What are the responsibilities and job description for the Global Sourcing Manager position at THE METAL WARE CORPORATION?
The Metal Ware Corporation is a privately owned company located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Metal Ware has been manufacturing consumer products for over 100 years. You may know us best through our brands such as NESCO, Chard, and Grizzly. We make many of our products here in our Two Rivers plant using injection molding, metal stamping and rotational molding equipment. We believe in supporting continued education, promotion from within and valuing a work life balance for its employees at all levels of the organization.
Mission Statement: To excel as a consumer products company that utilizes the best people and innovative processes to deliver the highest quality products.
Core Values:
Trust and Integrity: We are ethical, reliable, transparent, and honest towards the people we work with, and to our customers we service.
Innovation: We utilize consumer insights, emerging technologies, and creative thinking to provide solutions that exceed our customer’s expectations.
Teamwork: We work collaboratively in order to achieve a common goal. We are one company, one team.
Empowerment: We empower teammates by providing resources and opportunities that allow them to make decisions and solve problems.
Drive to Win: With focus on all core values, we will achieve our goals with passion, motivation, and ambition for the benefit of our teammates and customers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Research and identify reliable alternative foreign appliance manufacturers based on targeted locations that are defined by our customers and internal management.
- Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery.
- Familiarity with Harmonized Tariff Codes, including their assignment and management.
- Negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts with overseas suppliers.
- Lead the sourcing process for alternative foreign-manufactured appliances to align with company goals and market demand.
- Ensure compliance with international trade regulations and import/export requirements.
- Analyze global market trends, material costs, and supply chain risks to drive cost savings and efficiency.
- Monitor exchange rates, tariffs, and geopolitical factors affecting sourcing strategies.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and cost reductions.
