Senior Sourcing Specialist

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Bonus opportunities
• 401K
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Excellent training
• Growth opportunities

Responsibilities include:

The Senior Sourcing Specialist will establish themselves as a category subject matter expert and trusted partner within the various business units and cross-functional teams.

Develop relationships with product suppliers and manage existing relationships.

Follow structured negotiation processes to conduct supplier negotiations and contracting.

Evaluate new sources, methods, and suppliers to ensure a reliable supply of raw materials.

Identify potential suppliers and onboard and develop new suppliers in line with corporate supplier strategies.

Conduct market research to identify potential new suppliers and products with the goal to identifying new and redundant sources of supply based on competitiveness, capability and business needs.

Cultivate supplier partnerships, track KPI's and goals and monitor scorecards to measure and evaluate vendor performance and collaborate with partners to endure quality and performance.

Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure.

Conduct Business Reviews to drive supplier performance and prioritization of business needs.

Continually investigate and initiate sourcing and cost reduction opportunities to increase supply chain efficiencies, ensure supply resilience, reduce risk and improve gross margins.

Manage resolution of issues/concerns with suppliers, primarily as it relates to quality issues that may arise from inspection failures, production issues affecting delivery schedules, and pricing and invoice discrepancies.

Qualifications include:

Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience.

7+ years purchasing or related experience.

Market/application/product knowledge of the paper label industry is a plus.

Vendor selection and negotiation skills with strong business acumen.

Prior experience with supplier/vendor negotiations and developing contracts is imperative.

Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed (less than 10%)

EOE

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