Strategic Sourcing Specialist

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The Strategic Sourcing Specialist role is responsible to execute strategic sourcing initiatives in a specific category; work with business stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and specification of materials and service being sourced/ procured; provide customer relationship support and track vendor performance; and assess elements of the supply base and help define, execute, and support strategic sourcing and procurement decisions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Assist with the collection, analysis, benchmarking and reporting of category and spend data to build and maintain category spend and pricing databases.
• Develop and issue RFX’s.
• Lead basic and moderately complex sourcing events.
• Review contracts, pricing, purchase orders, and service levels.
• Perform value analysis and total cost of ownership analytical activities.
• Monitor and report savings to Strategic Sourcing Lead.
• Interview stakeholders to develop service specification levels.
• Participate in cross-functional teams that will assess the opportunities and supply markets in order to develop, implement and institutionalize various sourcing strategies.
• Maintain and help build supplier relationships.
• Manage strategic category management processes, procedures, supplier and category segmentation, metrics/KPI development and application, scorecard format, contract management, etc.
• Gathers and reviews data to support category management / strategic sourcing activities (i.e. specifications, statements of work, performance terms, and/or acceptance criteria)
• Manage the sourcing process from analyzing the vendors proposals, communicating between stakeholders and determining a negotiation strategy.
• Develop and execute pricing and contract negotiation strategies; understanding financial impact to all negotiations and assisting Strategic Sourcing Lead with negotiations and contract pricing and terms.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or require.

What You'll Bring With You (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business or Supply Chain required, or equivalent job experience.
• 1-3 years of experience in sourcing, contract negotiation, competitive price analysis, and purchasing.
• 3+ years of experience in sourcing, contract negotiation, competitive price analysis.
• Retail or Consumer facing industry preferred.
• Superior quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Strong experience with use of analytical methods and tools.
• Ability to function in ambiguous and/or time-sensitive situations.
• Strong listening and interpersonal skills.
• Self-directed, requiring limited guidance and / or structure.
• Good communication and team skills.
• Advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with SAP/Ariba a plus.
• Aptitude for conducting wide-ranging research.
• Financial acumen preferred.
• Leadership and team building abilities.
• Active curiosity—enjoy gathering and digging deeply into data to identify opportunities and risks.
• Ability to develop communications and presenting to cross functional partners.
• Strong organizational, planning, and time management skill with ability to prioritize multiple/competing projects and assignments.