What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Global Sourcing Specialist position at Romac Industries, Inc.?
As a Senior Global Sourcing Specialist, you’ll play a key role in shaping and strengthening our global supply network. You’ll identify and develop strategic suppliers, negotiate opportunities that deliver value, and help ensure we have the quality, capacity, and supply continuity needed to support our business. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work across cultures and functions, build strong supplier partnerships, navigate global market challenges, and turn sourcing opportunities into results. You’ll also have the opportunity to travel internationally to visit suppliers, assess capabilities, and build relationships that support our long-term success.
What You’ll Do
- Execute global sourcing strategies that support company objectives for cost, quality, delivery, and supply continuity.
- Identify, evaluate, qualify, and onboard suppliers across international markets to strengthen and diversify the global supply base.
- Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships while monitoring supplier performance, quality, compliance, and delivery.
- Negotiate pricing, commercial agreements, and contract terms in partnership with Purchasing to achieve optimal value and service levels.
- Conduct supplier audits, capability assessments, and due diligence activities, including domestic and international travel as required.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
- 5-8 years of experience in global sourcing, strategic procurement, supply chain, or purchasing within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Demonstrated experience sourcing internationally, including supplier qualification, negotiations, tariffs, currency considerations, and global supply markets.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, project management, and relationship management skills.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
Base Compensation Range: $105,700 – $158,700 per year. Compensation offered will be based on a variety of individual factors, including education and experience, as well as internal equity. Our salary ranges are reviewed and updated each year and employees are eligible for pay increases based on individual performance.
Benefits: At Romac, investing in our people is a top priority. In addition to competitive and equitable pay, employees are eligible for a quarterly discretionary profit-sharing bonus and a year-end bonus. We also provide comprehensive benefits to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision insurance (with a 100% employer-paid medical plan option for employee-only coverage), a 401(k) retirement plan with company match, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and cell phone discounts.
Why Join Romac?
Since 1969, Romac has been dedicated to “connecting people to water” by designing and manufacturing innovative, high-quality American waterworks products. But our mission goes beyond products, it’s about people. We’re proud to create a workplace where employees can grow, contribute, and thrive while making a lasting impact on the communities we serve.
Our culture is built around four Core Values:
- ONE ROMAC – Through humility, integrity, and determination we work together as ONE, to accomplish the objectives and priorities of the business.
- PEOPLE FIRST – We care about the well-being and success of every person. Relationship development is central to everything we do.
- CULTURE OF SOLUTIONS – We are curious, open and flexible as we solve problems and strive to continuously improve.
- ALL-IN ATTITUDE – We are committed to excellence and fully engaged in moving the company forward.
Romac is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in decisions involving any aspect of the employment relationship based on a protected status or characteristic, as defined by federal, state, or local law.
Salary : $105,700 - $158,700