Sourcing Manager

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is a Fortune 200 company that produces diversified products in global markets. The Food Equipment Group is one of seven ITW decentralized business segments. The Warewash and Waste Division of ITW's Food Equipment Group, is seeking a Sourcing Manager. This position will work from the ITW Hobart Technology Center, located about 20 minutes north of Dayton in Troy, OH.

The Warewash and Waste Division produces Hobart, Stero, and Somat brand commercial dishwashers and waste equipment for use in hotels, casinos, restaurants, health care, cruise ships, schools and universities and retail.

Summary:

The Warewash Division is expanding its presence in existing served markets as well as new markets, which requires a Sourcing Manager who focuses on New Product Development projects along with day-to-day support of existing product lines. The successful candidate will lead, negotiate, and coordinate activities to source domestic and global vendors and suppliers as well as identify initiatives that leverage purchasing scale, new technologies, technical competencies to enhance profitability and global competitiveness.

Reporting to the Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting sourcing requirements for new product development, from RFQ to SOP at production sites, as well as successful product launches.

What you will do:

• Supplier selection and qualification to assure suppliers are meeting strategic, quality, supply continuity, technology, and commercial requirements

• Lead purchasing and supplier contract negotiations

• Design and implement methods for assessing contractual performance of major suppliers

• Work closely with the Troy, Ohio Technical Center engineering team, the Global Engineering team, and cross-functional teams to drive sourcing projects

• Establish domestic and global key supplier relationships

• Support "Material Management Best Practices" at plant facilities to improve the materials flow from purchasing to shipping of finished goods

• Lead sourcing engineer support members and a team of buyers and materials specialists at various plant locations

• Partner with stakeholders, executive leaders and department heads to understand business needs

• Establish requirements, scope and criteria for sourcing projects