Summary: The Supplier Manager optimizes supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost efficiency, strategy execution, and risk mitigation. Highlights: 1. Manage and optimize supplier relationships 2. Drive continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers 3. Coordinate strategic development projects Company Overview: If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you’re searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve’s position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone! **POSITION DESCRIPTION** The Supplier Manager is responsible for managing and optimizing supplier relationships with their assigned supplier portfolio to ensure quality, cost efficiency, strategy execution and risk mitigation. The position acts as a liaison between the suppliers they manage and the Category Management, Business Unit and Global functions as required. Uses structured processes and scorecards to monitor performance, drive improvements, coordinate strategic development, and align supplier contributions with strategic goals. **SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY** Using a combination of the defined Supplier Plans provided by the Category Management team, structured processes and scorecards available as well as inputs and escalations received from various internal stakeholders, the Supplier Manager is accountable for **Supplier Strategy Planning \& Execution** * Development of the Supplier Plan in collaboration with the Category Management \& BU teams ensuring direct support of the category strategy and business strategic projects * Monitor spend and performance in line with category segmentation and make recommendations for changes to Strategic \& Tactical segmentation as necessary * Ensure compliance across all contractual agreements and supplier specific terms in alignment with Flowserve policies and procedures * Schedule and lead Quarterly Business Reviews / Strategic Business Reviews ensuring long\-term strategy alignment * Coordinate strategic development activities, collaborating with Supplier Quality and Supplier Development where required * Review spend trends and make recommendations to the business for opportunities to consolidate/contract spend **Supplier Health Management** * Manage supplier relationships, overall performance health, and continuous improvement initiatives * Monitor and action supplier performance around competitiveness, delivery, quality (COPQ), and cost * Collaborate with Supplier Development and Supplier Quality to manage supplier risk, addressing and mitigating high risk criteria – including maintenance of risk elements in the SC Risk App * Coordinate with suppliers any escalations and risks as raised through the appropriate escalation channels * Ensure alignment between supplier load and capacity availability and business needs \- propose alternative options in case of bottleneck. * Ensure supplier relationship management through continual engagement, key stakeholders’ identification, open communication channels, and updated supplier master data **Operational Support** * Coordinate with site or business unit leadership on managing escalations, through the appropriate escalation channels * Provide issue resolution support by coordinating appropriate global resources * Business continuity and supplier responsiveness * Ensure internal alignment between multiple business units and a shared supplier – including governance of compliance to agreed terms from both the Site \& Supplier perspective * Maintain a formal, structured governance through the escalated actions from MORs **MAIN OBJECTIVES** Pertained to the assigned Suppliers to manage; * Execute the Supplier Plan * Coordinate strategic development projects * Supplier Scorecard Performance \& drive mitigating actions where required * Ensure Contractual Coverage and Contract Compliance for managed * Supplier Risk Assessments for Globally Managed * Spend Consolidation based on strategic approach * Escalation Coordination \& Resolution **ORGANIZATION CHART** * The position shall report to the Regional Supplier Management Leader * The position shall matrix report to the associated Category Director, and if applicable, Divisional Supply Chain Director * The position has no direct reports **QUALIFICATIONS \& EXPERIENCE** * 7\+ years of experience in Supply Chain * Strong interpersonal, stakeholder collaboration \& relationship management * Evidenced understanding of both commercial and technical areas of supply chain * Very strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills * Proficiency in Project Management * Knowledge of supply base within the category area of operation * Understanding of market dynamics * Strong analytical skills which involve collecting, analyzing and interpreting data * Certified Supply Chain Professional * Geographically mobile for development opportunities * Ability to influence, communicate, and collaborate at all organizational levels We offer variety of benefits alongside competitive salary. Flowserve is a world\-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Join a company whose people are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With 16,000\+ employees in 50\+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. We support 10,000\+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve. **Req ID** : R\-18679 **Job Family Group** : Supply Chain **Job Family** : Category Management EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans. 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