Strategic Sourcing Manager (Sourcing Manager IV)

What are we looking for in our Strategic Sourcing Manager (Sourcing Manager IV)?

Our client, a global tech company headquarter based in Cupertino CA, is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager.

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Title: Strategic Sourcing Manager

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid)

Pay rate: $85.00 - $96.00 /hour DOE

Duration: 12+ Months (Possibility of extension)

Description

• Effectively work with suppliers in China to negotiate optimal terms for sourcing. Understand the trade-offs between cost, volume, and quality to strike agreements that meet Client’s performance criteria and secure long-term supply continuity.
• Collaborate across the Client organization to ensure business objectives are met. Includes the ability to rapidly synthesize and communicate findings to senior leaders and to actively identify potential supply issues that can affect product strategy.
• Optimize supply chain performance through cost and capacity scenario analysis, and benchmarking, and creative solutions.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of value-added manufacturing processes and costs and market intelligence and apply this knowledge to influence Client’s sourcing decisions.
• Provide overall program management support and contribute to ongoing development of processes, templates, escalation procedures, and reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field
• Passion and demonstrated skill in negotiations
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills, including executive presentations
• Can build, grow and develop key cross-functional relationships to be able to influence and drive projects
• Ability to operate independently
• Ability to make quick decisions and solve complex problems with 80% information
• Experience in supplier management and operations
• Ability to identify and solve complex supply chain issues
• End to end ownership of contract negotiations for both commercial and legal aspects a plus
• Capacity planning helpful
• Background in SQL and data validation will be helpful

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.

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Rate/Salary: $85.00 - $96.00 /hour DOE