Our Client, a Global Power Technology Leader company, is looking for a Sourcing Specialist I for their Louisville, KY location.
Responsibilities:- Procures inventory, supplies, and capital goods; places purchase orders with vendors.
- Analyzes sourcing and procurement initiatives and processes in support of the delivery of cost effective and high quality goods and services.
- Supports providing the Value Capture Summaries at month and quarter ends.
- Prepares and presents recommendations of improvement opportunities and alternative courses of action to senior procurement/sourcing leaders.
- Consistently applies sourcing policies, procedures and processes.
- Supports procurement/sourcing management in activities such as price benchmarking, vendor management, process
- analysis, market and industry research, and model building.
- Conducts minor contract negotiations.
- Gathers information and provides input on larger contracts.
- Manages loading and retrieving of legal and compliance documents into applicable storage systems to support regulatory, audit and research activities.
- Assists in the process of interviewing and evaluating sales representatives and vendors.
- Supports Six Sigma projects through active team membership or provision of data and market intelligence.
- Interacts with suppliers with regard to payments and order fulfillment.
- Procures services and goods, inventory, supplies, and capital goods (CIP)
- Compiling and managing Ariba IAC's (Invoice against Contracts) - (CIP)
- Low complexity /risk sourcing work and contract development under supervision.
Requirements:- College, university, or equivalent degree in field appropriate for the function required.
- This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
- Experience:
- Intermediate level of related work experience required.
- Top 3 Skills you are looking for:
- Sourcing – Utilize purchasing processes to complete RFQ’s, manage cost, participate in supplier selection, etc
- Project Management – Manage sourcing projects to meet agreed upon deliverables
- Supplier Relationship Management – Maintain regular communication with key suppliers to manage the business relationship
Why Should You Apply?Why Should You Apply?