Strategic Sourcing Supervisor

Borusan Pipe U.S., Inc.; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Borusan Pipe U.S., Inc. seeks a Strategic Sourcing and Procurement professional to develop and execute sourcing strategies across MRO and indirect categories. You will lead RFIs, RFQs, RFIs, supplier evaluations, and negotiations to optimize value and risk.

You will coordinate requisition-to-PO processes, ensure compliance with procedures, and drive continuous improvement through supplier scorecards and performance reviews. This role requires strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for MRO, indirect, technical-service, and operational-support categories.
• Lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, market research, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and award recommendations.
• Source requirements including spare parts, tools, production consumables, safety supplies, maintenance services, and capital support.
• Analyze spend, demand, supplier capabilities, pricing, lead times, and risks to identify opportunities.
• Evaluate suppliers on price, quality, delivery, service, capacity, lifecycle cost, and risk.
• Develop alternate-source and contingency strategies for critical goods and services.
• Reduce unsupported single-source and sole-source purchasing where practical.
• Maintain auditable sourcing records.
• Coordinate procurement from requisition through PO issuance, delivery follow-up, and transaction exception resolution.
• Review requisitions, scopes of work, specs, quotations, supplier docs, and commercial requirements for completeness.
• Support requisition-to-purchase-order conversion, supplier acknowledgments, open-order management, expediting, and invoice resolution.
• Monitor overdue POs, supplier shortages, and requirements affecting operations.
• Coordinate with Warehouse and Inventory Management regarding material availability and replenishment.
• Support ERP purchasing workflows, supplier records, contracts, POs, and procurement reporting.
• Resolve price, quantity, receipt, invoice, and PO discrepancies with AP, Receiving, suppliers, and requesting departments.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with COA, procedures, and segregation-of-duties requirements.
• Identify, evaluate, qualify, onboard, and develop suppliers.
• Coordinate supplier qualification, audits, corrective actions, and performance reviews with Quality, HSE, Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations.
• Establish and monitor supplier scorecards for quality, delivery, cost, service, responsiveness, and corrective-action performance.
• Lead supplier business reviews and develop improvement plans for underperforming suppliers.
• Monitor supplier capacity, financial condition, compliance, and continuity risks.
• Support maintenance of approved and preferred supplier lists.
• Prepare negotiation strategies using competitive data, historical pricing, market research, cost analysis, and business requirements.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery, lead time, payment terms, warranties, service levels, and other terms.
• Assist in development and administration of master agreements, scopes of work, pricing agreements, and PO terms.
• Coordinate contractual risks and non-standard terms with the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Manager, Director, and Legal as applicable.
• Monitor supplier agreements, utilization, amendments, renewals, and expiration dates.
• Supervise assigned Strategic Sourcing Specialists, including direction, workload, and priorities.
• Assign and balance workloads, category assignments, sourcing activities, open commitments, and supplier escalations.
• Review sourcing documentation for consistent procurement controls.
• Train, coach, and develop team members in sourcing, negotiation, supplier management, and ERP processes.
• Monitor and evaluate performance, provide feedback, and conduct reviews with the manager and HR.
• Approve time and attendance and coordinate schedules, coverage, and leave for direct reports.
• Participate in interviewing, selection, onboarding, corrective-action, and employment processes with HR.
• Escalate significant risks to the manager.
• Serve as acting procurement supervisor when designated.

Job description

Strategic Sourcing and Category Management

2.1 Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned MRO, indirect, technical-service, and operational-support categories.

2.2 Lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, market research, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and award recommendations.

2.3 Source requirements that may include spare parts, tools, production consumables, safety supplies, maintenance services, equipment repairs, facility services, capital support, and other assigned categories.

2.4 Analyze spend, demand, supplier capabilities, pricing, lead times, and operational risks to identify sourcing and consolidation opportunities.

2.5 Evaluate suppliers based on total value, including price, quality, delivery, service, capacity, technical capability, lifecycle cost, and risk.

2.6 Develop alternate-source and contingency strategies for critical goods and services.

2.7 Reduce unsupported single-source and sole-source purchasing where practical.

2.8 Maintain complete and auditable sourcing records.

Procurement Operations

2.9 Coordinate procurement activities from approved requisition through purchase-order issuance, delivery follow-up, and resolution of transaction exceptions.

2.10 Review requisitions, scopes of work, specifications, quotations, supplier documentation, and commercial requirements for completeness.

2.11 Support requisition-to-purchase-order conversion, supplier acknowledgments, open-order management, expediting, and invoice resolution.

2.12 Monitor overdue purchase orders, supplier shortages, and requirements that may affect operations.

2.13 Coordinate with Warehouse and Inventory Management regarding material availability and approved replenishment requirements.

2.14 Support ERP purchasing workflows, supplier records, contracts, purchase orders, and procurement reporting.

2.15 Resolve price, quantity, receipt, invoice, and purchase-order discrepancies with Accounts Payable, Receiving, suppliers, and requesting departments.

2.16 Ensure procurement activities comply with the Company’s COA, procurement procedures, and segregation-of-duties requirements.

2.17 Identify, evaluate, qualify, onboard, and develop suppliers.

2.18 Coordinate supplier qualification, audits, corrective actions, and performance reviews with Quality, HSE, Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations.

2.19 Establish and monitor supplier scorecards for quality, delivery, cost, service, responsiveness, and corrective-action performance.

2.20 Lead supplier business reviews and develop improvement plans for underperforming suppliers.

2.21 Monitor supplier capacity, financial condition, compliance, and continuity risks.

2.22 Support maintenance of approved and preferred supplier lists.

Negotiation and Contract Support

2.23 Prepare negotiation strategies using competitive data, historical pricing, market research, cost analysis, and business requirements.

2.24 Negotiate pricing, delivery, lead time, payment terms, warranties, service levels, and other commercial terms.

2.25 Support development and administration of master agreements, scopes of work, pricing agreements, and purchase-order terms.

2.26 Coordinate contractual risks and non-standard terms with the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Manager, the Director of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, and Legal, as applicable.

2.27 Monitor supplier agreements, utilization, amendments, renewals, and expiration dates.

Supervision and Team Leadership

2.28 Supervise assigned Strategic Sourcing Specialists, including day-to-day direction, work assignment, and priority setting.

2.29 Assign and balance workloads, category assignments, sourcing activities, open commitments, and supplier escalations.

2.30 Review sourcing documentation and ensure consistent application of procurement procedures and internal controls.

2.31 Train, coach, and develop team members in sourcing, negotiation, supplier management, ERP processes, and internal controls.

2.32 Monitor and evaluate individual performance, provide regular feedback, and conduct performance reviews in coordination with the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Manager and Human Resources.

2.33 Approve time and attendance and coordinate schedules, coverage, and leave for direct reports.

2.34 Participate in interviewing, selection, onboarding, corrective-action, and other employment processes in coordination with the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Manager and Human Resources.

2.35 Escalate significant commercial, contractual, supplier, or operational risks to the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Manager.

2.36 Serve as acting procurement supervisor or delegate for assigned activities when designated.

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