Sourcing Project Manager

With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

As a Sourcing Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading global cross-functional sourcing initiatives that deliver cost savings, supplier performance improvements, and operational efficiencies. This role will manage sourcing projects from initial requirements gathering through supplier selection, contract negotiation, and implementation. The ideal candidate for this role is highly collaborative, analytical, skilled in project management, and has a strong understanding of procurement best practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead end-to-end sourcing projects, including planning, scope definition, timelines, risk management, and execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (procurement, engineering, operations, finance, quality, legal, etc.) to drive sourcing projects to meet both deadlines and cost saving targets.
• Track project milestones, report progress to key organizational stakeholders across multiple global regions and ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within scope.
• Support market research activities across suppliers, categories, and geographies to identify sourcing opportunities, supply base capabilities, and cost benchmarks.
• Manage RFx processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ) including development, distribution, analysis, and supplier communication.
• Lead supplier evaluations and commercial analyses and prepare project business cases and present findings to leadership.
• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, service levels, and contracts in partnership with Legal.
• Analyze spend, cost drivers, and savings opportunities and leverage to drive supplier performance improvements, cost reduction, and innovation initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to category strategies, sourcing policies, governance processes, and ethical procurement standards.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives within procurement.
  
  

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Economics, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or a similar role.
• 7 years of experience in a similar sourcing execution role may substitute for the Education & Experience requirement.
• MS Office and MS Project expertise required.
  
  

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• MBA or related Master’s degree.
• Professional certifications (e.g., PMP, CPSM, CSCP).
• Experience in manufacturing, technology, consumer goods, or similar industries.
  
  

SKILLS

• Ability to comprehend new information quickly and act with high numeric and deductive reasoning.
• Demonstrated success initiating change and ability to influence at all levels.
• Confidence in role as an individual contributor with demonstrated ability to lead through others.
• Advanced analytical ability, including proficiency with Excel, S4 HANA, and spend analytics tools.
• Proven negotiation skills and the ability to leverage those skills to achieve favorable results for the organization.
• Strong project management skills; experience with PM tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Smartsheet, CORA).
• Knowledge of contract law, supply chain finance and strategic sourcing methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $83,500 - $125,100

Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. Tennant Co. reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualifications of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity. Total Compensation = Base Salary + Benefits

Benefits = A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, disability, life insurance, paid time off, and voluntary benefits!

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Tennant Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of individual skill, ability, reliability, productivity, and other factors important to performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other basis protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.