[Hiring] Sourcing Manager @APPLIED Adhesives

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Sourcing Manager- Industrial Components, who will build and lead APPLIED Adhesives’ strategic sourcing capability. Initially operating as an individual contributor, this role will establish the processes, standards, governance, and tools needed to move sourcing from primarily transactional activity to a disciplined, scalable business capability.

This position will develop category strategies, lead competitive sourcing events and supplier negotiations, strengthen commercial contracts, measure value creation, improve supplier governance, and reduce supply risk. The role will partner closely with Purchasing, Operations, Finance, Legal, Quality, Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into effective sourcing decisions.

As the sourcing function matures, this position may help define the future team structure and may hire, lead, and develop additional sourcing employees. This is a remote role; candidates must be able to effectively support Central and Eastern time-zone business hours and only candidates residing in the US will be considered. The ability to travel 15% of the time is required for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies aligned with company objectives, customer needs, and operational priorities.
• Analyze spend, supplier markets, cost drivers, demand patterns, supply conditions, and risk to identify sourcing opportunities.
• Identify, qualify, and develop domestic and international suppliers for direct materials, manufactured products, equipment, parts, and services.
• Lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, bid analysis, supplier selection, and award recommendations using consistent evaluation criteria and documented decision-making.
• Lead supplier and product consolidation initiatives while maintaining appropriate quality, service, continuity, and commercial safeguards.
• Support new-product development, integrations, and business-growth initiatives with early sourcing input and supplier-market expertise.
• Build fact-based negotiation strategies, objectives, trade-offs, approval paths, and fallback positions before engaging suppliers.
• Establish negotiation-planning tools, approval guidelines, contract templates, and documented commercial standards.
• Deliver measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, working-capital improvement, risk reduction, quality improvement, service improvement, and supplier innovation.
• Establish clear savings definitions, baselines, tracking methods, documentation, and Finance-validation practices.
• Analyze total cost of ownership, including price, freight, duties, tariffs, inventory, quality, operating impact, and supply risk.
• Build practical sourcing dashboards and communicate project status, verified value, risks, supplier performance, and decisions to stakeholders and leadership.
• Create sourcing policies, work instructions, templates, governance, KPIs, decision rights, and operating rhythms that can scale with the business.
• Clarify handoffs and ownership between strategic sourcing, purchasing, inventory management, operations, quality, product management, engineering, and other functions.
• Interpreting engineering drawings and BOMs to qualify multiple suppliers per product and confirm direction with engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, finance, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Substantial progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, or supply management; 5+ years preferred.
• Demonstrated ownership of category strategies, competitive sourcing events, supplier negotiations, supplier selection, and commercial contracts.
• Experience independently managing complex categories and cross-functional initiatives from strategy through implementation and results tracking.
• Strong understanding of total cost of ownership, cost modeling, market analysis, supplier performance, and supply risk.
• Proven success creating or materially improving sourcing processes, tools, reporting, or governance.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, project-management, and stakeholder-influence skills.
• Proficiency with ERP, sourcing, contract, analytics, and Microsoft Office tools.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Able to travel up to 15%.

Other Qualifications

• Experience building or professionalizing a strategic sourcing function.
• Direct-material, manufactured-product, distribution, industrial, equipment, or parts sourcing experience.
• International sourcing and supplier-development experience.
• Experience working with Legal on complex commercial agreements and supplier terms.
• CPSM, C.P.M., CSCP, CPIM, or similar professional certification.
• Experience mentoring, coaching, or leading sourcing or purchasing professionals.
• Experience with quality-management systems and supplier-performance programs in an ISO-certified environment.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• 401k Match
• Flexible and Team-Oriented work environment
• Generous PTO policy
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career and talent development opportunities as well as opportunities for personal growth

Core Values

• Team-Oriented: We win together! We treat our teammates with respect.
• Get Things Done: We focus on results, not excuses. We consistently go above and beyond.
• Accountable: When we make a commitment, we keep it. Trust is earned.
• Curious: Curiosity is the spark for a solution. We are growth-minded and eager to learn.
• Driven to Win: A highly satisfied customer is our ultimate win. Profitable growth = winning.

Interview Expectations

To ensure a fair and consistent hiring process, AI-generated or AI-assisted interview responses are not permitted. Candidates who use AI tools during interviews will not be considered for employment.

FLSA Status

Exempt

Compensation

The anticipated base compensation range for this position is $100,000 - $115,000 annually. This range represents a good-faith estimate of the compensation expected for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation offered may vary based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education, work location, and internal equity.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.