What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sourcing Specialist position at Kelvion Products Inc?
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Summary:
The Strategic Sourcing Specialist improves the supply chain or purchasing operations of a company or business. The job duties include working with suppliers and vendors to negotiate contracts and improving processes related to receiving parts and inventory. The goal is to reduce costs and improve delivery time for your company. This position often works with upper-level management to ensure that the supply chain remains in alignment with the needs of the company.
Duties include:
- Maintain a sourcing strategy on where to purchase, considering demand and supply situations, while minimizing risk and costs
- Purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors.
- Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers
- Negotiate with suppliers on products, service levels, prices, and payment terms.
- Responsible for managing all supplier-related activities and authority to commit company resources; forecast data, monitor and address supplier quality and delivery performance; track internal demand and material assets to optimize purchase.
- Coordinate job requirements as needed with engineering and sales.
- Prepare Request for Quotations (RFQs) to obtain competitive bids from approved sources.
- Demonstrated integrity with strong business and personal ethics.
- Self-starting team player who demonstrates an attitude reflective of the Kelvion operating values.
- Engage suppliers strategically.
- Control operating cash flow.
- Utilize contract language to recover supplier induced costs.
- Strong business and personal ethics.
- Conflict resolution and coaching ability.
- Ability to drive and implement change as needed.
- Strong ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
Education and/or Experience:
- Associate's degree preferred or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or five to seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience in related industry.
KELVION INC., IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
