Strategic Sourcing Manager - Lead & Optimize (Onsite TX)

Hi-Line, Inc.; Farmers Branch (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Career growth opportunities

Company stability

Friendly work environment

Job summary

Hi-Line, America’s Mobile Industrial Hardware Store, seeks a Strategic Sourcing Manager for our onsite Farmers Branch, TX office. You will lead supplier relations, optimize costs, and drive lifecycle decisions from new products to sunsetting discontinued ones.

Partner with Product Management, oversee a buying team, and deliver improved fill rates, lead times, and KPI insights through enhanced reporting and analytics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Purchasing experience.
• Experience with 20k+ SKUs.
• Distribution experience preferred.
• Previous team management experience.
• Advanced knowledge in Excel.
• Superb leadership and communication skills.
• Advanced ability to collaborate and negotiate.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Procurement Certifications preferred.
• Willingness to travel to develop, promote, and maintain strategic sourcing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier relationships, develop strong relationships with key partners, and identify opportunities to add value.
• Partner with the Product Manager to build and execute the full lifecycle from adding new products to sunsetting discontinued products.
• Lead the buying team and own results such as fill rates, inventory purchases, part # set up/maintenance, discrepancy review, alt suppliers, vendor scorecards, etc.
• Enhance current KPI reporting via new BI tool.
• Monitor market conditions, supplier capabilities, and potential business risks, and be creative, proactive, and execution-oriented toward solving problems.
• Analyze current forecast process and give guidance on min/max levels to improve fill rates for customers.
• Translate data and analysis into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Ability to professionally escalate issues to get results.
• Negotiate cost effective relationships with key suppliers regarding pricing, terms, quality, lead time, etc.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Procurement Certifications

Tools

Excel

Job description

Hi-Line, America’s Mobile Industrial Hardware Store, seeks a Strategic Sourcing Manager for our onsite Farmers Branch, TX office. You will lead supplier relations, optimize costs, and drive lifecycle decisions from new products to sunsetting discontinued ones.

Partner with Product Management, oversee a buying team, and deliver improved fill rates, lead times, and KPI insights through enhanced reporting and analytics.