Procurement and Sourcing Supervisor

About Computype

Since 1975, Computype has been a leading provider of track and trace solutions for critical applications in both industrial and healthcare markets. Over our history, innovation and striving to solve customer challenges have been at our core. Today, we offer a wide range of track and trace solutions, automation, and outsourced services to help our customers reduce labor, drive efficiency, and improve their workflows. With a continued focus on future technologies, we are leading the way with new solutions, applications and opening doors of automated intelligence, enabling better communication and data management, tailored for specific customer applications.

This role is based at our headquarters in Saint Paul, MN.

Primary Objective of Position

The Sourcing Supervisor leads and actively contributes to sourcing activities required to ensure materials are available to support production and customer commitments. This player/coach role is accountable for supplier selection and performance, commercial negotiations, purchase order execution, inventory health, and supplier strategy. The Supervisor develops and coaches team members, drives performance through key metrics, and partners cross-functionally to support end-to-end supply chain needs. This role is perfect for someone who wants to utilize their leadership, strategy, and supplier partnerships skills to impact our business.

Major Areas of Accountability

• Lead sourcing execution and supplier performance to ensure material availability, cost effectiveness, quality, and delivery performance aligned with production and customer requirements
• Strategic supplier management, including supplier selection, negotiation of commercial terms, Supplier Business Reviews, and ongoing performance management
• Manage and optimize inventory health to balance customer service, production needs, and working capital objectives; lead inventory health routines
• Achieve annual cost savings targets through negotiations, cost modeling, market intelligence, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Supervise and develop the Sourcing team, including goal setting, coaching, performance management, training, and succession planning
• Facilitate regular team meetings focused on metrics review, issue resolution, communication, and continuous improvement
• Develop and optimize the global supply chain for direct materials and facility purchasing
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Customer Service, Engineering, Planning, Manufacturing, and Quality to support material changes, re-qualification, and product life-cycle management
• Establish, monitor, and control the department budget, including participation in annual compensation planning
• Support customer quotation activities by providing accurate cost of goods information
• Maintain department process documentation, training records and ensure ISO compliance
• Stay informed on relevant commodity market trends and negotiate for best total delivered cost
• Perform other duties as assigned