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Advanced Drainage Systems Strategic Sourcing Director- Direct Materials & CapEx in Hilliard, Ohio
Advanced Drainage Systems
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Advanced Drainage Systems is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Strategic Sourcing Director- Direct Materials & CapEx
US-OH-Hilliard
Job ID: 2024-17984 Type: Regular Full-Time # of Openings: 1 Category: Procurement Mill Run
Overview
At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves.
For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers.
We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at
www.adspipe.com.
Responsibilities
The Director of Strategic Sourcing (Direct Materials and Capital Expenditures) is responsible for leading all aspects of strategic sourcing of Direct Materials and CapEx across the organization. This includes leading and developing a team of category managers and specialists to drive the development and execution of sourcing strategies. The Director will also develop key business partnerships and deliver value through innovative sourcing strategies that support the goals and objectives of the organization. The primary sourcing categories will be Pipe, Fittings, Castings, Tooling, Corrugators, Material Handling, Automation, Logistics, etc.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
Lead and develop a team of strategic sourcing professionals to drive and implement sourcing strategies that align with the business needs of the organization.
Develop and execute strategies that deliver improvements in cost, quality, service, product innovation and support equipment standardization.
Create and execute Supply Risk Management program and integrate into the organization's Enterprise Risk Management strategy.
Develop and deploy process for "Insourcing vs. Outsourcing" strategies in alignment with the required capital investments to optimize ROI.
"Right Size" supply base, develop new suppliers as required, create preferred supplier programs and equipment lists per category of supply.