Sourcing Manager (37275)

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

Chart Industries is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment and solutions serving multiple applications in the Energy, Industrial, and Industrial Gas end markets. In March 2023 Chart Industries acquired the Howden Group, and the combined group is now represented in over 40 countries worldwide with over 11,700 employees. Our vision is to enable the vital processes of our customers and thereby promote a more sustainable world via our Nexus of Clean™ strategy. The combination of Chart and Howden furthers our global leadership position in process technologies with products and services in applications such as hydrogen, carbon capture, energy recovery, nuclear, water treatment, mining, and LNG to name a few.   Together with customer-focused service solutions including an extensive service network and market-leading digital diagnostics, we support our customers through the complete lifecycle of their assets.   At Chart we have a strong corporate identity and a clear purpose - you will be a member of our team shaping the future of the company and participating in helping our customers and the world tackle some of the planet's most pressing issues.

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

• Collaborate with all Indian plants & commercial  procurement leaders (covering ~3 factories and 5 offices) to improve procurement performance on key KPI (cost, cash, quality & delivery) improvements across region & ensure sourcing plans align with business Priorities
• Lead a team of Regional Category Managers to define the regional strategy for Direct & Indirect materials, identify opportunities for cross-business collaboration and partner with top class suppliers to improve performance, reduce the cost of poor quality and align with product units needs and requirements
• Develop, lead and sustain a standard strategic sourcing process aligned with business goals on quality, delivery, cost, & cash
• Establish category focused working groups to develop 3yr sourcing roadmap for all major categories covering 80% of global spend
• Responsible for developing, implementing, & sustaining a global Tiered strategy to transition spend from non-preferred suppliers to drive cost savings and improve leverage through rationalization
• Collaborate with other regional sourcing director to implement a standard engagement model with Sourcing hubs to increase Low Cost Country spend
• Develop, implement & sustain an effective category management operating rhythm driving process efficiency and business results in order to meet targets
• Drive a standard process to facilitate collaboration with product management, engineer, & operations to embed procurement engagement on NPD, VAVE, & localization programs
• Manage all commercial agreements with Tier 1 global suppliers

Your Education Should Be…

• 10+ years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas: Supply Chain, Engineering, Sourcing or Operations management
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills at all levels, written and verbal
• Extensive experience developing and implementing direct material or similar strategies within a global Complex Manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics or related discipline
• Experience of working in a complex matrix organisation across multiple geographical locations, understanding the constraints and working culture within them
• Strong leadership capabilities to deliver results and with experience of leading a strategic procurement function, and sizable indirect organisation
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills with demonstrated experience in negotiating high-dollar, complex procurement agreements
• Knowledge of general business processes with experience in managing projects globally
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills at all levels, written and verbal
• Influencing skills will play a make part of this position to bring other stakeholders in matrix organization to align with Procurement/business strategies

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• To lead and develop a high-performing regional strategic procurement team to support Chart’s business strategy by implementing the standard framework for developing and executing strategic sourcing strategies to deliver savings, communicate best practices, & establish clear expectations.
• Play a comprehensive role in building out regional category strategies, implementing processes, & working with Operations to prioritize and execute their procurement needs.
• Ensure focus on supplier OTD improvement and product lead-time reduction by promoting a culture of continuous improvement and RCCM.
• Develop & implement long-term category strategies to maximize savings, quality & delivery through the facilitation of a global network of strategic sourcing associates
• Integrate the procurement function of Chart VRV and Howden Business’s
• Lead the Localization of new products into the supply base in India ensuring cost, quality, and supplier performance are matched/exceeding current global suppliers.