience.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Must have strong background using Excel.
• History of making sourcing decisions with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication abilities; both internal and external partners.
• Project management skills, and ability to drive towards a target date.
• Excellent data analysis capabilities.
• Negotiation experience in a business-to-business setting.
• Curiosity & Problem-Solving Capability.
• Creativity & Collaborative Growth Mindset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Category Leaders to develop and execute sourcing strategies across direct material categories, ensuring alignment with business objectives, supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and risk mitigation goals.
• Lead and manage strategic sourcing projects within GEP, including project creation, RFx event execution, supplier engagement, and project tracking.
• Conduct RFx analytics using standardized methodologies to evaluate supplier proposals, identify cost savings opportunities, and support data-driven sourcing decisions with preferred suppliers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to identify and implement value engineering (VAVE) opportunities, supplier transitions, cost reduction initiatives, and supply base optimization projects.
• Serve as the Sourcing representative for project reviews, status updates, and reporting of financial results, savings performance, and overall initiative progress.
• Support Category Leaders throughout the Strategic Sourcing Workflow and Process (SWAP), including: Spend Analysis and Project Creation; Market Research and Supplier Identification; Internal and External Stakeholder Engagement; RFx Development and Quotation Management; Commercial Analysis and Supplier Negotiation; Contract Award and Project Execution.

Skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Data analysis

Negotiation

Sourcing strategy

Reading engineering drawings

Curiosity & problem solving

Creativity & growth mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Acuity Inc. is seeking a Sourcing Leader to partner with Category Leaders and cross-functional teams to drive strategic sourcing initiatives across direct materials.

You will manage projects through the SWAP process, conduct RFx analyses, and deliver cost reductions while ensuring supply continuity. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, supplier transitions to preferred sources, and close collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to meet cost, lead-time,