Strategic Sourcing Manager

BHP, Inc dba Global Power Components; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Power Components in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead supplier negotiations, contract management, and ERP-driven procurement initiatives within a manufacturing setting. The role focuses on driving cost savings, improving supply continuity, and leveraging ERP data to support informed business decisions.

Collaboration with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Finance is essential to advance procurement excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field.
• 5+ years of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience negotiating supplier contracts, commercial agreements, and pricing strategies.
• Strong ERP system experience (Epicor preferred).
• Advanced Excel skills with ability to analyze purchasing and supplier performance data.
• Power BI and analytics experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for direct and indirect spend categories.
• Lead supplier contract negotiations, pricing agreements, terms and conditions, and long-term supply agreements.
• Manage supplier relationships, performance reviews, and corrective action initiatives.
• Identify and implement cost savings, cost avoidance, and supplier rationalization opportunities.
• Leverage ERP systems to analyze spend, monitor purchasing activity, improve data integrity, and support procurement decision-making.
• Develop purchasing, supplier, and forecasting reports for leadership using ERP and analytical tools.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to support business objectives.
• Drive procurement process improvements, standardization, and best practices throughout the organization.

Skills

Sourcing

Procurement

Negotiation

Data analysis

ERP experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Business/Operations

Tools

Epicor

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Title: Strategic Sourcing Manager Company: Global Power Components – www.globalpowercomponents.com Location: Milwaukee, WI (onsite 5-days/week) Hire Type: Direct Hire

Position Overview: We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead supplier negotiations, contract management, strategic sourcing initiatives, ERP-driven procurement activities, purchasing analytics, and continuous improvement efforts within a manufacturing environment. This individual will play a critical role in driving cost savings, strengthening supplier partnerships, improving supply continuity, and leveraging ERP data to support informed business decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for direct and indirect spend categories.
• Lead supplier contract negotiations, pricing agreements, terms and conditions, and long-term supply agreements.
• Manage supplier relationships, performance reviews, and corrective action initiatives.
• Identify and implement cost savings, cost avoidance, and supplier rationalization opportunities.
• Leverage ERP systems to analyze spend, monitor purchasing activity, improve data integrity, and support procurement decision-making.
• Develop purchasing, supplier, and forecasting reports for leadership using ERP and analytical tools.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to support business objectives.
• Drive procurement process improvements, standardization, and best practices throughout the organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field.
• 5+ years of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience negotiating supplier contracts, commercial agreements, and pricing strategies.
• Strong ERP system experience required (Epicor experience highly preferred).
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze purchasing and supplier performance data.
• Power BI and analytics experience preferred.

At Global Power Components, our mission is simple: Inov8OrDie Driven by this mindset, GPC has grown from 200 to more than 2,000 employees in just five years, expanding from one manufacturing facility to four locations across the Milwaukee area, including our new 500,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in West Milwaukee. We design and manufacture the critical infrastructure that surrounds and supports power generation. But what sets GPC apart isn't just what we build — it's how we work. We move fast. We make decisions. We solve problems. We challenge ourselves to continuously improve, raise the bar and deliver quality work on time. We look for ways to remove unnecessary complexity and make work easier for our customers, our partners and each other. And through it all, we protect our people, our workplaces and the reputation we've built. GPC isn't a traditional corporate environment — and we don't want to be. We expect people to take ownership, speak up, make decisions and get things done. As GPC continues to grow, our people have opportunities to take on significant responsibility, solve bigger problems and make a visible impact on the business. If you're energized by growth, comfortable with change, willing to roll up your sleeves and want to help build what's next in power generation, GPC is a place where you can make an impact.