Site Sourcing Specialist
The primary responsibility of the Site Sourcing Specialist is to coordinate activities of the site in strategic sourcing. The Site Sourcing Specialist will actively seek to improve the supply chain in the areas of quality, cost and delivery through negotiating and deploying effective commodity strategies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Identify projects that drive improvements in procurement efficiencies, generate PPV, indirect cost savings, improve On Time Delivery, support Quick Inventory Turns, and implementation of lean inventory strategies.
- Create action plans which utilize appropriate resources to support successful execution of the projects and demonstrate quantifiable gains and sustainment.
- Facilitate daily management and performance monitoring for sourcing, and provide tactical and strategic direction for the team members on the Materials Team
- Support tactical procurement team by serving as an escalation path for expedited delivery and price negotiations
- Develop suppliers to improve gaps to performance in critical KPI's
Critical Competencies
Sense of urgency : achieving targets / objectives on time and finding solutions to stay on trackInfluence : being able to get results from varying levels of agents both inside and outside the organization.Education and Experience Requirements
3-year minimum Supply Chain and Purchasing experience in a discrete manufacturing organization with a metric and results driven cultureBS in Engineering, Supply Chain or Business, or applicable on the job experience, required. BS in Supply Chain discipline preferredAdvanced proficiency in Excel is requiredContinuous improvement mindsetHighly effective communication and facilitation skillsExperience with Oracle is preferredProactive in identifying any issues, roadblocks or risks and communicating to the appropriate peopleStrong organizational skills and ability to keep track of multiple priorities simultaneouslyRelationships and communication build partnerships across departments, levels, functions and vendorsSense of urgency achieving targets / objectives on time and finding solutions to stay on trackInfluence being able to get results from varying levels of agents both inside and outside the organization.Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a 'U.S. Person', which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.