Sourcing Specialist (Job Number: 2305683 )
Position Summary:
The Sourcing Specialist will assist in effecting more efficient sourcing processes to save costs and maximize profitability. This position will negotiate with suppliers to obtain goods, materials, and services at the best prices by using strategic sourcing strategies and extensive knowledge of their commodity industry.
Major Responsibilities:
- Own service provider relationship management of smaller spend suppliers.
- Ensures supplier compliance to contract terms.
- Obtain quotes from different suppliers.
- Assess quotes and compile a detailed assessment of cost breakdowns.
- Generate quote comparisons used to determine supplier selection.
- Negotiate price, quantity, and delivery of schedules with suppliers.
- Work with the Legal department to ensure that all contracts relating to service procurement contains all details of the negotiation.
- Implement service provider optimization strategies.
- Provide process improvement solutions to improve company spending and outsourcing.
- Interact with suppliers at various levels while providing support across field and corporate departments.
- Other projects as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree preferred in Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain or other related field of study
- 3 years of Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain experience required
- Knowledge of procurement strategies and process improvement
- Ability to interact and coordinate with cross functional teams at various levels of the organization
- Possess a high level of negotiation skills
- Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
- Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.
Physical Requirements:
- The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About Penske Truck Leasing
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, is a partnership of Penske Corporation, Penske Automotive Group and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. A leading global transportation services provider, Penske operates a premier fleet of vehicles and serves its customers from locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Penske’s product lines include full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management and supply chain management
solutions. Visit www.GoPenske.com to learn more.
Work Locations :
100 Kachel Boulevard 100 Kachel Boulevard
Reading, PA 19607
Primary Location : United States-Pennsylvania-Reading
Job : Sourcing/Procurement/Facilities
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Req ID: 2305683
