Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Leader

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead category management and strategic sourcing for high-value product lines. You will collaborate with Marketing, Finance, and Store Operations to optimize costs, supplier performance, and promotional funding across North American categories.

You will negotiate terms, develop internal costing structures, and drive improvements in service, quality, and supply continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum eight years post-college experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned North American product categories, including Painter Tools, Drywall Tools, and Drywall Compounds, representing approximately $60 million in annual category volume.
• Negotiate product costs and establish internal product costing to support pricing, margin, and merchandising objectives.
• Ensure products and suppliers meet established quality, insurance, legal, and compliance requirements.
• Negotiate vendor terms and supply agreements with national and regional suppliers.
• Identify and evaluate new vendor opportunities within assigned categories.
• Collaborate with suppliers to maintain service, delivery, quality, and compliance standards.
• Identify and develop secondary suppliers for targeted product categories to reduce supply risk.
• Coordinate with Inventory Rebuyers to establish appropriate inventory levels and resolve supply chain disruptions.
• Manage product assortments and product lifecycles in partnership with Marketing and other internal teams.
• Partner with Marketing and suppliers to identify products for promotional events, including Blue Bucket, Pro Week, Pro Buy, and social media offers.
• Secure promotional funding, rebates, vendor credits, and other supplier support to improve category sales and profitability.
• Serve as a liaison among suppliers, internal teams, stores, and customers to resolve issues and maintain operational continuity.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relations

Cost reduction

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Microsoft Excel

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

MicroStrategy

Job description

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead category management and strategic sourcing for high-value product lines. You will collaborate with Marketing, Finance, and Store Operations to optimize costs, supplier performance, and promotional funding across North American categories.

You will negotiate terms, develop internal costing structures, and drive improvements in service, quality, and supply continuity.