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Division Global Sourcing Primary Work Location Anderson, SC Job type Regular Time type Full time Job Post From 2026-09-09

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Global Sourcing Agent About the Role TTI's Global Electronics Sourcing (GES) team is looking for a Global Sourcing Agent to help drive strategic sourcing and procurement execution for the TTi Consumer Power Tools business unit. Reporting to the Director of Global Electronics Sourcing, you'll partner closely with the Sourcing Director to coordinate global demand and manage sourcing activities for critical semiconductor components — including MCUs, ICs, MOSFETs, gate drivers, and a range of sensors. This is a great opportunity for a sourcing professional who enjoys solving supply chain problems, negotiating with global suppliers, and working cross-functionally with engineering and operations teams on components that go into millions of consumer products. What You'll Do Deliver Provide ongoing vendor management support, including forecasting, engineering collaboration, quality problem resolution, and price negotiations. Monitor and analyze supplier capacity, global demand, and vendor quality. Support resolution of escalated supply shortages. Identify and implement supply base improvements to meet short- and long-term production needs. Shape Strategy Help build long-term commercial relationships with strategic suppliers while delivering business metrics. Build internal stakeholder relationships to understand sourcing needs across the business. Analyze data and generate reports to drive spend visibility and identify supply base optimization opportunities. Participate in developing, reviewing, and approving supplier selection methodologies (category strategy). Develop expertise in relevant manufacturing processes, materials, applications, and industry trends. Optimize Value Research market dynamics, cost drivers, supplier business models, and historical spend to strengthen negotiations for assigned categories and contracts. Conduct and share cost breakdown analyses to support unit-cost negotiations and drive the best overall cost and commercial terms. Support PPV reviews, standard settings, and commodity and financial reviews. Understand shifting business priorities — such as supply shortages or excess inventory — and adjust focus accordingly. Help build long-term commercial relationships with strategic suppliers while delivering business metrics. Build internal stakeholder relationships to understand sourcing needs across the business. Analyze data and generate reports to drive spend visibility and identify supply base optimization opportunities. Participate in developing, reviewing, and approving supplier selection methodologies (category strategy). Develop expertise in relevant manufacturing processes, materials, applications, and industry trends. Drive Innovation Sourcing Support new product development projects. Proactively coordinate the supplier selection and qualification process. Partner with Value Engineering (VE) teams on process, supplier, and capacity development. Prepare and execute RFQs and analyze quotations and bids. What You Bring 1+ years of experience Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, Electrical Engineering, or Electronics Engineering. A determined, self-driven, and resourceful approach to problem-solving. Ability to react quickly and stay effective in a fast-paced, changing environment. Strong negotiation skills, with a track record of breaking down complex issues and aligning stakeholders around next steps. Excellent organizational and time-management skills. Outstanding interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills. Ability to travel 5-10% of the time Location TTI Consumer Power Tools headquarters in Anderson, SC. Categories Power Equipment/Team TTI About Us TTI is a world-class leader in design, manufacturing and marketing of Power Tools, Hand Tools, Outdoor Power Equipment, and Floor Care and Appliances for consumers, professional and industrial users in the home improvement, repair and construction industries. Our unrelenting strategic focus on Powerful Brands, Innovative Products, Operational Excellence and Exceptional People drives our culture. TTI was founded by Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill and Prof. Roy Chi Ping Chung BBS JP in 1985, yet the history of TTI's unique and growing portfolio of world-famous brands stretches back at least one hundred and fifty years. Through a clear and consistent strategy of acquiring and developing established brands, TTI has grown to become a clear market leader in power tools, outdoor power equipment, hand tools and floor care appliances worldwide. TTI is proud of its own history, and proud, too, of the huge legacy of tradition and excellence that we have inherited from the brands that make up our Company today. TTI actively promotes a strong corporate culture of respect and ethical integrity. Our Values are our beliefs, principles and standards that do not change over time. Values are the resources we draw on when asked to make decisions. They form the groundwork for our ethical behavior. All that we do at TTI must be consistent with the values to which we subscribe.