Sr Manager, Sourcing

Company Description

For nearly 70 years, MasterBrand has been shaping the places where people come together, enriching lives and creating meaningful memories for our customers. That, combined with our stylish products, expansive dealer and retail network, and dedicated associates, has helped make us the number one North American residential cabinet business. Our unique culture of continuous improvement is based on trusting the tools, empowering the team and moving forward, and is kept alive by our more than 14,000 associates across 20 plus manufacturing facility and offices. Visit www.masterbrand.com to learn more and join us in building great experiences together!

Job Description

The Sourcing Supply Lead, will oversee the execution of sourcing category strategies within MasterBrand by implementing and managing contracts, supplier and product introductions and transitions, qualifications, and overall supply chain performance metrics for suppliers.  

Responsibilities

• Develop thorough understanding of full commodity value stream/map. 
• Monitor and report supplier performance metrics to include compliance, quality, delivery and total cost in support of MasterBrand's objectives.
• Facilitate new product introduction strategies to include identifying specifications, volumes and support of innovative solutions. 
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders by providing timely and accurate information in support of business needs. 
• Facilitate timely pricing maintenance, accuracy and system updates.   
• Develop others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments. 
• Lead implement best total cost improvement initiatives to meet company goals and growth needs.
• Be a key contributor of change management process for product development costing process.
• Drive continuous total cost improvement initiatives to meet company goals. 
• Ensure that stakeholders, team members, and suppliers are in compliance with all policies and procedures.
• Effectively prioritize and problem solve various business needs, utilizing lean tools and approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis in Supply Chain, Business or related field required.  MBA preferred.
• 10 years of experience in Sourcing, Operations, Supply Chain or a related field. 
• Experience with lean concepts such as Value Stream Mapping, A3 Problem Solving, and Daily Management.
• Experience with global suppliers (Asia, Europe, Indonesia) a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Customer focus; builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions 
• Manages Complexity; analyze situations using data from multiple sources to uncover root causes 
• Balances Stakeholders; understand expectations of internal & external resources and conflicting demands of stakeholders 
• Action Oriented; readily takes action identifying and seizing new opportunities with a can-do attitude 
• Drives result; consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances 
• Communicate effectively; develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences 
• Instills trust; gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity  
• Resilient; rebounds from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult circumstances 
• Strong problem solving skills leveraging lean fact-based approaches to ID gaps and deploy countermeasures

Additional Information

Equal Employment Opportunity

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is an equal opportunity employer. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasterBrand Cabinets LLC’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Reasonable Accommodations

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment, please contact us at [email protected].