Sourcing Manager

Role open to applications from Canada

Job Summary:

The Sourcing Manager II leads the regional Sourcing effort related to driving competitive advantage and cost savings. Ensures the management of leveraged agreements, key supplier and customer relationships, and the effective execution of commodity planning and management with the assigned Region. Successfully implements, executes, and complies with the regional procurement and commodity/spend category strategies, contracts, processes, and policies. Leads the regional Sourcing team to focus on performing these functions for all identified Regional leverage opportunities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage, and develop subregion Sourcing teams of Project Procurement Managers (PPM’s) and Buyers. Ensure compliance to Sourcing policies
• Become an extended part of Service Director’s staff – attend staff meetings and other updates, understand subregion issues and opportunities, become a trusted advisor and problem solver. Develop strong working relationships with SD staff
• Implement and drive Daily Management tools and Leader Standard Work
• Lead subregion Sourcing updates
• Manage safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cash metrics for subregion and ensure team is delivering to targets
• Develop and implement regional commodity strategies for assigned commodities. Distribute to other subregion teams and ensure strategies are communicated to the Events team. Ensure other Sourcing Manager strategies are implemented in your subregion, i.e. primary and secondary supplier by state/region
• Understand subregion specific market conditions and ensure strategies are developed to address. Partner with other Sourcing Managers to incorporate into overall regional commodity strategy
• Lead outage forecasting activities for assigned commodities and/or subregions
• Create and utilize RFQ templates and other standard documents/templates to support commodity strategy. Distribute to subregion teams, PPM’s, and Buyers
• Implement long-term agreements with strategic suppliers (MSA’s, SOW’s, etc.) utilizing FieldCore templates. Ensure compliance to negotiated agreements. Suggest improvements to standard contract language
• Deliver cash though supplier payment term improvement (DTP) for assigned commodities. Understand MUFG program and utilize as appropriate
• Drive cost out initiatives and ensure the team is meeting cost targets. Create a sustainable backlog of cost out projects. Ensure Reduce is updated
• Support NCR and claims processes as needed. Ensure NCR data is utilized in commodity strategies and supplier selection
• Ensure all suppliers utilized in subregion are ComplyWorks and Technically qualified. Manage PPM’s and Buyers to ensure compliance. Provide guidance to Supplier Quality and EHS as needed
• Drive supplier development initiatives and lead projects in collaboration with other functions (i.e. Productivity, Value Stream, etc.)
• Manage supplier relationships in assigned commodities. Lead/join escalation discussions as necessary
• Attend and be a strong contributor during 3M, ORR, and POR reviews. Ensure appropriate sourcing strategies are being utilized, SOW’s received, new supplier needs identified, all PR’s entered, suppliers onboarded, final scopes provided to suppliers, understand cost overruns, gather feedback on supplier safety, quality, and performance, record lessons learned, and adjust sourcing strategy as needed
• Drive lean workouts to improve Sourcing capabilities in region/sub-region. Drive continuous improvement in Sourcing processes
• Travel required
• May be assigned other duties to help proactively drive our FieldCore vision and align with our organization’s core values.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or similar related area, or equivalent
• 8+ years sourcing and supply purchasing experience at a professional level, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years managing and developing employees
• An additional four years of applicable experience can be substituted in lieu of degree
• Experience with supplier management, contracting and negotiations required
• English proficiency required

Desired Characteristics:

• Previous staff management and global experience is preferred
• Solid analytical skills and strong results-oriented aptitude
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Membership in ISM (NAPM), with professional certification as a CPM preferred
• Knowledge of ecommerce, supply chain management, and ERP system technology as they evolve
• Ability to focus on satisfying internal customer requirements and obtaining and responding to internal customer feedback
• Demonstrated project management, self-initiative, and decision-making skills
• Attention to detail and strong organizational and communication skills
• Skillful in establishing and maintaining working relationships with departments and suppliers
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment independently and with time constraints
• Demonstrated success with cost reductions
• Ability to deal effectively with all employees and external business contacts while conveying a positive, service-oriented attitude

Compensation and Benefits:

The annual salary range for this position is $96,900 to $155,100. This is an exempt from overtime position. FieldCore benefits include insurance (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life), retirement savings, health and Wellness reimbursement, and a bonus or incentive program. Eligibility for FieldCore benefits is determined under the terms of the applicable benefits plan.

About FieldCore:

FieldCore, a GE company, is an independent, industrial field services organization focused on World-Class Execution across the power generation sector. Our team includes more than 10,000 of the foremost experts in field services all focused on one thing: delivering excellent outcomes for our customers. Our Core Values of Safety, Integrity, Quality, and Inclusion are the foundation of everything we do to empower the people who power the world. For more information visit our website www.fieldcore.com.

FieldCore is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law