Analysis Skills, Business Case, Business Plan, Candidate Sourcing, Category Management, Continuous Improvement, Cost Analysis, Cost Modeling, Cross-Functional, Establish Priorities, Finance, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Leadership, Mandarin Chinese Language, Merchandising, Parts Sales, Performance Analysis, Philosophy, Product Planning, Product Support, Project/Program Management, Return on Investment (ROI), Revenue Growth, Risk, Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), Stock Purchase Plans, Supply Chain, Tuition Fees, Willing to Travel
Global Sourcing Project Manager
The Global Sourcing Project Manager, closely partners with merchandising, supply chain, finance, and global sourcing teams to prioritize category opportunities, validate financial return, coordinate supplier enablement efforts and ensures initiatives movefrom planning to measurable business impact.
Essential Job Functions
- Category Strategy & Prioritization
- Develop and maintain a rolling multi-year sourcing roadmap across product categories
- Identify and prioritize initiatives based on savings potential, supply risk, and growth opportunity
- Align sourcing programs with category margin and performance objectives
- Financial & Business Case Leadership
- Oversee landed cost analysis and total cost modeling
- Incorporate required enablement investments (e.g., packaging, engineering, compliance, operational readiness) into ROI calculations
- Validate savings projections and margin impact
- Partner with Finance to ensure disciplined financial assumptions
- Track performance against approved financial targets
- Supplier & Program Enablement
- Identify capability gaps that may limit supplier scalability
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external partners to close execution gaps
- Support product readiness, compliance alignment, packaging standards, and operational integration
- Category Growth & Revenue Scaling
- Support category expansion and new SKU introductions
- Align sourcing initiatives to revenue growth strategies
- Contribute to margin expansion through disciplined sourcing execution
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- Serve as the primary liaison between North America stakeholders and global sourcing teams
- Partner closely with merchandising, supply chain, finance, and quality
- Remove internal execution bottlenecks and drive alignment
- Execution & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure sourcing initiatives move from opportunity identification to operational execution
- Monitor performance outcomes and variance versus forecast
- Strengthen forecasting accuracy and financial discipline over time
Skills/Education/Experience
Required
- 2-4 years' experience in sourcing, category management, supply chain strategy, or related field
- Experience supporting multi-category sourcing initiatives
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
- Experience working with global supplier networks
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
- Proven history of scaling category programs and delivering measurable revenue and margin growth
- Willingness to travel internationally
Desired
- Automotive aftermarket experience strongly preferred but not required
- Fluency in Mandarin Chinese
O'Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O'Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization.
Total Compensation Package:
- Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
- Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
- Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
- Opportunities for Career Growth
O'Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable.
Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: rar@oreillyauto.com or call (800) 471-7431 option, and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.