Senior Manager, Procurement Strategy & PPV Control

Is your superpower turning supplier performance into measurable margin?

Step into a role that’s built for enterprise thinkers—where sourcing, finance, operations, and engineering converge, and where your decisions directly shape EBITDA, cash flow, and supply continuity.

What sets this role apart

• Own PPV across a multi-plant footprint.
• Report and deliver initiatives that tie straight to EBITDA improvement.
• Lead strategic supplier relationships and QBRs.
• Design the systems that manage cost, risk, and performance.
• Partner daily with Operations, Finance, and senior leadership.

Your mandate

• PPV management: Monitor, explain, and improve PPV trends across all sites.
• Variance resolution: Drive root-cause fixes for PO, invoice, and standard cost gaps.
• Forecast integrity: Tighten cost accuracy and forecasting with Finance.
• Supplier accountability: Enforce expectations for cost, quality, delivery, and response times.
• QBR leadership: Run business reviews with strategic suppliers and align continuous improvement plans.
• Scorecards: Build and refine supplier performance dashboards.
• Commercial execution: Lead sourcing events and negotiations for total cost optimization.
• Enterprise projects: Support pricing, contract strategy, and supplier portfolio decisions.
• Continuity & risk: Identify capacity, allocation, and disruption risks; implement dual-sourcing and contingencies.
• Market intelligence: Track resins, logistics, and macro trends that influence cost and availability.
• Process consistency: Standardize cost management practices across locations.
• Cross-functional cadence: Interface with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and AP; join monthly ops and leadership reviews.
• Escalation support: Assist plant teams during shortages and supplier escalations.

About us

We are a multi-site manufacturer serving leading OEMs in automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. Our culture centers on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and empowering leaders to build durable performance.

You bring

• 5+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, cost analysis, or manufacturing finance.
• Expertise with PPV, standard costing, and variance analysis.
• Advanced analytics (Excel, modeling, data interpretation).
• Influence skills across cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing strategic suppliers and delivering hard savings.

It’s a plus if you have

• Multi-site manufacturing experience.
• Plastics or injection molding background.
• ERP knowledge (SAP, Plex, Oracle, IQMS).
• Exposure to rebate programs or cost recovery efforts.

How we’ll know it’s working

• PPV is stable, controlled, and trending down.
• Supplier KPIs are transparent and consistently improving.
• Cost discrepancies are resolved quickly and don’t recur.
• Suppliers meet clear, measurable commitments.
• Margin improvement is clear and attributable.

Who excels here

• Status-quo challengers who bring a finance lens to supply chain decisions.
• Leaders comfortable with ambiguity and complexity.
• Operators who value outcomes over activity and own the P&L impact.

Core proficiencies

• Project Management
• Supplier Management
• Vendor & Supplier Management
• ERP & MRP Systems
• Manufacturing Environment experience
• Injection Molding experience
• Analysis programs and toolsets
• Microsoft Excel (advanced)

Growth-minded?

If you’re seeking broader scope, financial ownership, and real influence across the enterprise, this role was designed for you.