Plant Sourcing Leader

We empower smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software, and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers, across various industries, with end-to-end product and service solutions ensuring the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure. We provide the latest industry insights and technology to develop solutions needed to meet customers evolving challenges, including innovative critical power solutions designed for high reliability and performance. Our culture is one of quality and operational excellence fueled and supported by talented people, tools and processes, and expertise.

To return to the OmniOn Power website, click here.

Job Overview

The Plant Sourcing Leader will lead sourcing activities for the Matamoros manufacturing site, managing a team of four Site Commodity Leaders (Direct and Indirect). This role partners closely with the Global Commodity Team and plant leadership to execute sourcing strategies that ensure cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and operational excellence. The successful candidate will drive localization projects, expedite NPI transfers, support material readiness, and lead initiatives for cost-out and on-time delivery. This position serves as the first escalation point for fulfillment buyers and collaborates with cross-functional teams including Materials, R&D, Quality, and Operations. The Plant Sourcing Leader will also build strong partnerships with local suppliers, execute packaging commodity strategies, and ensure alignment with global sourcing objectives.

This position reports to the Global Sourcing Leader, and it is located at Matamoros, Tamaulipas site.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of four Site Commodity Leaders to execute sourcing strategies for direct and indirect materials.
• Partner with Global Commodity Leaders to align site sourcing activities with global strategies and cost objectives.
• Drive localization projects to reduce lead times and improve cost competitiveness.
• Expedite NPI transfers and ensure supplier readiness for new product launches.
• Act as the primary sourcing escalation point for fulfillment buyers to resolve supply constraints and delivery issues.
• Collaborate with plant leadership, Materials team, and R&D to support material readiness and production continuity.
• Keep close communication and collaboration with manufacturing/engineering to align sourcing strategies with manufacturing needs.
• Execute cost-out projects and packaging commodity strategies to achieve savings targets.
• Manage sourcing activities including quoting, buy aggregation, and site support for current and new designs.
• Ensure accurate and updated data in SAP; resolve accounts payable issues and facilitate payment dispute resolutions.
• Work effectively with Technology, Supplier Quality, and site Materials personnel for problem resolution and process improvements.
• Lead supply base consolidation, supplier lead-time reduction, and cash initiatives for assigned commodities.
• Forecast and report sourcing KPIs including cost savings, supplier performance, and risk mitigation.
• Conduct QBR meetings with key suppliers and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Travel as required (~10–15%) to supplier sites and corporate offices for alignment and issue resolution.

ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS: OmniOn Power will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Mexico for this opening. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree: Business/ Finance/ Supply Chain/Sourcing, and related field.
• MBA Preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in supply chain, commodity management, and supplier management in sourcing and operations manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing processes, supplier qualification, and NPI transfers.
• Negotiations skills.
• Knowledge of Sourcing qualification process, Materials and fulfillment standard work, and materials operations.
• Fluent in English and Spanish (oral and written).

Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills thru engaging suppliers and peers to achieve common goals.
• Experience of interfacing with strategic suppliers and managing supplier relationships at executive level.
• Ability to develop a strategy and drive execution in a matrix environment.
• Demonstrated business orientation and inspirational leadership with collaborative mindset in working across multiple business units and cultures.
• High energy individual who is goal oriented and results driven.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.