Supply Chain Sourcing & Contracting Manager

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Position : Supply Chain Sourcing & Contracting Manager

Division : Operations

Department : Supply Chain

Status : Full-Time

Overview: Nomad Global Communications Solutions is a leading provider of communication and response products serving a wide variety of customers. The Supply Chain Sourcing and Contracting Manager serves as the strategic leader for sourcing, supplier management, negotiations, supply chain contracting, and compliance oversight. The manager leads and develops the team responsible for producing sourcing strategies, supplier evaluations, market analyses, negotiation packages, contract documentation, supplier performance reviews, compliance records, and management reporting. The Manager establishes priorities, provides direction, reviews work quality, approves recommendations within delegated authority, removes barriers, and ensures the team’s outputs are timely, accurate, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.

The Supply Chain Sourcing and Contracting Manager is the first decision point for proposed long-term supplier agreements, strategic sourcing direction, supplier portfolio changes, major commercial positions, and other material supply chain decisions before matters are elevated to the Director of Supply Chain or executive leadership. The role establishes decision frameworks, governance, risk tolerances, approval thresholds, and performance expectations for the team; evaluates strategic tradeoffs involving cost, quality, delivery, capacity, compliance, working capital, margin, and business continuity; and ensures cross-functional alignment with Purchasing, Planning, Materials Management, Engineering, Finance, Sales, Manufacturing, Quality, Project Management, and other stakeholders. The manager also serves as the escalation leader for complex supplier, contractual, commercial, and compliance matters and is accountable for the effectiveness of the team, the quality of its recommendations, and the sustained performance of the sourcing and contracting function.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities:

Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Strategy

Set the strategic direction, priorities, and decision criteria for sourcing initiatives supporting cost, quality, lead time, delivery, risk reduction, and production requirements.

Lead and develop the team responsible for supplier market research, RFQ/RFP execution, bid analysis, supplier evaluation, sourcing recommendations, and category or commodity strategies.

Review and approve team-generated supplier selections and sourcing recommendations within delegated authority, ensuring the supporting analysis is complete, defensible, and aligned with technical, commercial, operational, and compliance requirements.

Establish supplier portfolio strategies and direct initiatives involving supplier consolidation, dual sourcing, capacity assurance, lead-time improvement, cost reduction, and risk mitigation.

Serve as the initial management decision point for strategic sourcing changes and supplier commitments before escalation to the Director of Supply Chain or executive leadership.

Ensure the team coordinates effectively with Engineering, Operations, Project Management, Finance, Quality, Purchasing, Planning, and Materials Management.

Supplier Negotiation and Contracting

Establish negotiation strategy, commercial objectives, approval limits, risk positions, and escalation requirements for supplier negotiations and agreements.

Direct and coach team members responsible for preparing negotiation packages, supplier proposals, cost analyses, term comparisons, contract documentation, and renewal recommendations.

Act as the first decision point for long-term agreements, blanket purchase agreements, pricing arrangements, service agreements, and other strategic supply chain contracts before higher-level approval is requested.

Review and approve the team’s commercial recommendations, pricing determinations, proposed terms, negotiation outcomes, and contract changes within delegated authority.

Personally lead or participate in negotiations when the value, duration, risk, supplier relationship, or business impact requires management involvement.

Maintain governance over contract status, expiration exposure, renewal priorities, approval documentation, and compliance with negotiated terms.

Supplier Performance and Contract Compliance

Establish supplier performance governance, scorecard standards, review cadence, escalation criteria, and corrective action expectations.

Oversee the team’s monitoring of supplier quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, contract compliance, capacity, and risk.

Review performance analyses and approve recommended supplier development, corrective action, escalation, resourcing, or exit strategies.

Lead executive or strategic supplier business reviews and serve as the management escalation point when supplier performance threatens production, customer delivery, cost, quality, or contractual obligations.

Hold the team accountable for documenting supplier commitments, assigning owners, tracking recovery plans, and closing corrective actions.

Supply Chain Compliance Oversight

Provide management oversight of supply chain compliance controls, documentation, reporting, training, and audit readiness across sourcing, procurement, supplier management, and contracting.

Direct the team responsible for maintaining supplier due diligence, contractual flow-downs, sourcing justifications, approval records, supplier representations, compliance determinations, and corrective action evidence.

Establish compliance priorities, ownership, review standards, escalation thresholds, and decision protocols for customer, contractual, company, and regulatory requirements.

Review compliance risk assessments and approve team-recommended controls, remediation plans, and supplier actions within delegated authority.

Coordinate with Quality, Finance, Legal, Engineering, Operations, and leadership on requirements that materially affect supply chain strategy, supplier selection, contracts, or business risk.

Serve as the first management escalation point for supply chain compliance issues and support internal audits, external audits, customer inquiries, and corrective action reviews.

Cost Management and Continuous Improvement

Set cost-management, margin-improvement, supplier-risk, and continuous-improvement priorities for the sourcing and contracting team.

Oversee team analyses of supplier pricing, quote history, market conditions, total cost, cost drivers, proposals, and commercial alternatives.

Review and approve recommendations that balance cost, quality, risk, lead time, working capital, margin, and business continuity.

Establish performance measures and hold the team accountable for sourcing effectiveness, contract coverage, supplier performance, compliance, savings, cost avoidance, and risk reduction.

Sponsor process improvement initiatives and ensure sustainable policies, procedures, systems, and controls are implemented by the responsible team members.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Reporting

Represent the sourcing and contracting function in cross-functional planning and decision forums with Finance, Engineering, Operations, Sales, Project Management, Purchasing, Planning, Materials Management, and Quality.

Set expectations for team-generated reports covering supplier evaluations, sourcing initiatives, contract status, cost performance, supplier risk, compliance, and strategic decisions.

Review and approve management reporting and ensure recommendations are supported by accurate data, clear risk assessments, and actionable options.

Communicate decisions, priorities, risks, and escalations to leadership and translate org