Strategic Sourcing Leader – Hybrid

Acuity Inc.; Decatur (GA); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity Inc. is seeking a Sourcing Leader to drive strategic sourcing initiatives across direct materials.

You will partner with Category Leaders and cross-functional teams to optimize supplier selection, cost, lead-time, and quality, while maintaining supply continuity and project execution excellence. The role requires data-driven decision making, RFx execution, and strong negotiation skills to deliver targeted savings and value engineering opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to read engineering drawings is essential.
• Strong Excel skills are required.
• Experience making sourcing decisions with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Category Leaders to develop and execute sourcing strategies.
• Lead strategic sourcing projects within GEP including RFx and supplier engagement.
• Conduct RFx analytics to evaluate proposals and identify cost savings.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain teams.
• Act as Sourcing representative for reviews, updates and reporting.
• Support SWAP processes across spend analysis, market research and contracting.

Skills

Reading drawings

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Project management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ERP systems

GEP

Job description

Acuity Inc. is seeking a Sourcing Leader to drive strategic sourcing initiatives across direct materials.

You will partner with Category Leaders and cross-functional teams to optimize supplier selection, cost, lead-time, and quality, while maintaining supply continuity and project execution excellence. The role requires data-driven decision making, RFx execution, and strong negotiation skills to deliver targeted savings and value engineering opportunities.