Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management
On-site · Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Senior-level role overseeing outsourcing strategy and vendor management for a foundry. Lead the development and execution of the outsourcing strategy, manage critical supplier and service-provider relationships, and ensure outsourced services meet safety, cost, quality, and performance targets. Serve as the primary liaison between plant leadership and external vendors, driving contract management, cost control, service levels, and continuous improvement. Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Environmental Health & Safety, Quality, and Finance to support production objectives, with responsibilities including making recommendations on make-versus-buy, establishing SLAs and KPIs, conducting vendor reviews and scorecards, and identifying process improvements and cost-savings opportunities across maintenance, capital projects, and blast/production support. Ensure compliance with safety standards and environmental requirements, manage vendor risk assessments, and support audits and governance related to third-party service providers.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, Manufacturing, or a related field required.
- 8+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, strategic sourcing, supplier management, procurement, plant operations, maintenance management, or related disciplines.
- Experience working within a foundry, metals manufacturing, heavy industrial, casting, forging, machining, or industrial production environment strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated success managing contractor relationships, outsourced services, and supplier performance.
- Experience negotiating complex service agreements and delivering measurable cost savings.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, maintenance practices, capital projects, and supplier management.
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