Sourcing Specialist

This salary information serves as a general guideline. Final offers are based on various factors, including qualifications, skills, experience, and other job-related criteria.

Benefits:

Paid Time Off, Health Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(K) with Roth option, Life & Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement & Discretionary Profit-Sharing Bonus.

Job Summary:

This position reports to the Purchasing Manager and will be responsible for sourcing critical supply chain items and working with the team of Buyers, identifying, evaluating and selecting suppliers for goods and services at the best possible value, working closely with Production Managers, Buyers, Schedulers and Engineers to ensure the production schedule can be met and identifying opportunities for outsourcing assembly work and qualifying vendors to meet our quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain relationships with critical component suppliers. Build and maintain long-term relationships.
• Work closely with buyers to resolve sourcing issues.
• Directly interface with Engineering as needed to determine additional sources or alternate designs.
• Work closely with Production Managers to determine outsourcing opportunities to enable the Production Departments to maintain build schedules.
• Work with Quality to qualify new vendors and identify potential outsourcing suppliers.
• Research market trends for critical commodities to understander fluctuations in price and quality.
• Aid in negotiations with potential suppliers.
• Oversee request for quote process.
• Ensure that all sourcing activities comply with company policies.
• Develop long-term plans for supplier performance, supply chain disruptions and be proactive in dual sourcing critical commodities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Five or more years’ experience as sourcing specialist.
• Experience with ERP software (Infor preferred).
• Demonstrated understanding of market dynamics and use of sound business judgement.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Ability to multi-task.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Manufacturing and electronics industry experience.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to perform sedentary work, including sitting for extended periods of time.
• Ability to periodically stand, walk, crouch, stoop, bend, and reach across all planes.
• Ability to operate a computer and other office productivity equipment for extended periods of time.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance, vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• May be required to lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds, 0 - 10% of time.