Strategic Sourcing Manager

Job Overview
The Strategic Sourcing Manager leads category strategy and supplier management across MRO, indirect, and packaging to drive cost savings, supply continuity, and operational efficiency. This role partners cross-functionally with operations, manufacturing, and finance to develop data-driven sourcing strategies, optimize total cost of ownership, and mitigate supply risk. The position balances strategic leadership with execution in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong regular communication and professional relationships with CCA vendors.
• Verify and issue purchase orders in line with priorities, including specifications, price and turn-around times. Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, ensuring business continuity.
• Develop and execute category strategies for MRO, indirect, and packaging spend.
• Create and maintain accurate records within systems of record, including ERP and electronic databases.
• Review and coordinate incoming orders with key stakeholders daily, including part number, description, quantity, ship-to address, shipping method, pricing and estimated ship date.
• Investigate all pricing/shipping/ordering discrepancies related to issued purchase orders. Work with suppliers, receiving and accounting teams to resolve any issues.
• Work with Quality to ensure supplier non-conformance is handled according to existing Purchasing and Supplier Quality Agreements.
• Purchase MRO supplies for specific departments following the Purchasing Request process.
• Purchase Raw Material Inventory items following the Purchasing Request process.
• Maintain precise records online and offline. Communicate issues and updates to your manager in an appropriate timeframe.
• Provide purchasing planning and control functions by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends. Manage material forecasting sheet for company and associated brands and update daily and weekly.
• Assess capacity and resource restrictions and make related recommendations. Synchronize the production schedule based upon lead time of purchased materials. Support the development of demand forecasts.
• Calculate and publish KPIs including turnover ratios, days of inventory on hand, labor productivity (including efficiency and utilization), and inventory valuations.
• Manage surplus and obsolete inventories.
• Adhere to both company and government guidelines and regulations at all times.
• Assist with periodic physical inventory as needed.
• Adhere and contribute to applicable SOPs.
• Continuously drive process improvements, cost reduction and cost avoidance initiatives.
• Serve as a POC for buying and planning as well as related inquiries.
• Maintain professionalism and live CCA's core values at all times.
• Perform all other duties as assigned or inherent to the position, including periodic physical inventories.

Experience

• Strategic Thinking & Category Leadership – Demonstrates the ability to develop and execute category strategies by leveraging data, market insights, and supplier partnerships to drive cost savings, mitigate risk, and align sourcing decisions with business objectives.
• Risk Management – Identifies, assesses, and proactively mitigates supply chain risks by diversifying suppliers, monitoring market conditions, and implementing contingency plans to ensure continuity of supply and business operations.
• Planning and Organizing – Engages in short and long-term planning, sets priorities to optimize time usage, adheres to schedules and plans.
• Creativity and Innovation – Initiates conceptual ideas with practical applications, develops creative strategies and opportunities, creative thinking and problem solving, promotes a creative climate.
• Judgment and Decision Making – Solves problems, considers relevant alternatives before making decisions, displays intuitive judgment, shows timeliness and conviction in making recommendations and decisions.
• Teamwork and Relationship-Building Skills – Assists team members in accomplishing their objectives by helping things go right, establishes effective working relationships, and promotes team efforts.
• Adaptability and Change Management Skills – Ability to change to fit changed circumstances in rapidly changing environment. Possesses the skill to multi-task and juggle competing priorities.
• Develops Team and Self – to learn and grow; maintains current knowledge in the field.
• Communication and Cooperation – Effectively communicates upward, downward and laterally. Prevents unproductive responses, improves the effectiveness of communications and interactions with others.
• Accountability and Productivity – Holds themselves accountable to team members, accepts responsibility for their own decisions, sustains peak performance and solves problems that impede productivity.

Required

• Bachelor's degree (Supply Chain, Business, or related field) or equivalent combined experience and education directly related to purchasing and planning.
• 7+ years in strategic sourcing or category management.

Pay: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lompoc, CA 93436