Supplier Integration Manager - SPARC Assembly

NextGenEnergyJobs; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs is seeking a procurement professional to develop and optimize purchasing processes across POs, contracts, and supplier management for parts, subassemblies, and services.

You will lead strategic sourcing, negotiate contracts with suppliers, ensure policy compliance, coordinate with planners, and drive cost savings while mitigating supplier risk.

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel and work nights, weekends, or on-call regularly.
• Ability to operate in a facility with industrial hazards and strict safety guidelines.
• Capability to perform typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize purchasing processes including purchase order approvals and contract management.
• Lead sourcing and category initiatives to identify best value suppliers and mitigate risk.
• Prepare and execute negotiations for contracts and statements of work.
• Adhere to procurement policies, guidelines, and export compliance requirements.
• Provide timely updates to internal customers and ensure process adherence for PO placement.
• Coordinate planning with planners in a matrixed organization and report project status to leadership.

Skills

Sourcing

Negotiations

Procurement

Contract management

Cross-functional collab

Job description

• Develop and optimize purchasing business processes including purchase order approvals, contract management, and others for all parts, subassemblies, finished goods, equipment, and/or services
• Lead sourcing and category based initiatives to identify and select best value suppliers and mitigate risk; Drive sourcing projects, coordinating cross-functionally
• Prepare and execute negotiations for contracts and agreements, coordinating with legal counsel where necessary to finalize contracts and statements of work
• Adhere to all supply chain policies, procedures, guidelines and instructions including those regarding the procurement of materials, intellectual property, and export compliance
• Provide constant, clear, and timely updates to internal customers
• Ensure process adherence for strategic sourcing and purchase orders placement/management
• Coordinate planning and scheduling activities with the assigned planners in a matrixed organization (functionally reporting to the head of Supply Planning)
• Report out on project status, risks and issues to the supply chain and the systems leadership teams; Act as an escalation point to solve issues
• Monitor suppliers throughout the execution of the contracts, with support from the assigned Supplier Development engineers
• Support cost savings initiatives, lead time improvement projects, and quality improvement projects
• Define or collaborate on project procurement or commodity strategies
• Visit suppliers as necessary to conduct business reviews or check on project milestones

Requirements

• Perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time
• Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call regularly
• Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics