Strategic Sourcing Manager - Legrand, North America : Job Details

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join the Data Power and Control Team in Anaheim, CA. The Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for managing sourcing operations that build value-driven vendor partnerships with a focus on risk management, reliability, and cost-effectiveness that support overall organizational strategies.

What Will You Do?

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for commodity and/or suppliers (focused on metals) while leveraging division and corporate tools and best practices to deliver the required cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and supply chain resiliency metrics
• Achieve supplier management and compliance expectations including CSR, risk management and supplier financial health for the business, as required by division and corporate metrics
• Nurtures vendor partnerships, tracks KPI's and goals and monitors scorecards to measure and evaluate vendor performance
• Develop supply resiliency for the business in current and future supply base by ensuring the supplier has capacity, capability, and inventory management to support business dynamics
• Lead negotiations with suppliers to secure favorable terms and agreements, optimizing costs without compromising quality or service levels
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand needs and ensure alignment with current and future sourcing strategies
• Evaluates new sources, methods, and vendors to ensure a reliable supply of materials by studying market intelligence and conducting frequent market analysis and benchmarking to anticipate price fluctuations
• Evaluate and address risk factors related to current and future supply base, ensuring compliance with company policies and industry regulations
• Serve as point of escalation for critical shortages to ensure operations can protect business continuity
• Collaborate with supply chain and engineering teams on supplier development, supplier setup, audit and compliance
• Manage processes, create efficiencies, and control costs using ERP systems and software tools
• Other duties as assigned

Salary and Benefits: $130,000 - $145,000 base plus bonus

LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or a related field is required
• Project management certification is preferred

Experience:

• 5+ years of supply chain or sourcing experience is required

Preferred Skills:

• Foundational knowledge of raw metals like steel, aluminum products is preferred
• Strong computer skills (MS Teams, Smartsheet, Excel to include Pivot Tables, Power Point) are required
• Effective verbal and written communication skills are required
• Ability to manage multiple programs/projects and work under uncertainty and to resolve conflict in a constructive manner is required
• Ability to work independently using sound organizational and time management skills is required
• Ability to apply mechanical principles to solve problems through ingenuity and collaboration with subject matter experts and key stakeholders is required
• Able to travel up to 20% is required

The above Job Description is representative of the responsibilities and qualifications necessary to be successful in this role. It does not encompass every job duty or responsibility; other tasks may be assigned as necessary. Further the job description does not alter the at-will nature of employment with Legrand and does not create a contract of employment.