The Sourcing Manager will report to the Director of Category Sourcing and be responsible for a $100M spend of capex, specifically: Powerhouse Equipment, Air Pollution Equipment and Water Treatment Equipment.  We are looking for someone with 3+years of experience sourcing the same or similar equipment. A Bachelor’s degree is required and experience in the CPG or paper industry is strongly preferred. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 
• Develop Category and Sub-Category Overview documents
• Manage contracts, contract negotiations, and the contract publication process 
• Work with and coordinate through various Sourcing, Procurement, and Cross Functional team members
• Develop, monitor, and report key category supplier performance metrics
• Work with the sourcing analyst to analyze data using a total cost of ownership (TCO) approach
• Actively work with suppliers on new areas of value creation by driving CI/Innovation experiments and initiatives 
• Facilitate and manage dispute resolutions and drive towards understanding root causes 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher 
• 3+ years relevant work experience in purchasing/sourcing, capital projects, operations, maintenance, or supply chain.
• Willing and able to travel approximately 10-25%, possibly internationally
• Specific pulp, paper, building products, Mill and/or CPG industry experience
• Experience with strategic sourcing and procurement.
• Experience with legal and commercial terms and negotiating equipment agreements
• Use of eProcurement / eSourcing tools (Ariba).
• Experience with manufacturing cost systems.
• Experience with SAP.

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