Current has completed the acquisition of Hubbell® Incorporated’s commercial and industrial (C&I) lighting business, creating a premier end-to-end lighting solutions business. This brought together two iconic businesses with deep innovation heritage, strong brands and application expertise and allows Current to be strategically positioned to now focus all investments into lighting and controls solutions. We have an enhanced distribution footprint and digital tools to service customer needs more easily, quickly and efficiently, and strong new product pipelines and shared patented technologies to deliver added value to customers. Primary office locations are Cleveland, OH and Greenville, SC, with centers of expertise locations in Austin, TX, Rolling Meadows, IL and Quebec, Canada. Manufacturing operations reside in Hendersonville, NC, Pittsburgh, PA, Plympton, MA, Christiansburg, VA, Acuna, MX and Tijuana, MX.

Electronic components, PCBAs, PCBs, Drivers, Passives, Microchips, ODM/OEMs

Past positions:

Commodity Director, Sourcing Manager, Commodity Leader, Commodity Manager, Purchasing Manager

Potential Locations:

Beachwood, OH / Rolling Meadows, IL / Greenville, SC / Hendersonville, NC / Christiansburg, VA

Goals & Responsibilities:

Formulate and execute sourcing strategy with optimal fill rate, while balancing Cash & Cost.

Ownership to the savings, Cash & Inventory projects for the current year and the pipeline for the next 2 years

Be the GCL for at least 2 categories, while guiding the team of Commodity Managers, Category Leaders, and Analysts.

• Drive the Consignment, Part Development & Long-Term Supply Agreements with suppliers.
• NPI projects being launched per budget and in a timely manner, with Sourcing-design recommendations.
• Drive Deal Review process in awarding business to suppliers.
• Conduct supplier QBRs and Supplier Scorecard reviews along with GCLs in a timely manner.
• Achieve simplification / SKU rationalization strategies for the year.
• Reward top performing suppliers based on the score cards and drive supplier consolidation.
• Drive the Cost drivers / cost modeling, negotiation planning, and commodity strategy mind set in all levels of the procurement organization.
• Mentor and coach GCLs, Purchasing & Planning teams.
• Manage actively succession planning & performance planning.

Experience & Skills Needed:

Excellent understanding of ATK Seven Step Sourcing Process (or similar processes) and its elements like Spend Trees, Savings hypothesis development, Total Cost of Ownership, Cost Model, Sourcing strategy development, Industry analysis, Commodity Indices, 3–5-year plan, Supplier stratification & strategy deployment.

At least 10+ years of experience in sourcing of multiple categories, with thorough understanding of Total Cost of Ownership,

Strong execution focusses in implementing the changes using the team. Supplier stratification and execution on Grow, Maintain and Exit suppliers.

Manage global teams, across different continents. Good Understanding of Make Vs Buy analysis.

Expert level understanding of manufacturing processes of at least 2-3 of the categories under purview

Good understanding of cost drivers, cost models and arbitrage opportunities

Expert at fact-based negotiations, using cost models, supplier scorecards, clean sheet approach and commodity indices.

Good understanding of PPAP documentation and quality metrics

Previous experience with Commodity / category workouts, to develop healthy pipeline of projects over 3 years.

Situational Leadership Style with a strong sense of urgency, ‘freedom within a framework’ approach and drive for results attitude.

Current is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. At Current, we are Always On and working to improve lives with the industry's most expansive portfolio of sustainable advanced lighting and intelligent controls that reliably meet our customers' needs. Learn more at CurrentLighting.com