Lead Global Sourcing Manager - CCA

Description
RESPONSIBILITIES
Job description summary
The Lead Global Sourcing Manager - CCA is responsible for leading a team that drives innovative problem solving, commercial execution, process improvement, and customer-focused support across the business. This role provides day-to-day leadership, sets priorities, removes roadblocks, and builds team capability while ensuring strong execution against business objectives. The successful candidate will bring a customer service mindset, proven leadership experience, and the ability to coach junior buyers, influence across functions, and lead through change with speed, professionalism, and accountability.
What you'll do

• Lead and develop a team supporting customer care and aftersales priorities across assigned workstreams
• Coach junior buyers and developing team members on commercial judgment, systems, processes, and day-to-day problem solving
• Reinforce a strong customer-first mindset in every interaction with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional partners
• Promote creative thinking and practical solutions to business challenges, supplier issues, and process gaps
• Support escalations, remove roadblocks, and help the team resolve issues quickly with professionalism and urgency
• Drive consistency in communication, documentation, and follow-through across team deliverables
• Champion process simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement opportunities
• Use data, dashboards, and operating metrics to monitor progress, identify risks, and improve execution
• Build strong partnerships across Engineering, Supply Chain, Launch and Availability, Packaging, Finance, and Purchasing to align priorities and drive decisions

Your skills & abilities (required qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of work experience in the related fields (preferred)
• Supply Chain, Finance/Engineering/Logistics Certifications (preferred)
• Experience in purchasing, supply chain, operations, customer service, or a related business function
• Experience coaching buyers or leading talent and developing cost savings initiatives
• Experience working across Customer Care and Aftersales, purchasing, packaging, launch, or supply chain operations
• Experience leading process improvement efforts that simplify work and improve customer outcomes
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with day-to-day operational execution
• Strong customer service orientation with a track record of building trusted relationships across the organization

Skills:

• Strong Technical capabilities including Data Mining and Analysis including knowledge of SQL, Tableau and MS Access (preferred)
• Ability to manage sourcing projects
• High Analytic Capability in situations which are ambiguous and complex
• Strong Senior Leadership presentation skills
• High level of oral and written communications skills
• Ability to work independently and as a member of cross-functional teams
• Ability to lead a project from start to finish
• Prior team lead, mentoring, or project leadership experience in a complex business environment
• Experience coaching buyers or leading talent development initiatives
• Experience working across Customer Care and Aftersales, purchasing, packaging, launch, or supply chain operations
• Experience leading process improvement efforts that simplify work and improve customer outcomes
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with day-to-day operational execution
• Strong customer service orientation with a track record of building trusted relationships across the organization

Location: Hybrid. This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the - Global HQ Warren Mi three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business]
Relocation: This role is NOT eligible for relocation benefits
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