Head of Strategic Global Sourcing.Global Sourcing - Management

Job Purpose

Key Accountability

• Financial Accountability
• Develop the global sourcing strategy and annual sourcing plans to deliver cost competitiveness, margin improvement, and long-term value creation.
• Lead commercial negotiations with international suppliers to secure optimal pricing, payment terms, MOQs, and cost structures.
• Control global sourcing spend and cost drivers to ensure adherence to budgets and achievement of savings targets.
• Analyze total cost of ownership (TCO) including product cost, logistics, duties, lead times, and risks to optimize sourcing decisions.
• Identify global sourcing opportunities for private label, import, and exclusive products to enhance profitability and differentiation.
• Support commercial and category teams with financial sourcing insights to enable informed assortment, pricing, and margin decisions.
• People Accountability
• Lead the Strategic Global Sourcing team by setting clear objectives, managing performance, and developing capabilities to build a high-performing international sourcing function.
• Develop sourcing, negotiation, supplier management, and market intelligence skills within the team to enhance commercial and analytical maturity.
• Assign and manage category and regional sourcing responsibilities to ensure clarity of ownership and effective workload distribution.
• Promote ethical sourcing practices, compliance, and governance to ensure alignment with corporate values and international standards.
• Build succession plans and talent pipelines to ensure continuity and sustainability of sourcing expertise.
• Customers Accountability
• Partner with Commercial, Category Management, Private Label, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to align global sourcing strategies with customer needs and market requirements.
• Ensure reliable supply availability and continuity from global suppliers to support product launches, promotions, and ongoing assortment needs.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance and Compliance to ensure sourced products meet regulatory, safety, and quality standards.
• Support innovation and new product development by identifying suppliers with differentiated capabilities, technologies, and materials.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships to enhance service levels, responsiveness, collaboration, and long-term partnerships.
• Resolve escalated supplier performance or supply disruption issues to protect business continuity and customer satisfaction.
• Processes Accountability
• Design and implement global sourcing policies, procedures, and governance frameworks to ensure consistency, transparency, and control across regions.
• Oversee end-to-end global sourcing lifecycle including supplier identification, qualification, contracting, and performance management to ensure efficiency and compliance.
• Establish supplier segmentation and performance management frameworks to drive accountability, continuous improvement, and risk mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with international trade regulations, customs requirements, ESG standards, and ethical sourcing practices to mitigate legal, reputational, and operational risks.
• Lead risk assessment and mitigation planning for global suppliers to manage geopolitical, supply chain, and operational risks.
• Drive collaboration with Logistics and Supply Chain teams to optimize lead times, freight utilization, and inbound planning.
• Leverage market intelligence, benchmarking, and analytics to inform sourcing decisions and strategic planning.
• Prepare and present periodic global sourcing performance reports to provide executive visibility and governance oversight.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and adoption of best practices to enhance global sourcing maturity and resilience.

Qualifications: University

Professional Certifications: Category

Experience

Key Competencies

• Strong business and commercial acumen
• Advanced negotiation and supplier management capability
• Data-driven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Direct and cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management
• Strategic planning and execution discipline (PLM experience beneficial)
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
• High integrity and accountability