Sourcing Manager

Summary

The Sourcing Manager is a part of the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement capability and collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify, prioritize, and support ongoing sourcing and procurement needs. This job focuses on sourcing process equipment for Building Products (Plywood/Lumber, OSB, Gypsum and Chemical) and may work on specialized projects for other divisions.

Responsibilities

·         Develop category sourcing plans including value creation strategies, strategic sourcing, supply market trends, internal usage / demand data collection, new product introduction support and global sourcing considerations

·         Manage contracts and contract negotiation

·         Track and report key category supplier performance metrics including cost savings, incremental margin, cost avoidance and other metrics as necessary.

·         Develop and manager supplier relationships

·         Work with the sourcing analyst to analyze data using a total cost of ownership (TCO) approach to arrive at sourcing recommendations, identify alternatives, assess associated risks, and conduct scenario analysis

·         Monitor, track, and report on success of implementation

·         Analyze results to measure value creation and ensure ongoing support of key category strategies

·         Synthesize and structure results to present to leadership

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

·         Bachelor’s degree or higher

·         Fluent in Japanese

·         Willing and able to travel approximately 10-20%, possibly internationally

PREFERRED:

·         Experience with Japanese business culture

·         Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or Business

·         Experience with Microsoft Excel to create and manipulate spreadsheets and analyze data

·         Experience with strategic sourcing

·         Use of eProcurement / eSourcing tools

·         Experience with manufacturing cost systems

·         Experience with SAP