Sr. Sourcing Manager
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LocationHuntersville, NC
SenioritySenior
Company size1,001–5,000 people
PostedOct 14, 2026 · 3w ago
Verified live2d ago
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Bachelor's degree
8 years of related experience
Skills
Tableau
About the company
Are you looking for an opportunity to turn your ambition and your people skills into a rewarding career with an industry leader? Join our team at American Tire Distributors! As the nation’s premier tire distributor, ATD’s coast-to-coast distribution network provides approximately 80,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada with rapid and frequent delivery of high quality tires, custom wheels and shop supplies.
Position Description:
The Senior Sourcing Manager is responsible for leading enterprise strategy, sourcing, and supplier governance across transportation networks, fleet operations, logistics services, and field-based labor. This role drives cost optimization, service reliability, and operational scalability while ensuring alignment with business demand, service levels, and financial objectives.
Serving as a strategic partner to Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance leadership, this individual translates network requirements and cost-to-serve analytics into executable sourcing and operational strategies. The role owns key supplier relationships, leads cross-functional initiatives, and ensures value realization from sourcing through implementation and ongoing performance management.
Key Responsibilities
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Develop and execute multi-year sourcing and operations strategies across transportation, 3PL/logistics, fleet, and labor services.
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Optimize network design, routing, and cost-to-serve models to enhance efficiency and service performance.
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Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, including competitive bids, contract renewals, and supplier consolidation.
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Negotiate complex service agreements covering transportation rates, fleet operations, and labor contracts.
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Ensure competitive pricing, scalable capacity models, and performance-based commercial structures.
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Establish strong contractual frameworks addressing service levels, safety, compliance, and scalability
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Own cost modeling and analytics across transportation, fleet, and labor to drive data-informed decisions.
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Develop business cases for network optimization, outsourcing strategies, and labor models.
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Deliver measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, and operational improvements.
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Implement and lead supplier performance management programs, including KPIs, SLAs, and QBRs.
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Monitor supplier performance, capacity, and financial risk to ensure continuity and reliability.
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Partner cross-functionally and advise senior leadership with insights on cost trends, service performance, and market dynamics while driving continuous improvement and innovation.
Competencies
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Action-Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
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Adaptive Mindset - Adapts existing tools and techniques to existing situation~Adapts to changing goals / objectives~Entrepreneurial spirit~Focuses on simplicity when addressing the customer
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Balances Stakeholders - Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
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Business Insights - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
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Commercial Acumen - Ability and skill to use understanding of the ATD market and business environment and objectives in developing solutions.
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Costing and Budgeting - Awareness of costing, budgeting and finance concepts and the ability and skill to apply to related processes and procedures.
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Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
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Data Collection and Analysis - The ability and skill to determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making including proficient use of aligned software (e.g., Tableau, etc)
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Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
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Develops Talent - Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
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Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
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Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
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Manages Ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
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Negotiation - The ability to obtain consensus between two or more parties who may have different interests, for the benefit of the organization. Negotiation may be with internal or external parties.
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Nimble Learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
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Planning & Organizing - Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet objectives.
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Plans & Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
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Policy & Regulation - The ability and skill to interpret and apply knowledge of laws, regulations and policies in area of expertise.
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Project Management - The ability and skill to plan and manage small project work assignments within desired cost, time and quality parameters including project planning, change, schedule, requirements, scope, etc.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree
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8 years of related experience preferred
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