Job Title: Supply Chain Sourcing Specialist
Location: Nashville, TN
Duration: 6 Months Contract + Possibility of Extension
Shift: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday to Friday (Hybrid)
Hybrid Schedule: The position requires working on-site three days per week, with the remaining two days remote.
Top 3 Skills:
- 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.
Job Description:
- Collects information, inputs, data from various sources and conducts analysis/simulations to support or report sourcing work.
- Analyzes sourcing information and presents findings for process improvement and cost reduction while maintaining high quality product and/or service delivery.
- Supports sourcing process and or may source assigned items and executes buying strategies in accordance with agreed sourcing strategy at the optimum cost.
- Supports and or leads some "special" projects within the team category scope.
- Super User/Subject Matter Experts (SME) for systems and tools to support the team.
Key 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.
Qualifications and Competencies:
- Education, Licenses, Certifications: 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.
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Pay: $41.00 per hour
Ability to Commute:
- Nashville, TN 37214 (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Nashville, TN 37214
