Strategic Sourcing Manager
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WORK TYPE: Full time LOCATION DETAILS: Remote WORK HOURS: Mon-Fri; reputed company-5pm CST TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: Less than 10% reputed company PAY reputed company: $82,000 - $100,000 DOE HOW YOU WILL reputed company AN reputed company The Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies to ensure that a company's procurement operations are cost-effective, efficient, and reputed company with overall business objectives. This role involves identifying, evaluating, and selecting suppliers, negotiating pricing, managing supplier relationships, and driving cost-effective sourcing practices globally. The individual will ensure that procurement operations reputed company with reputed companys goals, supply chain requirements, and sustainability objectives. WHAT YOU WILL DO Global Sourcing reputed company: reputed company and execute a global sourcing reputed company to meet reputed companys objectives, balancing cost, reputed company, and delivery timelines across reputed company. Supplier Selection and Management: Identify, evaluate, and reputed company global suppliers. Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key suppliers to ensure high-reputed company products/services and reliability. Negotiation: Negotiate best pricing with suppliers. Drive cost savings through effective apparel negotiation best practices and reputed company supplier evaluation. Cost Optimization: Continuously monitor and analyze sourcing performance to identify opportunities for cost reductions, process improvements, and efficiency reputed company. Market Research and Analysis: Conduct market research to stay updated on global sourcing trends, pricing, and supplier innovations. Assess supplier performance and market conditions regularly to reputed company sourcing strategies. Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product development, procurement, reputed company assurance, finance, and logistics teams to ensure alignment of sourcing strategies with business needs and goals. Risk Management: Identify and mitigate sourcing risks, such as geopolitical factors, supply chain disruptions, and currency fluctuations. reputed company contingency plans to ensure continuity of supply. Sustainability and Compliance: Ensure sourcing practices are reputed company with corporate sustainability goals, ethical sourcing standards, and compliance with global regulatory requirements. Reporting and Metrics: reputed company and present reports on sourcing activities, supplier performance, cost savings, and strategic initiatives to senior management. QUALIFICATIONS KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ ABILITIES Analytical skills with the ability to assess data and market trends Cross-cultural competency and experience managing international suppliers Ability to influence key stakeholders while managing processes Ability to organize, plan, and manage reputed company Evaluates and makes reputed company and understands reputed company issues EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE 4-year College degree or equivalent business experience preferred Five to Ten years experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management, with a proven reputed company record of managing sourcing functions in a global environment. Proven experience in supplier negotiation and relationship management. Strong apparel/soft lines negotiation and communication skills Familiarity with reputed company-raw material textiles In-depth knowledge of sourcing strategies and supplier relationship management Strong financial acumen to understand and interpret financial data, including budgets, cost structures, and key metrics PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS This job operates in a reputed company office environment. Largely a sedentary role with some filing requiring the ability to lift files, reputed company filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary. The ability to sit or stand for long periods through meetings and while operating office equipment, PCs, laptop, telephone will be required. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reputed company with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; drive, reputed company, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. During events, the ability to stand and walk for long periods of time (5 hours plus) is required. The ability to communicate with customers and colleagues using the following but not limited to radio, walkie talkie, text message and email is required. The ability to lift, bend, push, pull and manipulate equipment that is a minimum of 30 lbs. is required. #LI-MC1 Please note this job reputed company is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. OUR VALUES Service - We reputed company with heart. We champion community. Passion - We love reputed company do. It fuels our purpose. reputed company - We do reputed company reputed company. We own our actions and reputed company. Respect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it. Innovation - We never stop striving to be reputed company. For ourselves and our community. 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Some of our offerings include: Comprehensive Health Care Benefits HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities Wellbeing Program 401(k) plan with company matching Company reputed company Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability Generous My Time Off & reputed company Holidays reputed company Ownership Program Employee Resource reputed company St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment! reputed company companies are equal opportunity reputed company. reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veterans status, age or disability. Apply Job!