Manage strategic supplier relationships, sourcing negotiations, buying-team performance, product lifecycle activities, inventory purchasing, SKU maintenance, vendor scorecards, and KPI reporting. Analyze forecasts, market conditions, supplier capabilities, and business risks to improve fill rates, cost, quality, and product availability. Lead a team, collaborate with product management and executives, and develop actionable recommendations from data.
Do you want to be part of an organization in growth mode? Are you someone who values working for a debt-free company committed to constant improvement? We are seeking a passionate and experienced Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our team.
**This is an onsite role in Farmers Branch, TX, Monday - Friday from 7 am - 4 pm**
Hi-Line is a nationwide distributor of over 100,000+ industrial aftermarket products across industries like transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, and heavy equipment.
The ideal candidate has a can-do attitude, high integrity, and a growth mindset. This person should be a skilled professional who is comfortable working with executives at suppliers, able to lead a team, and analyze data to make decisions. We’re looking for a leader who can work effectively with various levels of the organization to get things done, loves learning, and can partner with our Suppliers to gain optimal quality, cost, and availability of products for our customers.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Hi-Line, America’s Mobile Industrial Hardware Store, has been thriving since 1959 as an essential business serving over 6,000 customers in over 30 different industries. Headquartered in Farmers Branch, Texas (35E/635), we provide timely access to over 100,000 high-quality industrial MRO products through our nationwide network of Mobile Industrial Hardware Stores.
This position reports directly to the VP of Operations & Supply Chain.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
At Hi-Line, Inc, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and our associates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or any category protected by applicable law.
**This is an onsite role in Farmers Branch, TX, Monday - Friday from 7 am - 4 pm**
Hi-Line is a nationwide distributor of over 100,000+ industrial aftermarket products across industries like transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, and heavy equipment.
The ideal candidate has a can-do attitude, high integrity, and a growth mindset. This person should be a skilled professional who is comfortable working with executives at suppliers, able to lead a team, and analyze data to make decisions. We’re looking for a leader who can work effectively with various levels of the organization to get things done, loves learning, and can partner with our Suppliers to gain optimal quality, cost, and availability of products for our customers.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage supplier relationships, develop strong relationships with key partners, and identify opportunities to add value.
- Partner with the Product Manager to build and execute the full lifecycle from adding new products to sunsetting discontinued products.
- Lead the buying team and own results such as fill rates, inventory purchases, part # set up/maintenance, discrepancy review, alt suppliers, vendor scorecards, etc.
- Enhance current KPI reporting via new BI tool.
- Monitor market conditions, supplier capabilities, and potential business risks, and be creative, proactive, and execution-oriented toward solving problems.
- Analyze current forecast process and give guidance on min/max levels to improve fill rates for customers.
- Translate data and analysis into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Ability to professionally escalate issues to get results.
- Negotiate cost effective relationships with key suppliers regarding pricing, terms, quality, lead time, etc.
- 5+ years Purchasing experience
- Experience with 20k+ SKUs
- Distribution experience preferred
- Previous team management experience
- Advanced knowledge in Excel
- Superb leadership and communication skills
- Advanced ability to collaborate and negotiate
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking abilities
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Procurement Certifications preferred
- Willingness to travel to develop, promote, and maintain strategic sourcing relationships
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- 401(k), health, dental, and life insurance
- Opportunities for career growth and advancement
- A 60-year history of steady growth as a privately held, Dallas based company
- Friendly and comfortable work environment
- Security of working for an essential business that is debt-free
Hi-Line, America’s Mobile Industrial Hardware Store, has been thriving since 1959 as an essential business serving over 6,000 customers in over 30 different industries. Headquartered in Farmers Branch, Texas (35E/635), we provide timely access to over 100,000 high-quality industrial MRO products through our nationwide network of Mobile Industrial Hardware Stores.
This position reports directly to the VP of Operations & Supply Chain.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
At Hi-Line, Inc, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and our associates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or any category protected by applicable law.
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