Sr. Manager, Sourcing
Apply NowCompany: Rheem Manufacturing
Location: Islandia, NY 11749
Description:
Job Description
The Strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive sourcing strategy that aligns with the organization's objectives. This role will foster a culture of collaboration and agility, ensuring close alignment with various functions and providing clarity on the sourcing process, roles, and responsibilities. This role requires a strategic leader with a deep understanding of sourcing strategy and HVAC distribution who can balance enterprise directives with local business needs. The ideal candidate will leverage resources from the parent company to develop impactful sourcing initiatives, drive business growth, support increased market share, and bolster sales performance across all distributorships.
This role is pivotal in driving the organization's sourcing strategy, ensuring efficiency, and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for sourcing and procurement, we encourage you to apply.
This position can be based in any of the regions in which Rheem operates its distribution network and will both lead the sourcing efforts of Rheem Air Distribution as well as spearhead cross-business unit opportunities for shared categories and suppliers between RAD and our Rheem Parts Division.
Responsibilities
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About Us
At Rheem, we are dedicated to bringing comfort to people's lives. As a leading global manufacturer of heating, cooling and water heating equipment, we are innovating all-new ways to deliver just the right temperature while saving energy, water and supporting a more sustainable future. It is an exciting challenge that requires a team of talented, passionate people with a diverse set of skills. From engineers to accountants, sales professionals to support experts, Rheem depends on people to power our innovations. Join Rheem, and help shape the future of products that impact lives-every day.
Rheem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rheem encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including those of any race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The job description above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.
For U.S. Based jobs, please note that Rheem is unable to hire candidates to be employed in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, or Wyoming.
Rheem and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.
The Strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive sourcing strategy that aligns with the organization's objectives. This role will foster a culture of collaboration and agility, ensuring close alignment with various functions and providing clarity on the sourcing process, roles, and responsibilities. This role requires a strategic leader with a deep understanding of sourcing strategy and HVAC distribution who can balance enterprise directives with local business needs. The ideal candidate will leverage resources from the parent company to develop impactful sourcing initiatives, drive business growth, support increased market share, and bolster sales performance across all distributorships.
This role is pivotal in driving the organization's sourcing strategy, ensuring efficiency, and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for sourcing and procurement, we encourage you to apply.
This position can be based in any of the regions in which Rheem operates its distribution network and will both lead the sourcing efforts of Rheem Air Distribution as well as spearhead cross-business unit opportunities for shared categories and suppliers between RAD and our Rheem Parts Division.
Responsibilities
- Develop and Execute Sourcing Strategy: Create, manage, and execute a comprehensive sourcing strategy that aligns with the organization's objectives.
- Business Strategy Alignment: Ensure alignment of business strategies across markets and business units to drive efficiency and scale.
- Efficiency and Impact: Increase efficiency by driving scale where it makes sense, decreasing fragmentation, and prioritizing higher impact areas.
- Technology and Data Utilization: Leverage technology and data to drive performance that unlocks growth.
- Collaboration and Agility: Foster and build a culture of collaboration and agility to enable an efficient and effective sourcing process.
- Stakeholder Relationships: Establish influence within the organization, evaluate existing practices, and challenge the status quo when necessary. Foster strong, trusting relationships with stakeholders and business partners.
- Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate contract terms with suppliers to ensure favorable terms and compliance with legal and organizational requirements, including defining services, deliverables, acceptance criteria, service level agreements (SLA), and key performance indicators (KPI).
- Market and Spend Analysis: Conduct in-depth market and spend data analysis to inform sourcing decisions.
- Supplier Performance Management: Develop and utilize supplier scorecards and savings tracking. Facilitate effective supplier performance management by providing feedback and proactively addressing performance issues.
- Support Network: Define and utilize a robust support network to ensure close alignment in strategy with functions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in related field
- 10+ years of professional sourcing experience, with a focus on distribution sourcing in the HVAC industry, aftermarket, parts & supplies or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 8+ years of experience in sourcing strategy development, ideally within a distribution or manufacturing environment
- Strong analytical skills to structure and solve complex business challenges, developing data-driven strategies, and analyze in-depth market and spend data
- Proven experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, commodity management or supply chain management in an industry related field
- Excellent negotiation skills and experience in drafting and reviewing contracts.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
- Proficiency in leveraging technology and data to drive sourcing performance.
- Strong leadership and collaboration skills to foster a culture of agility and efficiency.
- Excellent facilitation and communication skills, both written and verbal, with a keen attention to detail and accuracy in messaging
- Proven ability to thrive in a dynamic team environment, demonstrating dedication to teamwork, a strong work ethic, and adaptability to new challenges and ideas
- Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.
- Independent thought, good judgment, problem solving skills and ability to prioritize multiple projects a must.
- Ability to travel 25-50% domestically without restrictions.
#LI-MA1
#LI-Remote
About Us
At Rheem, we are dedicated to bringing comfort to people's lives. As a leading global manufacturer of heating, cooling and water heating equipment, we are innovating all-new ways to deliver just the right temperature while saving energy, water and supporting a more sustainable future. It is an exciting challenge that requires a team of talented, passionate people with a diverse set of skills. From engineers to accountants, sales professionals to support experts, Rheem depends on people to power our innovations. Join Rheem, and help shape the future of products that impact lives-every day.
Rheem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rheem encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including those of any race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The job description above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.
For U.S. Based jobs, please note that Rheem is unable to hire candidates to be employed in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, or Wyoming.
Rheem and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.