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Supply Management Specialist

Kelly
Waterloo, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/10/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/8/2026
Finding a job that fits your lifestyle isn't always easy. That's where Kelly comes in. We're seeking a Supply Management Specialist to work at a premier client in Waterloo, IA.

Job Details

Job Duration: 24 Months

Shift: 1st Shift (8:00 am – 4:30 pm)

Job Description

As a Supply Management Specialist and drive impactful continuous improvement projects within a dynamic production environment.

You’ll be responsible for optimizing sourcing options, aligning and negotiating with stakeholders, and leading supplier risk mitigation and resourcing projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build your expertise across multiple commodities in an established manufacturing setting.

Job Responsibilities

Execute continuous improvement projects by determining and implementing optimal sourcing solutions for quality, cost, and delivery within the assigned supply base.

Negotiate and build relationships across an extensive internal and external network to ensure project alignment.

Develop expertise and exposure across multiple commodities.

Lead supplier resourcing and risk mitigation projects.

Maintain team communication and project management tools.

Requirements

Ability to investigate, own, and resolve complex and ambiguous problem statements, driving them to resolution.

Demonstrated project management skills.

Strong relationship-building skills, both internally (with other functions) and externally (with supply base).

Self-starter capable of gathering data/input, making decisions, and taking action.

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, or a related field

Open to recent graduates

Preferred Skills

SAP experience

Experience creating dashboards or visual reporting tools (Power BI, Data Analytics, SharePoint, etc.)

Additional Details

Must be comfortable driving to other Waterloo facilities (within 20-mile radius) about six times per year using a personal vehicle.

Occasional travel to suppliers, with rental car provided.

Business casual dress required.

What Happens Next

Once you apply, you'll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit.

But don't worry-even if this position doesn't work out, you're still in our network.

That means all of our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more.

Helping you discover what's next in your career is what we're all about, so let's get to work.

Apply to be an Supply Management Specialist today!

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As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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