Sourcing Engineer

Job Title:
Sourcing Engineer
Location
: Onsite - Mocksville, NC or Campbellsville, KY

About Us:

Ingersoll Rand is a Fortune 500 company with a passion for making lives better. We do this by living our values and through a relentless focus on the success of our customers, partnering with our employees to think and act like owners. We believe in sustainability through the development and distribution of a broad range of global brands designed to meet the needs of our customers in both efficient and responsible ways. Ingersoll Rand is a diverse and inclusive environment. For more information, visit: www.irco.com.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Sourcing Engineer to join our Compression Systems & Services Americas Sourcing Organization. This role involves supporting the development, implementation, and management of sourcing strategies to provide optimal supply assurance, pricing, flexibility, quality, and delivery performance. The Sourcing Engineer collaborates with engineering, operations, and quality teams, as well as key suppliers, to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets while fostering positive supplier relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and RFP processes, including pricing, payment terms, lead times, and inventory programs, while fostering strong supplier relationships.
  
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities through data analysis, hands-on material reviews, and continuous improvement ideation sessions aligned with plant priorities.
  
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to qualify new parts, address supplier performance issues, and ensure alignment with operational strategies like localization and plant rationalization.
  
• Support new product development (NPD) activities by managing preliminary project costs, driving procurement efforts, and aligning with business cases through product launch.
  
• Track and report sourcing activity metrics and savings, ensuring timely and accurate performance measurement while supporting plant teams in resolving escalated issues.
  
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams-including commodity, materials, operations, engineering, finance, and quality-to complete projects within timelines and achieve expected benefits.
  
• Represent the sourcing function in Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) and Major Model Review (MMR) events, ensuring post-event actions are executed effectively.
  
• Promote continuous improvement through ideation sessions, aligning strategies to business priorities and addressing systemic supplier performance issues in quality, delivery, and warranty.
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or equivalent.
  
• 5+ years of progressively responsible job-related experience.
  
• Advanced negotiation skills and vendor assessment expertise.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word, with advanced Excel skills preferred.
  
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and present data for decision-making.
  
• Oracle and SAP experience in a global environment is beneficial.
  
• Ability to travel up to 20%.
  

Preferences:

Previous lean manufacturing or 6 Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt experience.

Key Competencies:

• Complex decision-making.
  
• Impeccable time management.
  
• Supply chain acumen.
  
• Project management.
  
• Relationship management.
  

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements:

Up to 20%.

What we Offer:

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.