Strategic Sourcing Manager

Razorjack Recruiting/ R G Resources, Inc; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Razorjack Recruiting/ R G Resources, Inc in Pensacola, FL seeks a Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Manager to build and lead the purchasing organization, with hands-on ownership of strategy, supplier development, and cost-improvement initiatives. You will negotiate with key suppliers, implement SOPs, establish KPIs, and ensure materials availability across manufacturing.

The role demands a leader who can mentor buyers and drive measurable savings while expanding domestic and international

Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing procurement or supply-chain experience.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or developing purchasing professionals.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems; NetSuite experience preferred.
• Experience with domestic and international sourcing.
• Experience purchasing machined and fabricated components.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and cost drivers.
• Demonstrated success achieving cost savings.
• Experience developing purchasing processes, KPIs, and SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the purchasing team.
• Establish buyer responsibilities and commodity ownership.
• Train buyers in negotiation, sourcing, supplier management, cost analysis, and PO management.
• Develop purchasing SOPs, approval processes, and escalation procedures.
• Establish daily and weekly purchasing priorities and accountability.
• Build a culture of ownership, urgency, and follow-through.
• Develop domestic and international sourcing strategies.
• Identify alternate suppliers for critical/high-risk components.
• Source machined, fabricated, cast, forged, electrical, mechanical, and automotive components.
• Develop new domestic and overseas suppliers when appropriate.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, pricing, capacity, quality, and lead times.
• Identify make-versus-buy opportunities; support outsourcing decisions.
• Lead negotiations with key suppliers.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times, freight, tooling ownership, warranties, MOQs, and supply agreements.
• Develop competitive RFQ/RFP processes.
• Analyze supplier quotes and manufacturing costs.
• Identify opportunities to reduce purchase price and total cost.
• Establish measurable annual cost-reduction goals.
• Segment suppliers based on spend, criticality, and risk.
• Establish supplier scorecards covering quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness.
• Address supplier performance issues and develop corrective-action plans.
• Reduce dependence on single-source and long-lead-time suppliers.
• Work with Supply Chain and Production Planning to ensure materials are available when needed.
• Use MRP/ERP information to identify potential shortages before they affect production.
• Hold suppliers accountable to production requirements.
• Reduce last-minute expediting and purchasing firefighting.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Negotiation

Strategic sourcing

Supplier development

Cost analysis

Sourcing strategies

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

NetSuite

Job description

Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Manager

We are looking for a Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Manager who can build, improve, and lead our purchasing organization.

This is not a transactional purchasing position. We are looking for an experienced, hands-on procurement professional who can take ownership of our purchasing function, develop our buyers, strengthen our supplier base, negotiate better agreements, reduce supply-chain risk, and put the processes and accountability in place to support a growing manufacturing operation.

This is an opportunity for the right person to make a significant impact. You will have the autonomy to improve how procurement operates and the responsibility to build a stronger, more professional purchasing organization.

The ideal candidate can negotiate a major supplier agreement, source a difficult-to-find component, understand machining and manufacturing costs, develop a new supplier, and work directly with a buyer to improve their negotiation and purchasing skills.

What You'll Do

Lead & Develop the Purchasing Team

• Lead, coach, and develop the purchasing team.
• Establish clear buyer responsibilities and commodity ownership.
• Train buyers in negotiation, sourcing, supplier management, cost analysis, and PO management.
• Develop purchasing SOPs, approval processes, and escalation procedures.
• Establish daily and weekly purchasing priorities and accountability.
• Build a culture of ownership, urgency, and follow-through.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Development

• Develop domestic and international sourcing strategies.
• Identify alternate suppliers for critical and high-risk components.
• Source machined, fabricated, cast, forged, electrical, mechanical, and automotive components.
• Develop new domestic and overseas suppliers when appropriate.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, pricing, capacity, quality, and lead times.
• Identify make-versus-buy opportunities and support outsourcing decisions.

Negotiation & Cost Improvement

• Lead negotiations with key suppliers.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, freight, tooling ownership, warranties, MOQs, and supply agreements.
• Develop competitive RFQ/RFP processes.
• Analyze supplier quotes and manufacturing costs.
• Identify opportunities to reduce purchase price and total cost.
• Establish measurable annual cost-reduction goals.
• Segment suppliers based on spend, criticality, and risk.
• Establish supplier scorecards covering quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness.
• Address supplier performance issues and develop corrective-action plans.
• Reduce dependence on single-source and long-lead-time suppliers.

Planning & Material Availability

• Work closely with Supply Chain and Production Planning to ensure materials are available when needed.
• Use MRP/ERP information to identify potential shortages before they affect production.
• Hold suppliers accountable to production requirements.
• Reduce last-minute expediting and purchasing firefighting.

What Success Looks Like

During your first year, you will be expected to:

• Establish a formal procurement operating system.
• Clearly define buyer and commodity responsibilities.
• Develop measurable buyer performance standards.
• Implement supplier scorecards for strategic suppliers.
• Establish consistent negotiation and contracting standards.
• Deliver measurable purchase-price and total-cost improvements.
• Develop alternate sources for critical components.
• Develop the skills and capabilities of every buyer on the team.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a strong procurement leader who has the experience to build and improve a function while still being willing to roll up their sleeves and do the work.

Ideal candidates will have:

• 10+ years of manufacturing procurement or supply-chain experience.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or developing purchasing professionals.
• Strong strategic sourcing and supplier-development experience.
• Proven negotiation and commercial-management skills.
• Domestic and international sourcing experience.
• Experience purchasing machined and fabricated components.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and cost drivers.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems; NetSuite experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success achieving cost savings.
• Experience improving supplier performance and material availability.
• Experience developing purchasing processes, KPIs, and SOPs.

This role is a great fit for someone who:

Knows purchasing from the ground up.

Can negotiate with suppliers.

Understands manufacturing and cost.

Can solve supply problems before they become production problems.

And wants the authority to build a better procurement organization.

If you are a hands-on procurement professional ready to take ownership of a purchasing organization and make a measurable impact, we want to hear from you.