Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Organize and implement, in coordination with key stakeholders, purchasing strategies for sourcing programs consistent with company guidelines.
• Coordination of major projects and new product development through management of vendors and commodities, which entails negotiating with suppliers for pricing, terms, and conditions.
• Coordinate supplier selection, qualification, and evaluation with other departments.
• Interviews and confers with current and prospective suppliers to determine supply capabilities, transportation logistics, and inventory control and management.
• Protect company interests in all transactions via astute negotiation and value analysis techniques for cost reductions in the manufacture, distribution or sales of product.
• Contribute to the development of purchase specifications by providing pertinent technical information through market knowledge and experience.
• Coordinate quality matters and engineering changes/developments between company activities and suppliers.
• Drive continuous improvement through Value engineering leadership on components and process improvements in product and packaging.
• Develop and maintain a thorough working knowledge of assigned areas of responsibility and perform the required purchasing and market research for assigned commodities.
• Study market prices and trends, engineering developments and manufacturing method improvements.

Employees are expected to follow instructions, procedures and to escalate any issue impacting workflow, quality, etc. Employees must exhibit honesty and integrity as well as demonstrate adherence to rules, procedures and policies.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty adequately. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requires a bachelor's degree in Business, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or a related field plus 5 years of related experience. Requires 5 years of experience in Purchasing; Strategic Procurement; Reading and reviewing engineering drawings; Negotiating Skills; MS Office, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Requires 1 year of experience in Quality Systems awareness; Manage Multiple activities. 10% Domestic travel required.

40 hours/week, $170,914 - $190,914 per year. Applicants who are interested in this position may apply at www.jobpostingtoday.com (Ref #57572) for consideration.

Language Skills

Must have the ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex business, government and technical documents in English. Must have the capability to effectively respond to the most sensitive inquiries and/or complaints made by others. Must be able to write speeches and articles using original and/or innovative styles or techniques. It is imperative to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial and/or complex topics to top management, and/or public groups.

Mathematical Skills

Must have an advanced understanding of mathematical concepts including but not limited to probability, statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, and/or calculus.

Reasoning Ability

Must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Must be able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions such as mathematical and/or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Activity

Duration

• Sitting: Frequently
• Standing: Occasionally
• Walking: Occasionally
• Bending (neck): Frequently
• Bending (waist): Rarely
• Squatting: Rarely
• Twisting (neck): Occasionally
• Twisting (waist): Occasionally
• Climbing: Never
• Kneeling: Never
• Crawling: Never
• Reaching (above shoulder level): Occasionally
• Reaching (below shoulder level): Occasionally

Hand Use

Duration

• Repetitive use of hand: Frequently
• Simple grasping: Frequently
• Power grasping: Occasionally
• Fine manipulation: Frequently
• Pushing & Pulling: Frequently

Vision

Required

• Close vision: Yes
• Distance vision: Yes
• Color vision: Yes
• Peripheral vision: Yes
• Depth perception: Yes
• Adjust focus: Yes

Lifting Requirements

Duration

• 0-10 lbs.: Occasionally
• 11-25 lbs.: Occasionally
• 26-50 lbs.: Occasionally
• 51-60 lbs.: Never
• 61+ lbs.: Never

Equipment Use

Duration

• This position requires computer use, including monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackball, touchpad, etc.: Frequently

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Noise Level

The noise level in the work environment is usually: Moderate

Work Environment

Duration

• This position operates in a general office or engineering lab environment: Frequently
• Employee will work around machining or on the production floor: Rarely
• Employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration: Occasionally
• Employee is exposed to hazardous chemicals, fumes or airborne particles: Never
• Employee is exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme cold or extreme heat: Never
• Employee is exposed to risk of electrical shock: Never