What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sourcing Manager Position position at 3A Composites Display and Graphic Arts Americas?
Company Overview
3A Composites USA is a leading manufacturer of substrates for the graphic display, architectural, and framing markets in North America, South America, and Central America. Our company has manufacturing facilities in Benton, KY, Statesville, NC, and Glasgow, KY, as well as sales and marketing offices in Davidson, NC. We are part of the international 3A Composites Group, which belongs to Schweiter Technologies headquartered in Steinhausen, Switzerland. At 3A Composites, we value integrity, accountability, teamwork, trust, and transparency in our dealings with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders.
Job Description
The Strategic Sourcing Manager position leads the end-to-end sourcing of raw materials for the company. This role involves developing and executing strategic plans by understanding spend and stakeholder landscapes, leveraging market intelligence, industry knowledge, and cross-functional collaborations. The goal is to bring the best possible value to 3A through assurance of supply, quality, service levels, innovation, and cost.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies using domestic and international suppliers.
- BUILD strong relationships with key suppliers.
- Identify, plan, and implement continuous improvement opportunities within the supply chain.
- Drive TCO reductions across the supply chain.
- Understand and leverage market intelligence and industry insights.
- Negotiate and implement supply contracts by working with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to reach agreement on costs, terms of supply, service, and quality.
- Adhere to all relevant guidelines and regulations.
- Estimate risks and apply risk-minimizing techniques.
- Perform cost analysis and benchmarking.
- Analyze and calculate procurement costs and develop cost-reduction strategies.
- Drive purchasing decisions based on total cost of ownership, risk mitigation, and sustainability goals.
- Identify and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers.
- Develop supplier management programs with key suppliers, including metrics, performance goals, and improvement initiatives.
- Optimize sourcing processes to attain maximum efficiency.
- Develop sourcing best practices and document associated processes and procedures.
