Senior Sourcing Specialist

• Lead the development and execution of category strategies for indirect spend (e.g., MRO, capital equipment, services, logistics, tooling), production steel and fabricated components
• Own and execute complex RFQ/RFP events and negotiations including bid strategy development, supplier evaluation, cost modeling, award recommendations, and contract redlines and finalization
• Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) and should-cost initiatives, including advanced cost breakdowns, benchmarking, and continuous cost improvement plans
• Monitor and interpret market dynamics for steel, fabrication, and related commodities, including raw material trends, capacity constraints, and supplier risk
• Identify, qualify, and onboard strategic suppliers, including assessing technical, commercial, and operational capabilities
• Lead commercial negotiations covering price, lead times, capacity commitments, payment terms, and contractual risk, with minimal oversight
• Manage strategic supplier relationships, including performance reviews, scorecards, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Proactively resolve escalated supplier issues related to cost, delivery, capacity, or quality in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
• Serve as a trusted sourcing advisor to engineering, operations, and planning, ensuring sourcing strategies align with technical requirements and production schedules
• Partner with finance to develop budgets, track savings, validate sourcing results, and support forecasting activities
• Track, report, and communicate sourcing KPIs, including cost savings, supplier performance, quality, on-time delivery, and contract compliance Lead supply continuity and risk mitigation efforts, including dual-sourcing strategies, capacity assurance, and contingency planning
• Support procure-to-pay execution as needed, including purchase order placement and resolution of pricing, invoice, or payment discrepancies

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field
• Certifications: CPSM, CSCP, APICS, or demonstrated progress toward certification
• Experience: 5–8 years of progressive experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain roles, with demonstrated ownership of categories and supplier relationships
• Direct experience sourcing steel products (plate, sheet, tube, structural) and/or fabricated components
• Experience working with domestic and regional steel mills, service centers, and fabricators
• Exposure to capital equipment sourcing or large scale supplier agreements
• Strong working knowledge of steel markets, fabrication processes, and/or manufacturing supply chains
• Proven experience leading negotiations and managing strategic supplier relationships
• Advanced analytical skills with hands-on experience in spend analysis, cost modeling, and data driven decision making
• Proficiency with ERP and sourcing tools (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, Coupa or similar systems)
• Strong understanding of the full procure-to-pay lifecycle

Salary : $125,000