Sourcing Specialist

Equity Staffing Group is hiring for a Sourcing Agent with a well established client in the energy industry. The Sourcing Agent performs routine, low-complexity procurements below the bid threshold, primarily for products but occasionally for routine services. This includes requirements clarification, soliciting bids, evaluating quotations and selecting suppliers in a manner that maximizes total long-term value to the enterprise and optimizes the cost / benefit relationship while meeting or exceeding delivery, quality, service risk management and diversity requirements. The Sourcing Agent position is onsite in Topeka, KS and is a 10 month plus contract with the possibility of extension.

Job Duties :

• The Sourcing Agent performs routine, low-complexity procurements below the bid threshold, primarily for products but occasionally for routine services.
• This includes requirements clarification, soliciting bids, evaluating quotations and selecting suppliers in a manner that maximizes total long-term value to the enterprise and optimizes the cost / benefit relationship while meeting or exceeding delivery, quality, service risk management and diversity requirements.
• This position also supports Negotiators and Sourcing Specialists by completing routine administrative requests and / or specific tasks within larger sourcing projects.
• Execute and manage the full life-cycle of procurement transactions for contract-based materials and services including purchase order creation, dispatch, acknowledgement, expediting, match exception resolution and purchase order close.
• Supports both auto sourced and non-auto sourced transactions.
• Process requisitions for routine, well-specified materials (and occasionally services) not on contract.
• Solicit, evaluate and document quotes as required, in addition to creating POs, dispatching POs, obtaining acknowledgements, expediting, resolving match exceptions and closing POs.
• Perform routine administrative tasks in support of projects led by Negotiators and Sourcing Specialists such as :
• Distribute and collect NDAs required prior to issuance of RFXs
• Gather, organize and prepare / post drawings, requirements and specifications for RFPs
• Gather preliminary supplier lists, seeking to include diverse suppliers Schedule meetings on behalf of sourcing leads
• May attend pre-bid meetings to record questions, clarifications and modifications
• Set up new suppliers Collect / organize supplier questions and gather information for responses during RFP
• Create bid tabulations
• Gather / organize final documentation for completed projects
• Issue POs
• Resolve match exceptions

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Equity Staffing Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equity Staffing Group will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.