Supply Chain Sourcing Specialist

Adient Aerospace is a Joint Venture between Adient and Boeing. Boeing brings a deep knowledge of Aerospace, and Adient is the world’s leader in automotive seating. At Adient Aerospace, it is our mission to deliver innovative seating design through precise operational excellence, resulting in a superior customer experience. We bring the right pieces together, in precisely the right way, at precisely the right time.

Adient Aerospace is looking for a Sourcing Specialist to join our team. We look for highly proficient individuals who are collaborative, value diversity, enjoy working as a team, and share our passion to succeed. We invest in our employees with opportunities for professional development and we offer competitive benefits.

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JOB SUMMARY

The Sourcing Specialist is responsible for negotiating with suppliers to obtain goods, materials, and services at the best prices by using strategic sourcing strategies and extensive knowledge of their commodity industry, under the direction of a Commodity Managers and Sourcing Council.

SUMMARY OF JOB DUTIES - Essential Functions (Other duties and projects may be assigned or requested.)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Maintain a complete and current supplier database (AVL/ASL), following strict process requirements.
• Maintain and update supplier files and documents in order to keep AVL/ASL current.
• Support or conduct pre-screening activities to qualify alternative supply sources on key products and services; based on risk mitigation, cost out opportunities, etc.
• Conduct market analyses that contribute to an optimal selection of strategic suppliers, in accordance with commodity strategies.
• Negotiate price, quantity, and delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Develop, issue and manage Request for Quote (RFQ) for sourcing goods and services to achieve savings based on targeted specifications.
• Analyze and compare RFQ data for various award factors like cost, quality, proven performance, etc.
• Generate quote comparisons and contribute to internal supplier selection based on the quotes.
• Prepare status reports and creates supplier Key Performance Indicators
• Provide solutions to improve company spending and outsourcing based on data analysis.
• Monitor supplier capability and capacity in order to distribute workload amongst suppliers appropriately.
• Support internal quarterly vendor reviews to ensure supplier challenges are addressed including corrective action plans, alternate sourcing strategies, and contract adherence.
• Provide support to site buyers / procurement specialists, as needed.
• Maintain long-lasting relationships with suppliers.
• Analyze and improve existing procurement systems, vendor agreements, logistical arrangements, and workflow systems.
• Track contract renewals, extensions, and modifications.
• Arrange supplier meetings with appropriate personnel for negotiations, capacity and capabilities reviews, monitoring and surveillance assessments, etc.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality and Quality Assurance to ensure that all suppliers are in good standing on the approved supplier list.
• Cooperate with people of different levels inside and outside the company, interact with team to reach team goals and business objectives on a very high level.
• Recognize and respond to customer expectations with sense of urgency.
• Work to achieve the highest delivered quality at the lowest po