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Position: Supply Chain Sourcing & Contracting Manager
Division: Operations
Department: Supply Chain
Status: Full-Time
Overview: Nomad Global Communications Solutions is a leading provider of communication and response products serving a wide variety of customers. The Supply Chain Sourcing and Contracting Manager serves as the strategic leader for sourcing, supplier management, negotiations, supply chain contracting, and compliance oversight. The manager leads and develops the team responsible for producing sourcing strategies, supplier evaluations, market analyses, negotiation packages, contract documentation, supplier performance reviews, compliance records, and management reporting. The Manager establishes priorities, provides direction, reviews work quality, approves recommendations within delegated authority, removes barriers, and ensures the team’s outputs are timely, accurate, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.
The Supply Chain Sourcing and Contracting Manager is the first decision point for proposed long-term supplier agreements, strategic sourcing direction, supplier portfolio changes, major commercial positions, and other material supply chain decisions before matters are elevated to the Director of Supply Chain or executive leadership. The role establishes decision frameworks, governance, risk tolerances, approval thresholds, and performance expectations for the team; evaluates strategic tradeoffs involving cost, quality, delivery, capacity, compliance, working capital, margin, and business continuity; and ensures cross-functional alignment with Purchasing, Planning, Materials Management, Engineering, Finance, Sales, Manufacturing, Quality, Project Management, and other stakeholders. The manager also serves as the escalation leader for complex supplier, contractual, commercial, and compliance matters and is accountable for the effectiveness of the team, the quality of its recommendations, and the sustained performance of the sourcing and contracting function.
Essential Functions / Responsibilities:
Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Strategy
- Set the strategic direction, priorities, and decision criteria for sourcing initiatives supporting cost, quality, lead time, delivery, risk reduction, and production requirements.
- Lead and develop the team responsible for supplier market research, RFQ/RFP execution, bid analysis, supplier evaluation, sourcing recommendations, and category or commodity strategies.
- Review and approve team-generated supplier selections and sourcing recommendations within delegated authority, ensuring the supporting analysis is complete, defensible, and aligned with technical, commercial, operational, and compliance requirements.
- Establish supplier portfolio strategies and direct initiatives involving supplier consolidation, dual sourcing, capacity assurance, lead-time improvement, cost reduction, and risk mitigation.
- Serve as the initial management decision point for strategic sourcing changes and supplier commitments before escalation to the Director of Supply Chain or executive leadership.
- Ensure the team coordinates effectively with Engineering, Operations, Project Management, Finance, Quality, Purchasing, Planning, and Materials Management.
Supplier Negotiation and Contracting
- Establish negotiation strategy, commercial objectives, approval limits, risk positions, and escalation requirements for supplier negotiations and agreements.
- Direct and coach team members responsible for preparing negotiation packages, supplier proposals, cost analyses, term comparisons, contract documentation, and renewal recommendations.
- Act as the first decision point for long-term agreements, blanket purchase agreements, pricing arrangements, service agreements, and other strategic supply chain contracts before higher-level approval is requested.
- Review and approve the team’s commercial recommendations, pricing determinations, proposed terms, negotiation outcomes, and contract changes within delegated authority.
- Personally lead or participate in negotiations when the value, duration, risk, supplier relationship, or business impact requires management involvement.
- Maintain governance over contract status, expiration exposure, renewal priorities, approval documentation, and compliance with negotiated terms.
Supplier Performance and Contract Compliance
- Establish supplier performance governance, scorecard standards, review cadence, escalation criteria, and corrective action expectations.
- Oversee the team’s monitoring of supplier quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, contract compliance, capacity, and risk.
- Review performance analyses and approve recommended supplier development, corrective action, escalation, resourcing, or exit strategies.
- Lead executive or strategic supplier business reviews and serve as the management escalation point when supplier performance threatens production, customer delivery, cost, quality, or contractual obligations.
- Hold the team accountable for documenting supplier commitments, assigning owners, tracking recovery plans, and closing corrective actions.
Supply Chain Compliance Oversight
- Provide management oversight of supply chain compliance controls, documentation, reporting, training, and audit readiness across sourcing, procurement, supplier management, and contracting.
- Direct the team responsible for maintaining supplier due diligence, contractual flow-downs, sourcing justifications, approval records, supplier representations, compliance determinations, and corrective action evidence.
- Establish compliance priorities, ownership, review standards, escalation thresholds, and decision protocols for customer, contractual, company, and regulatory requirements.
- Review compliance risk assessments and approve team-recommended controls, remediation plans, and supplier actions within delegated authority.
- Coordinate with Quality, Finance, Legal, Engineering, Operations, and leadership on requirements that materially affect supply chain strategy, supplier selection, contracts, or business risk.
- Serve as the first management escalation point for supply chain compliance issues and support internal audits, external audits, customer inquiries, and corrective action reviews.
Cost Management and Continuous Improvement
- Set cost-management, margin-improvement, supplier-risk, and continuous-improvement priorities for the sourcing and contracting team.
- Oversee team analyses of supplier pricing, quote history, market conditions, total cost, cost drivers, proposals, and commercial alternatives.
- Review and approve recommendations that balance cost, quality, risk, lead time, working capital, margin, and business continuity.
- Establish performance measures and hold the team accountable for sourcing effectiveness, contract coverage, supplier performance, compliance, savings, cost avoidance, and risk reduction.
- Sponsor process improvement initiatives and ensure sustainable policies, procedures, systems, and controls are implemented by the responsible team members.
Cross-Functional Collaboration and Reporting
- Represent the sourcing and contracting function in cross-functional planning and decision forums with Finance, Engineering, Operations, Sales, Project Management, Purchasing, Planning, Materials Management, and Quality.
- Set expectations for team-generated reports covering supplier evaluations, sourcing initiatives, contract status, cost performance, supplier risk, compliance, and strategic decisions.
- Review and approve management reporting and ensure recommendations are supported by accurate data, clear risk assessments, and actionable options.
- Communicate decisions, priorities, risks, and escalations to leadership and translate organizational direction into clear team objectives.
- Develop team capability through coaching, workload prioritization, decision support, accountability, and performance feedback.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Cost savings and cost avoidance
- Supplier on-time delivery for strategic suppliers
- Supplier quality performance
- Contract coverage by spend category
- Percentage of spend under agreement
- Supplier scorecard completion rate
- Supplier corrective action closure rate
- RFQ/RFP cycle time
- Negotiated lead time improvement
- Supplier consolidation results
- Contract renewal and expiration visibility
- High-risk supplier mitigation plans
- Strategic sourcing project completion
- Supplier compliance to negotiated terms
- Supply chain compliance review completion, audit findings, and corrective action closure
Basic Knowledge Desired:
- Strong knowledge of supply chain best practices.
- Strong understanding of supplier management, sourcing strategy, negotiation, contract administration, and supplier performance management.
- Working knowledge of procurement, MRP systems, ERP data, bills of material, logistics, and manufacturing supply chains.
- Working knowledge of supply chain compliance principles, contractual flow-down requirements, internal controls, supplier due diligence, document retention, traceability, and audit readiness.
- Ability to analyze supplier proposals, financial data, pricing, risk, and performance information.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, and reasoning capability.
- Ability to transform data into actionable sourcing recommendations.
- High attention to detail and rigorous follow-through.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence internal stakeholders and suppliers.
- Ability to transition between strategic supplier development and tactical issue resolution.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, establish governance, delegate analytical and documentation work, evaluate recommendations, and make strategic decisions under defined authority.
- APICS CSCP, CPIM, CPSM, or other supply chain/procurement certification preferred.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Associate degree in business, economics, applied science, supply chain, operations management, contract management, or a related field required.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 7 to 10 years of documented experience in supply chain, sourcing, procurement, supplier management, contract management, or related manufacturing support functions.
- Proven track record of supplier negotiation, cost improvement, supplier evaluation, and contract administration.
- Experience leading RFQ/RFP activity, supplier selection, supplier performance reviews, and sourcing recommendations.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing supply chains, technical purchasing requirements, supplier risk, and commercial terms.
- Experience implementing or overseeing supply chain compliance controls, supplier documentation requirements, audit support, and corrective action management preferred.
- Experience working with Engineering, Finance, Operations, Quality, and Project Management preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading or supervising sourcing, procurement, contracting, supplier management, or supply chain professionals and reviewing team-generated analyses and recommendations.
- Verifiable history of implementing change, improving supplier performance, and strengthening sourcing processes.
Physical Demands:
- Regular use of hands and arms to manipulate, handle, feel, reach, or operate objects, tools, or controls.
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods depending on task assignment.
- Frequent standing and walking in manufacturing and warehouse areas as required.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally, with assistance required for heavier items.
Working Environment:
- Professional office environment with regular interaction with team members, suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Typical indoor manufacturing and warehouse environment. Noise level is usually moderate. Safety glasses and closed-toed shoes are required when on the production floor.
- Subject to temperature fluctuations if and when job duties require time in production, warehouse, or receiving areas.
- Supplier travel may be required based on role level and business needs.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Associate degree in business, economics, applied science, supply chain, operations management, or a related field required.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 7 to 10 years of documented supply chain, purchasing, materials planning, or production support experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience managing buyers, planners, purchasing teams, or material planning functions.
- Strong understanding of ERP/MRP-driven purchasing and manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated ability to improve purchasing discipline, material availability, planning accuracy, and buyer execution.
- Experience supporting cross-functional operations in a project-based or engineer-to-order manufacturing environment preferred.
- Verifiable history of implementing change and improving operational processes.
Nomad GCS is an equal opportunity employer, (EOE,) and voluntarily follows affirmative action guidelines. As an equal opportunity employer, Nomad GCS does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable state and local laws.
