Sr. Manager, Global Strategic Sourcing (Remote)Highline Aftermarket • Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Sr. Manager, Global Strategic Sourcing (Remote)
Highline Aftermarket
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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The Sr. Global Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for managing multiple sourcing categories, including but not limited to Direct Materials Spend supporting manufacturing and redistribution operations, as well as Indirect Spend across facility-facing and corporate functions. This role is designed to drive increased Spend Under Management (SUM), improve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and build scalable sourcing capabilities across a growing, multi-business organization. The Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager will lead category strategies, strengthen sourcing processes, improve spend visibility, and help mature systems, tools, and governance to support continued growth through acquisition and organic expansion. The position reports to the Sr. Director of Strategic Sourcing and is a key member of the Global & Strategic Sourcing team.
Type of Position: Full Time - can be remote for the right candidate
Status: Exempt
Physical Exam: No
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function.
Discover, qualify, and source products and services from new suppliers and test incumbent suppliers through an end-to-end strategic sourcing process
Lead assigned categories as strategic businesses, developing and executing category strategies aligned to cost, margin, service, quality, and risk objectives
Identify, quantify, and execute cost reduction and value creation opportunities within a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) framework, including supplier consolidation, VA/VE, specification optimization, and sourcing footprint optimization
Expand Spend Under Management by identifying fragmented, unmanaged, or decentralized spend and developing strategies to bring it under strategic sourcing governance
Lead supplier evaluation, selection, qualification, and performance management using structured tools such as vendor scorecards, audits, and performance reviews
Negotiate commercial terms and conditions in alignment with CLM guidelines, internal policies, and sourcing best practices
Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, IT, and business leaders to integrate sourcing strategies into daily business operations
Own and continuously improve sourcing processes across a multi-company, multi-ERP environment, identifying opportunities to standardize workflows, tools, and governance
Collaborate with IT and Data teams to improve spend visibility, reporting, analytics, and data quality across disparate systems
Leverage analytics platforms, automation, and emerging AI-enabled tools to bridge data gaps and support fact-based sourcing decisions
Own category-related data integrity within ERP and sourcing systems, ensuring accurate supplier, pricing, material, and contract information
Assess and mitigate category-level supply chain risks, including geopolitical exposure, tariffs, supply disruptions, regulatory changes, and supplier dependency
Support sustainable and ethical sourcing practices aligned with company policies and regulatory requirements
Develop scalable sourcing playbooks, templates, and best practices
Present sourcing strategies, business cases, and performance updates to leadership
Drive achievement of KPIs with measurable financial, operational, and risk-reduction results
Maintain working knowledge of relevant market, supplier, technology, and regulatory trends
Support onboarding and integration of newly acquired businesses
Provide mentorship and contribute to team capability building
Travel approximately 20% for supplier audits, evaluations, and trade shows
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND CERTIFICATIONS An individual qualified for this job must have and maintain the following qualifications:
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred)
Professional certifications preferred but not required
Minimum 5 years of sourcing or supply chain experience with exposure to Direct and Indirect categories
Strong negotiation and contract management experience
Experience in cross-functional, matrixed environments
Project management and continuous improvement experience preferred
Experience in multi-business or acquisitive environments preferred
International experience preferred
Required Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to influence stakeholders using data-driven insights
Self-motivated and comfortable operating in ambiguity
Ability to interpret specifications and Bills of Material
Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency
ERP, Qlik, Power BI, and SaaS analytics experience
Ability to leverage analytics, automation, and AI enabled tools to improve spend visibility, identify sourcing opportunities, and support fact-based decision making
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the Essential Functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This is a desk-based job and will require the individual to remain seated for long periods of time and have the manual dexterity to operate standard office equipment such as computer keyboard, mouse, calculator, phone, copier/scanner, and similar machines.
ADA/ADAAA The Company will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Amendments.
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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