Strategic Sourcing Manager I - PA

Our Incora Story is really taking off - we'd love you to join us for the journey.

We are currently seeking an exceptional customer service professional to join us as a Strategic Sourcing Manager.

The Strategic Sourcing Manager I-PA accountable for the planning, investing and managing of inventory, developing the commodity strategies, aligning chemical categories with supplier capabilities, compiling product information, analyzing price and cost data, conducting the Strategic Sourcing initiatives (including competitive RFPs), negotiating pricing and Terms & Conditions with suppliers, and awarding long term agreements that achieve company financial objectives under the direction of the Director, Strategic Sourcing, and in accordance with Incora investment strategies.

Most importantly you will be passionate about our Incora Values and exceeding customer expectations.

• Courage Take ownership for issues and problems.
• Collaboration Share knowledge and experience with others
• Commitment - Focus on ensuring internal and external customer expectations are met in a timely way.

What Incora can offer you:
An exciting package that includes great salary and benefits you would expect from a growing ambitious company, a chance to work in a first-class brand-new environment but most importantly we will offer you the chance to become part of our Incora story.

• We want you to share in the success of Incora, so every employee is eligible for one of our incentives programs.

• Incora offers 8 Paid Holidays with 2 additional Floating Holidays for all Full-Time employees.
• Full-Time Non-Exempt employees receive up to 80 hours of Vacation per year, increasing with length of service. In addition, they will receive a separate amount of Sick Time.
• Full-Time Exempt employees are part of Incora's FlexTime policy, as well as 80 hours of Exempt Sick time.
• Family friendly policies such as 2 weeks paid parental leave.
• We believe every little helps by offering a generous discount portal only available to Incora employees vis Perkspot.
• Employer paid Group Life Insurance at 1x salary, STD, and LTD.
• Incora offers three (four for California) different health plans with competitive premiums for all full-time permanent employees.
• Incora offers a 401K plan with company match.
• Very importantly we want to be with you to help your career take off and become part of the Incora Story

So, if you feel you have all of this, and want to be part of developing the Incora Story apply now we can't wait to hear from you

We are passionate about Diversity & Inclusion and we welcome applications from all persons regardless of their age, race, gender, disability, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Manage and develop the strategies for a portfolio of Chemical Categories of ~$70M+ annual bookings

* Participate and lead as required supplier contract negotiations

* Analyze the company's Chemical category needs and the data available in support of developing strategies for supplier sourcing

* Perform risk assessments of suppliers and identify Inora's preferred supplier plan for future sourcing activities

* Gather input of key stakeholders in the procurement groups to ensure their input/expertise has been considered

* Execute defined contracting methods in support of Incora's financial goals

* Support/maintain the Incora's Supplier Relationship philosophy

* Participate in supplier business reviews with senior level executives as required

* Gather information as required to help monitor market conditions and communicate any potential issues that impact cost and/or delivery risks to Incora

* Align our supplier contracts with Incora's customer contracts to maintain and enhance Incora's financial performance

* Support Incora's SIOP process

* Ability to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization

Essential Competencies

* Business Acumen

* Category Management

* Strategic Sourcing

* Negotiation Skills

* Continuous Improvement

* Driving for Results

* Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skill

Education, Experience and Qualifications Education

* Bachelor's degree in business or engineering or related field.

* A minimum of 5 years of Chemical industry experience in procurement or manufacturing

* Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) or Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) Certification, is preferred Experience

* Supervisory and senior level material buying experience, or relevant management experience within the aerospace industry, being preferred

* Proven critical thinker, with ability to strategize material plans and forecast material needs

* Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate others to excellence

* Demonstrated ability to present information or instruct in a professional and effective manner

* Proven ability to analyze and produce profitable procurement plans and strategies Qualifications

* Proficiency in MSOffice products in particular Excel, Access experience is a plus

* Excellent organizational and time-management skills

* Clear and accurate data entry and documentation skills

* Strong follow-through and perseverance to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

* Excellent customer service skills with the ability to deal tactfully, confidently and ethically, with internal customers suppliers; or business partners

* Ability to be detailed oriented and perform in-depth research, if required

* Strong competency working with integrated data systems, Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook and intermediate to advanced Word and Excel (i.e., spreadsheets, formulas, importing and exporting of files, as applicable) as required