Strategic Sourcing Manager

HH Global is a global marketing services group specializing in the execution of print, digital and retail media. Providing services to brands and retailers, both directly and via their nominated agencies, HH Global delivers a seamlessly integrated customer brand experience and a greater measurable return on marketing investment. With offices across Europe, the US, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, we deliver for some of the most successful and challenging brands in the world and are a market leader in the coordinated, leveraged, management of global marketing supply chains to unify and synchronize all customer touchpoints across print, digital and retail media.

**STRATEGIC SOURCING MANAGER**

The Sourcing Manager will direct purchase planning for multiple jobs, either project
- or account-based. This person will work directly with Business Development, VP of Implementation, external agencies, and suppliers to ensure projects are purchased and executed in a way that ensures high quality and competitive pricing

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Oversee and develop a high volume of solution proposals for multiple projects
- Perform procurement and project management for projects, with an understanding of the client’s objectives
- Manage communication channels to ensure smooth workflow
- Oversee specifications for the account to ensure all client requirements, quality expectation, availability, and delivery dates are clear
- Supervise requests for bid specifications and sending bids to selected vendors
- Ensure that savings targets are being hit
- Investigate potential suppliers and make recommendations based on manufacturing limitations, supplier facilities, and schedule availability
- Assign and prioritize projects, set goals and timelines, and communicate progress to internal management
- Handle disputes with suppliers and partner with our Supplier Relations team
- Manage ongoing reviews of existing accounts to identify improvement opportunities
- Partner with the VP of Implementation to understand the ongoing priorities of the department

**REQUIREMENTS**
- 7+ years of sourcing and purchasing experience, either in the commercial print industry or with promotional projects and materials
- Strong leadership and direct client interfacing experience
- Strong experience negotiating job costs and schedules with suppliers
- Independent thinking, strong organization, and planning abilities
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills are essential
- Proven project management experience
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Highly proficient with MS Office software, especially with Excel
- Entrepreneurial minded with an internal drive to continuously hit goals and succeed
- Experience excelling within fast paced, high energy environments

Your resume will be reviewed by a member of our Recruiting team and we’ll reach out to you directly if there’s a fit. We’re using video conferencing software (Microsoft Teams) to conduct our interviews, but all interviews will be live with a member of our Recruiting or Hiring teams.

We are currently working remotely, so if you become a member of the HH Global team, we’ll be providing you with equipment for success while working from home at no cost to you.

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

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Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo

Sueldo: ₡30,000.00 - ₡50,000.00 al mes

Idioma:

- Inglés intermedio - avanzado (Deseable)