Director, Strategic Sourcing Americas at MSA, The Safety Company in Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

MSA, The Safety Company


Director, Strategic Sourcing Americas

US-PA-Cranberry Twp

Requisition ID: 2024-8468
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

Strategic Vision & Leadership

• Develop and articulate a clear vision for sourcing excellence.
• Lead by influence and build strong relationships across departments, driving alignment with corporate goals through effective communication and leadership.
• Implement change initiatives with a focus on collaboration, empathy, and continuous improvement.
• Lead by example, creating an inclusive team culture that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Build and maintain strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including finance, operations, and product development, ensuring that sourcing strategies are aligned with broader business goals.
• Facilitate regular communication and collaboration between internal teams to drive a shared understanding of priorities and objectives.

Team Development

• Secure Strategic Sourcing talent through effective recruitment, hiring, retention, and development, ensuring that the team is equipped with the skills and tools needed to execute on strategic objectives.
• Provide coaching and feedback to support team members’ development goals and drive high-quality deliverables. Focus on empowering the team to take ownership of key projects and develop leadership within the department.

Total Cost Management

• Drive cost management discipline being the single largest owner of spend.
• Direct and implement the global sourcing strategy to lower company costs and minimize company risk that starts with analyzing spend, determining optimal sourcing strategies, establishing competitive bidding, negotiation, and terms and conditions requirements, to achieve desired results.
• Work with internal key stakeholders and a team of Sourcing Specialists to establish best sourcing solutions at both the local and regional level.
• Facilitate annual material cost roll and indirect planning processes, as the result of cost reduction activities and close monitoring and tracking of cost increase risks.
• Lead strategic initiatives related to cost management.

Category Strategy

• Drive the implementation of relevant category strategies, to limit risk and optimize supplier & material selection.
• Cascade information through new product development and sustaining.

Supplier Performance & Risk Management

• Identify and lead programs that continually improve supplier performance in regard to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and corporate social responsibility initiatives, including supplier diversity.

Contract Management

• Manage contract creation, reviews, renewals and develop strategy for alignment and consistency to drive cost synergies.
• Drive consistency and optimal utilization of competitive bidding process, negotiations, and terms and conditions requirements to achieve desired results.

Qualifications

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business or other related discipline

Education Preferred:

• Master’s degree or MBA
• CPM or CPSM certification

This position is available at two different levels:

Director I:

• 7+ years procurement / sourcing experience
• 5+ years of experience of managing a team

Director II:

• 10+ years procurement / sourcing experience
• 7+ years of experience of managing a team

Experience Required:

• Experience with Strategic Sourcing, Negotiation, Supplier Evaluation, Commercial Contract Understanding, Risk Mitigation, Commodity Market
• Research, Index Pricing or Total Cost Assessments
• ERP systems
• Proven track record of driving and adapting to change in a dynamic environment
• Experience in driving and managing strategic projects
• Experience of stakeholder management at various levels
• Experience of acting as a coach or mentor
• Experience as a global leader for all spend, sourcing development, and supplier metrics
• Accountable for effective employee and team leadership along with demonstrated leadership through-out entire organization; includes sourcing team development and succession planning
• Experience with formulating and utilizing methods and system solutions for enhancing operational efficiencies and control over supply
• Strong collaboration skills cross-functionally to execute cost optimization projects including resourcing suppliers
• Demonstrated team leadership and project management skills
• Strong track record of navigating complex and ambiguous environments with intelligent risk taking
• Desire to innovate and challenge the status quo
• Technical skills including strong negotiation skills, fluent with contract terms and conditions, conflict resolution, problem-solving skills, and knowledge of effective technology driven-sourcing processes
• Solid process and project management skills with the ability to manage change and a natural inclination for planning strategy and executing tactically
• Proven analytical skills with the ability to identify improvement opportunities using both quantitative and qualitative data
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations and demonstrated proficiency in managing multiple projects and stakeholders
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with strong initiative and ability to work unsupervised
• Attention to detail; able to draw conclusions from detail
• Knowledge of direct and indirect Strategic Sourcing concepts: Categorization, Supplier Performance Management, Cost Management, Contract Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Supplier Diversity
• Skilled in SAP ERP system’s purchasing functions – purchase orders, consignment, supplier agreements New Product Development (NPD), Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) Procure-to-pay (P2P) process

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Salary:

$181,000.00

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