Sourcing Lead - Supply Chain

About the role

The Sourcing Lead develops and executes strategic sourcing and category management strategies across assigned spend categories locally, delivering cost savings, improving supplier performance, optimizing working capital and mitigating supply chain risks. The role leads end-to-end sourcing activities, from spend analysis and market intelligence to supplier selection, negotiations, contract management and supplier relationship development, working closely with Operations, Finance, Legal and other stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement and update spend, cost and category sourcing strategies based on business requirements, market intelligence, demand forecasts and company objectives.
• Analyze spend, supplier markets and category trends to identify cost optimization, supplier consolidation, quality improvement and efficiency opportunities.
• Establish sourcing roadmaps and project pipelines, conduct make-or-buy assessments and TCO analyses, and lead local RFI, RFQ and RFP processes.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, payment conditions, SLAs and contract terms, and support supplier onboarding, qualification, compliance and performance improvement.
• Build supply continuity and risk mitigation strategies, including dual sourcing, and develop strategic supplier relationships.
• Monitor supplier KPIs, lead corrective actions, and run quarterly business reviews, audits, HSE assessments and quality reviews with key suppliers.
• Collaborate with Legal to negotiate, administer and renew contracts and MSAs, and maintain sourcing records and contract repositories.
• Deliver annual cost-saving targets, track savings, working capital improvements and sourcing pipeline progress, and support budgeting and forecasting.
• Ensure compliance with policies, regulations and audit requirements, and drive standardization, automation and digital sourcing adoption.
• Lead, coach and mentor procurement team members.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Engineering or a related discipline.
• 8-10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management or supplier management.
• Demonstrated success managing complex spend categories and delivering measurable cost savings and supplier performance improvements.
• Experience in multinational organizations managing suppliers across diverse markets is preferred.
• Proven experience leading negotiations, tender processes, supplier performance reviews and contract management.
• Professional certifications such as CIPS, CPSM, PMP or Lean Six Sigma are an advantage; experience leading and mentoring team members is preferred.

Required skills

• Strategic sourcing, category management, spend analysis, demand forecasting and TCO assessments.
• RFI, RFQ, RFP and tender management, supplier evaluation and award recommendations.
• Commercial negotiation, contract management and supplier relationship management.
• Supplier performance management, KPI monitoring, supplier development and audits.
• Supply chain risk assessment, supplier rationalization and supply continuity management.
• Data analysis, reporting, budgeting and forecasting.