Supply Chain Sourcing Manager job in Minneapolis

Supply Chain Sourcing Manager:

The Supply Chain Sourcing Manager is responsible for leading QBP’s sourcing strategy for our proprietary brands including managing our vendor matrix, researching and adding suppliers with new technologies or within new regions, and partnering with our Supply Chain Operations team in MN and our sourcing team in Taiwan to develop category-wide and brand-specific needs.

This position is a key member of our supply chain team, leading the sourcing initiatives and creating a supplier matrix that becomes a sustained competitive advantage for QBP by ensuring our vendor matrix goals are met or exceeded around quality/capabilities, cost, delivery and sustainability.

Responsible for ensuring that our supplier network meets our brands’ needs. Leads the management and curation of our vendor matrix, staying on top of emerging manufacturing needs, what projects we have at each supplier, how much business with have with them, and where our future opportunities lie. Addressing redundancies and single points of failure in our current vendor matrix. Understanding emerging technologies within the bicycle industry, developing a global view on emerging regions and trade policies, and partnering with our supply chain operations team to review our current supplier base capabilities. This position is responsible for ensuring we are finding new suppliers in time to support our growing proprietary brand businesses for bicycles and bicycle parts, apparel, and accessories.

The ideal candidate will have experience in and will be responsible for:

Sourcing expertise:

Macro costing trends such as raw material costs and changing labor costs
Worldwide Trade Agreements
Sourcing in new regions
Emerging technologies in the bike industry
Supplier matrix management

Leads the management and curation of our vendor matrix
Proactively address single points of failure and redundancies in our current supplier matrix
Partnering with Supply Chain Operations on supplier scorecards, as well as onboarding and exiting vendors
Support proprietary brand needs

Understanding emerging needs of brands teams regarding supplier base and supplier capabilities
Assessing quality, cost, capabilities, delivery, and sustainability anchors as part of new supplier vetting process
Total book of business cost negotiations
Process responsibilities & improvements:

Responsible for new supplier agreements, supplier relationships and building strategic partnerships
Development a project placement process at the total book of business level as well as establishing new costing processes focused on cost down initiatives
Development of a sourcing methodology & priorities as the proprietary business needs grow
Partnering with Supply Chain Director on building a sourcing team organizational plan
Partnering with supply chain operations to consult on the supplier auditing program; auditing suppliers, as needed, pertaining to social responsibility, and to business capabilities and requirements
Refining the process around new supplier agreements and partners with the Supply Chain Operations team to insure a smooth onboarding process for new suppliers that includes: identifying new suppliers, moving them through the qualification process, and provides a hand off to operations to complete the onboarding experience.
Inspire and influence key stakeholders to drive changes to ensure projects meet time, cost, delivery and quality objectives.

Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned

What you need to succeed:
Qualifications-

4 year degree in a Supply Chain related field or equivalent experience
8+ years’ experience with sourcing and vendor management
Strong understanding of the bicycle industry and its unique dynamics
Well-developed interpersonal skills
Able to thrive in a collaborative work environment
Effective negotiation skills
Experience and comfort with data management and analysis
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Able to thrive in a cross-cultural work environment
Ability to multi-task and keep projects on schedule
Effectively works without close supervision
Ability to stay focused and on track yet flexible to changes as they occur
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed including the ability to drive a motor vehicle and be an approved QBP driver.

Travel approximately 2 to 4 times per year, for up to three weeks at a time.

This position is open to remote employment, excluding the state of Colorado.

Must be able to work at a computer for extended periods of time

Travel Required
Yes. Travel 2-4x per year internationally prefer for an extended period of time.
Qualifications
Skills
Required
Time ManagementAdvanced
Six SigmaIntermediate
SAPSome Knowledge
Project ManagementAdvanced
OrganizationalIntermediate
Microsoft 365Intermediate
LeadershipAdvanced
CommunicationsExpert
Behaviors
Required

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking

Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations
Required

Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business

Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)