Job Overview
The Senior Manager - Sourcing Center of Excellence plays a pivotal role in advancing procurement performance by shaping and executing the strategy for the Sourcing Center of Excellence (CoE). This position offers the opportunity to drive scale, consistency, and best-practice processes across the Source-to-Pay landscape. This role will lead enterprise procurement excellence through process governance, supplier performance and risk frameworks, RFQ and productivity operating models, and sourcing capability building that improve savings, visibility, compliance, and decision quality. In addition, this role shapes the procurement data governance model, including taxonomy, master data standards, and reporting hierarchy, while helping ensure timely visibility into spend, price, and performance metrics. The Annual Operating Plan will be informed through the productivity forecast process managed by the CoE. This role allows for ideation and champion initiatives that strengthen procurement effectiveness through analytics, process standardization, technology enablement, and capability building, all while supporting enterprise priorities.
A Day In The Life
Every day at Hubbell is different, and this role offers the opportunity to make an impact in many ways. On any given day, you will:
What will help you thrive in this role?
Bachelor's degree required
Strong financial and analytical capabilities
Ability to translate financial planning requirements into procurement category strategies and measurable cost targets
Strong understanding of data architecture, analytics models, and reporting structures in procurement environments
Experience building and deploying enterprise technology roadmaps, including change management and user adoption
Demonstrated capability in operating model design, including role clarity, governance structures, and process ownership frameworks
Ability to conceive, plan, and execute strategic programs
Strong program and transformation management skills
Executive presence and effective communication across all levels
Ability to influence stakeholders and drive change in a global organization
Highly self-motivated and able to operate with limited supervision
Functional expertise in Source-to-Pay, supplier management, commodity risk, and procurement operations
Experience and Qualifications
Strong interpersonal and communication skills across all levels of the organization
Deep expertise in procurement functions, including:
o Source-to-Pay processes
o Supplier management
o Category Strategy Creation
o Commodity risk management
o Strategic planning and financial reporting
o Stakeholder and people leadership
Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.
The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.
We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.
Hubbell Unified Business Solutions
Hubbell Unified Business Services (HUBS) provides corporate shared services to support all businesses across the enterprise. Functional areas include Engineering, Sales, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Legal, IT, Human Resources, Payroll, Environmental Health & Safety, and Compliance. HUBS employees are located around the world.
Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.
The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.