Global Sourcing Operations Manager

🇺🇸In-Person - Carson, CA$95K–$145K/yriJust now

K-12 Operations Operations Management Process Improvement Supply Chain Management Vendor Management Team Leadership

Role Snapshot

Lead a global sourcing operations team to drive strategic alignment and operational excellence while overseeing supplier management, process optimization, and cross-functional initiatives. This role is critical to ensuring efficient, cost-effective sourcing operations and consistent delivery against business objectives.

Key Responsibilities: Manage day-to-day global sourcing operations including supplier onboarding, performance management, and consolidation while leading team development through coaching and mentorship. Drive process improvements, system integrations (SAP/PLM), performance reporting to leadership, and optimization of sourcing governance to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Skills & Tools: Strong leadership, sourcing, and operational expertise with demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and manage complex cross-functional initiatives. Proficiency in SAP and PLM systems, strategic planning, team development, supplier relationship management, and the capability to deliver results in dynamic environments.

Qualifications: Extensive experience in sourcing operations, supplier management, and team leadership in a global environment. Bachelor's degree preferred with proven track record of leading high-performing teams and implementing operational improvements.

Location: In-Person - Carson, CA

Compensation: $95K–$145K/yr (estimated)

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Job Description

We are currently seeking a Global Sourcing Ops Manager to join our team. In this role, you will lead and develop a high-performing Global Sourcing Operations team, driving alignment and accountability in the execution of strategic and operational plans. You will oversee day-to-day operations and key projects, including supplier onboarding, performance management and supplier consolidation, while ensuring consistent delivery against business objectives. The role also focuses on building and standardizing processes, driving continuous improvement and delivering clear, actionable reporting to leadership.

You will foster strong supplier partnerships and a collaborative team environment, while providing leadership in optimizing systems, strengthening team capability through coaching and training, and ensuring adoption of best practices to enable efficient, consistent sourcing operations. Applicants should have strong leadership, sourcing and operational experience. The ideal candidate also demonstrates the ability to drive process improvements, manage cross-functional initiatives and lead teams in a dynamic environment.

A day on the job looks like this:

Leading the development and execution of strategic and operational plans, driving alignment across category teams and cross-functional partners
Managing and developing a team by providing coaching, removing barriers and supporting career growth
Overseeing Global Sourcing (GS) operations, including supplier engagement, training, compliance, sample routing and documentation, making decisions to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness
Communicating clear, concise performance updates to leadership, ensuring achievement of goals, delivery of savings and proactive course correction
Driving process improvements and system integrations to strengthen cross-functional alignment in a dynamic environment
Leading the optimization and governance of SAP and PLM systems, while establishing standardized processes, sharing best practices and ensuring consistent execution of ERP- and PLM-enabled sourcing activities