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About the role
- Lead a high-impact team developing sourcing strategies for Rockwell Automation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive cost, quality, and delivery improvements.
Responsibilities
- Lead a high-impact team responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies across key commodities, driving measurable improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and business continuity.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Business Units to align supply chain strategies with enterprise goals.
- Coach and develop talent, manage strategic supplier relationships, and spearhead continuous improvement initiatives that shape Rockwell Automation's global sourcing toolkit and supply base.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies on assigned commodities with your team of commodity managers.
- Directly manage a few business-critical commodities.
- Improve quality, delivery, and cost to meet Strategic Sourcing targets and initiatives.
- Stay informed about design, product, and market requirements from Business Units and share market and supplier developments.
- Track and implement action plans with external partners and internal teams to improve Strategic Sourcing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Conduct regular business reviews with strategic and critical suppliers.
- Source new and potential suppliers to support business requirements.
- Identify strategic sourcing best practices and drive these best practices into the Rockwell strategic sourcing toolkit and sourcing strategies.
- Manage CI special projects that will have Enterprise-wide impact.
- Develop your team to build functional and leadership capabilities.
- Facilitate information sharing to global commodity team and enhance collaboration and adoption of best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
- The ability to travel 20% of the time.
- Advanced degree in engineering, operations management, supply chain management or relevant technical field (preferred).
- 8+ years relevant experience (preferred).
- 3+ years of people management experience (preferred).
- Experience with strategic sourcing methodologies, tools, and best practices (preferred).
- Experience with Engineering, New Product introduction, Manufacturing, Production Material Planning, Procurement or logistics (preferred).
- Background in a technology or industrial space with hardware products (preferred).
- Experience with ERP systems (preferred).
- International supplier management experience in Mexico/Asia/Europe (preferred).
Benefits
- Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401k
- Paid Time off
- Parental and Caregiver Leave
- Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
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