Strategic Sourcing Leader – Energy & Infrastructure

Faith Technologies Inc; Pittsboro (NC); 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 category strategies, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver value across risk, quality, and cost.

The role requires market intelligence, strong RFP leadership, and supplier relationship management to meet profit goals and drive continuous improvement.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and at least two years in strategic sourcing, with travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 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 RFP or bid process for sourcing goods and services 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 as well as recommending risk mitigation plans.
• Qualifies alternative supply sources on key products and services; based on risk mitigation, cost out opportunities, etc.
• Supports internal quarterly vendor reviews to ensure supplier challenges are addressed including corrective action plans, alternate sourcing strategies, and contract adherence.
• Supports external Quarterly Business Reviews with preferred vendors and provide performance feedback regarding quality, service, and cost while having clear and actionable initiatives to improve all three areas.
• Acts as a change agent – identifies new tools, analyses, strategies etc. to drive continuous transformation within the sourcing organization.
• Drives communication, data collection, continuous improvement, and overall relationships within Faith for purchases.
• Identifies, builds, and maintains mutually beneficial relationships, partnerships and alliances with select suppliers through Supplier Relationship Management programs.
• Meets or exceeds profit plan goals related to categories: cost savings, raw material economics, quality, supplier rationalization and other agreed upon objectives.
• Consistently demonstrates exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
• Analyses key sourcing KPI’s, spend data, and vendor performance scores.
• Aids the business in supplier problem resolution concerns as they arise for respective commodities.
• Acts as primary point of contact for FTI personnel to resolve supplier issues. Manages relationships with key suppliers to maintain quality of goods, timely delivery, and compliance with terms of contracts.
• Facilitates involvement of supplier technical support resources for Faith projects.
• Identifies opportunities to utilize supplier-driven innovation in Faith designs.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of standardized specifications between suppliers and Faith design teams.
• Works collaboratively with internal resources ensuring information gathered is sufficient for effective sourcing activities. Reviews supplies to ensure quality.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

RFP process

Negotiation

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Market intelligence

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Faith Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Category Lead to develop and implement category strategies, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver value across risk, quality, and cost.

The role requires market intelligence, strong RFP leadership, and supplier relationship management to meet profit goals and drive continuous improvement.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and at least two years in strategic sourcing, with travel up to 30%.