Sourcing & Supplier Relationship Manager

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:

10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier development, or category management.

Strong sourcing knowledge across mechanical, electrical, electronic, and manufactured components.

Hands-on experience managing RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs from requirement gathering through supplier response and sourcing recommendation.

Proficiency in supplier capability assessment, supplier performance reviews, qualification, consolidation, development, and alternate sourcing.

Strong experience in should-cost analysis, benchmarking, supplier negotiations, cost-benefit analysis, and annual savings programs.

Ability to review drawings, prepare RFQ packages, analyze quotations, and create techno-commercial comparisons.

Experience working with global suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders across North America, Mexico, China, and Europe.

Working knowledge of sourcing dashboards, supplier scorecards, industrialization tracking, and Jaggaer or comparable sourcing platforms.

Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Development, Category Management, RFI, RFQ, RFP, Should-Cost Analysis, Cost Reduction, Benchmarking, Supplier Negotiation, Techno-Commercial Analysis, Supplier Capability Assessment, Supplier Scorecard, Alternate Sourcing, VAVE, Jaggaer, Industrialization, Global Sourcing.

Roles & Responsibilities

Serve as the primary onsite interface between customer stakeholders, suppliers, and the offshore sourcing team.

Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for mechanical, electrical, and electronic commodities and support supplier identification across the USA, Mexico, China, and Europe.

Manage end-to-end RFI, RFQ, and RFP execution, including drawing review, package preparation, supplier communication, quotation collection, commercial comparison, and sourcing recommendations.

Build and maintain supplier relationships; conduct capability assessments, performance reviews, supplier development, consolidation, and readiness activities.

Collaborate with Manufacturing, Product Owners, Engineering, Quality, Strategic Sourcing, and Finance to align priorities, timelines, risks, and issue resolution.

Drive cost reduction through should-cost analysis, benchmarking, fact-based negotiations, value analysis/value engineering, and alternate sourcing.

Track project milestones, service-level commitments, supplier readiness, industrialization, savings, and productivity goals.

Provide daily updates, weekly executive status reports, sourcing dashboards, supplier scorecards, and category strategy updates.

Own escalation management, governance reviews, and risk mitigation for supplier delays, sourcing risks, and critical project issues.

Generic Managerial Skills

Excellent stakeholder management, supplier relationship, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

Strong ownership, governance, prioritization, and escalation-management capability.

Analytical and commercially focused, with the ability to translate sourcing data into clear recommendations.

Ability to work effectively with global, cross-functional, and offshore teams.

Results-oriented and capable of managing multiple sourcing projects, timelines, and annual savings targets.