Job Description

Title: Strategic Sourcing Manager - Labor Services
Location: Houston, TX 

 

Salary: $126,000 - $169,000
Schedule: Hybrid schedule of up to 2 days remote per week after 6 months in the role
Relocation Available
Website: Olin.com
 

Focus: The Strategic Sourcing Manager for Labor Services is a global sourcing subject matter expert to both internal and external clients. You will be accountable for providing specific direction across labor subcategories such as general mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation labor, industrial cleaning, scaffolding-insulating-painting, and equipment rentals sourcing. In addition, you will develop, advocate, and implement sourcing and negotiation strategies for key spend areas to achieve short- and long-term savings targets. You will be accountable for overseeing the category spend and accountable to deliver on cost savings goals and objectives. You will also be accountable for associated supplier relationship management and risk management tied with their category and subcategory responsibilities. 

Strategic Sourcing Manager Essential Job Functions:

• Leads the development, implementation and alignment of global sourcing strategies and global supplier network capabilities for key labor suppliers to achieve business objectives, and the development and execution of a category/subcategory sourcing strategy.
• Negotiates long-term contracts to ensure optimum cost and reliable supply as well as the planning of procurement activities and ensuring that they are properly carried out and in line with procurement time and cost expectations.
• Leads the development of requests for proposals, issues requests for quotes, and conducts sourcing efforts to include high dollar source selections across multiple sites.
• Maintains proper relationships with supply chain, operations, maintenance, and engineering and technical services to better understand their requirements and priorities. Additionally, the role is responsible for coordinating monthly to quarterly (as required) supplier meetings with key stakeholders.
• Ensures team monitors labor markets, conducts market intelligence, and utilizes the obtained information to optimize savings and plant run rate.
• Ensures identification of continuous improvement and innovation opportunities, in compliance with Olin's organizational developmental goals and champions the improvement, training and usage of Olin’s Strategic Sourcing Process.

Strategic Sourcing Manager Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree*; Supply Chain, Business, or Engineering discipline preferred; Master’s degree preferred

• 5+ years of sourcing experience in a manufacturing/industrial setting; experience with labor services preferred

• Prior supervisory experience preferred

• Ability to manage the strategic sourcing process globally, along with the negotiation of strategic supplier agreements to maximize value and drive cost reduction 

• Demonstrated ability to quickly assess key points and communicate clearly and concisely to key internal and external stakeholders as well as senior leadership 

• Must possess strong organizational, time management and project management skills as well as demonstrate a high attention to detail, strong decision making with the ability to develop creative solutions to mitigate problems.

• Must possess a valid U.S. Drivers License; up to 10-20% of travel.

Strong Careers Grow Here
As a global leader in both chemical manufacturing and ammunition, Olin empowers over 8,000 individuals to make an impact both at work and in our surrounding communities. View a snapshot of our comprehensive benefits package.

*Degree must be from a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education or equivalent program from an international university.   

Olin does not provide any form of sponsorship to applicants not authorized to work in the US. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN or who need sponsorship now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Olin is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.