Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Construction

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*Hybrid Schedule offered: Monday-Wednesday in-office, Thursday-Friday flexible/remote days.*

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist role is responsible to execute strategic sourcing initiatives in a specific category;  work with business stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and specification of materials and service being sourced/ procured; provide customer relationship support and track vendor performance; and assess elements of the supply base and help define, execute, and support strategic sourcing and procurement decisions.

What You'll be Doing:

• Assist with the collection, analysis, benchmarking and reporting of category and spend data to build and maintain category spend and pricing databases.

• Develop and issue RFX’s.

• Lead basic and moderately complex sourcing events.

• Review contracts, pricing, purchase orders, and service levels.

• Perform value analysis and total cost of ownership analytical activities.

• Monitor and report savings to Strategic Sourcing Lead.

• Interview stakeholders to develop service specification levels.

• Participate in cross-functional teams that will assess the opportunities and supply markets in order to develop, implement and institutionalize various sourcing strategies.

• Maintain and help build supplier relationships.

• Manage strategic category management processes, procedures, supplier and category segmentation, metrics/KPI development and application, scorecard format, contract management, etc.

• Gathers and reviews data to support category management / strategic sourcing activities (i.e. specifications, statements of work, performance terms, and/or acceptance criteria)

• Manage the sourcing process from analyzing the vendors proposals, communicating between stakeholders and determining a negotiation strategy.

• Develop and execute pricing and contract negotiation strategies; understanding financial impact to all negotiations and assisting Strategic Sourcing Lead with negotiations and contract pricing and terms.

• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or require.

What You'll Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business or Supply Chain required, or equivalent job experience.

• 2-5 years of experience in sourcing, contract negotiation, competitive price analysis, and purchasing.

• Experience with Construction Services

• Retail or Consumer facing industry preferred.

• Superior quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.

• Strong experience with use of analytical methods and tools.

• Ability to function in ambiguous and/or time-sensitive situations.

• Strong listening and interpersonal skills.

• Self-directed, requiring limited guidance and / or structure.

• Good communication and team skills.

• Advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

• Experience with SAP/Ariba a plus.

• Aptitude for conducting wide-ranging research.

• Financial acumen preferred.

• Leadership and team building abilities.

• Active curiosity—enjoy gathering and digging deeply into data to identify opportunities and risks.

• Ability to develop communications and presenting to cross functional partners.

• Strong organizational, planning, and time management skill with ability to prioritize multiple/competing projects and assignments.