Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the performance of the Sourcing team, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring effective organization and development of team members
• Establish and drive Sourcing of material and services in alignment with business leadership per Annual Operating Plan and Integrated Strategic Plan
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align sourcing strategies with business objectives including early sourcing engagement, alignment on key sourcing objectives and effective execution of sourcing projects
• Create and manage Category and Commodity Strategies including Spend analysis, Benchmarking, Cost, Market Analysis and Global Technology / Economic trends
• Manage supplier relationships to mitigate risk and selection, manage RFx and SOW process, negotiations, contracting and supplier performance and compliance
• Mature Sourcing policies procedures, and process improvements to ensuring compliance to requirements and organizational change management.
• Improve working capital through payment terms extensions, payment cycle optimization, supplier financed improvements and lead time reductions

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 5+ years' experience in Sourcing
• Minimum 2+ years managing direct reports
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person. defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

WE VALUE:

• Management of direct reports, and demonstrated strong leadership skills, Interpersonal communication, collaborative, and engaging behaviors
• Strong project management skills including the ability to manage priorities and workflows
• Demonstrated Business and financial acumen
• Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and Power Point, and Smartsheet
• Excellent written and communication skills with ability to interface with all levels of leadership
• Experience managing multiple projects in a dynamic global environment
• Proven experience with R&D, technical manufacturing/business process development and improvement
• High bias for action with creative problem-solving skills, detail oriented with an ability to delineate information into manageable components

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