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SupraNaturals, LLC

Sourcing Manager

SupraNaturals, LLC, Springville, Utah, United States, 84663


POSITION PURPOSE AND SCOPE:The Sourcing Manager is responsible for managing supplier costs, contracts, and relationships. This position will require strong negotiation and communication skills in meeting company goals and objectives.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leading and being responsible for sourcing suppliers, developing suppliers, and building mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.

Develop and maintain customer relations to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

Determining best options and making recommendations by evaluating total cost and quality of indirect materials and services across a diverse range of categories.

Procurement of critical indirect materials and services to meet forecasts, production/maintenance requirements, and aggressive capital project schedules.

Acting as an instrumental part in innovating, developing, and implementing leading procurement category strategies, identifying and leveraging company-wide spend opportunities where applicable.

Liaising between sites, suppliers, and stakeholders for assigned projects and initiatives and implementing relevant indirect categories strategies as assigned.

Defining and implementing KPIs to track performance.

Providing direction and support to teams for initiatives critical to the business.

Implementing cost-saving initiatives while maintaining high quality standards.

Being always respectful of diversity and professional in all interactions.

Note:

This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may be requested to perform other duties as requested from time to time.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:Bachelor’s degree in Business with 8 years of experience in sourcing in a related industry or equivalent combination of both.Strong product background and/or industry knowledge required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:Must have the ability to communicate persuasively, both orally and in writing, with other managers, staff, and the public; must be mature, creative, highly motivated, resistant to stress, flexible, decisive, tactful, respectful, and use good judgment. Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with supervisors, professional staff members, consultants, agencies, and customers; and must have an exceptional understanding of financial reports with the ability to manipulate and make justifiable recommendations based on financial predictions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:Position is required to sit, stand, and walk; stoop, bend, reach, and kneel occasionally; and lift from 20 to 25 pounds occasionally.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:Noise, dust, lighting, temperature, and physical/ergonomic hazards are typically those usually found in an office environment.

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