Director of global sourcing vs manager of purchasing & materials

Differences between director of global sourcing and manager of purchasing & materials duties and responsibilities

Director of global sourcing example responsibilities.

• Source new OEMs and manage current OEM relationships.
• Lead ERP implementation, conduct business reviews and growth discussions with strategic and prefer suppliers.
• Establish sourcing team from the ground up and lead all Americas technology sourcing and vendor management operations.
• Initiate a global transport agreement managing international logistics and reducing transport costs.
• Manage entire RFX event lifecycle, including requirements gathering, supplier strategy development, contract negotiations and program implementation.
• Create bi-yearly reviews with each third party warehouse partner to review KPIs, customer service and growth opportunities.
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Manager of purchasing & materials example responsibilities.

• Lead negotiations and awards of key procurement contracts and the development of supplier KPI's.
• Manage these teams utilizing standard and process specific KPI metric goal setting, reporting and accountability.
• Manage the purchase of raw materials, MRO supplies, chemicals and equipment from domestic and international suppliers.
• Manage manufacturing documentation control, including BOM and assembly drawings.
• Order components need for production in metal stamping environment and manage logistics for material delivery.
• Develop new sources, set up JIT program, reduce cost of purchase materials through vendor base management and negotiations.
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