What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Sourcing Specialist position at Sun Communities?
OVERVIEW
Suns Strategic Sourcing Specialist plays a critical role in the development and execution of our supply chain strategy through utilization of solid sourcing and procurement disciplines, effective collaboration, and communication skills. They are responsible for developing suppliers and solutions which meet Suns supply chain needs.
JOB DUTIES
- Develops deep knowledge of the categories assigned and generates sourcing strategies which consider market trends, business objectives, the full supply chain and total cost of ownership.
- Analyzes and calculates product / service and procurement costs to create cost reduction strategies.
- Impacts purchasing behavior by ensuring established suppliers can support Sun's performance expectations and procurement strategy. Where necessary, works to build solutions which make valued supply partnerships available to Sun stakeholders.
- Collaborates with Sun stakeholders to identify and pursue product and service opportunities, including product standardization and process efficiency.
- Leads and manages cross-functional RFI and RFP processes that meet business objectives, ensuring effective communication across the organization.
- Negotiates agreements with key suppliers factoring in all aspects of a successful partnership, including cost and terms of supply, service, and quality.
- Ensures effective implementation of sourced products, services, and supplier programs by utilizing sound project and change management disciplines.
- Elicits feedback on supplier performance from Suns property and community team members.
- Monitors and manages supplier performance ensuring focus on total value; including quality, service responsiveness, process efficiency, and cost.
- Identifies and escalates critical external relationships that could affect the supply chain, planning, and decision-making.
- Ensures compliance with sourcing and procurement policies and best practices.
- Is a leader in the design and implementation of effective and efficient procurement processes and tools.
REQUIREMENTS
BENEFITS
At Sun Communities, you will be part of an industry-leading organization where you will be challenged, inspired, rewarded and transformed. We place a high priority on our team members, and this is a big part of what sets us apart. We will ask you to give us your very best every day, and will challenge you with interesting work, stretch assignments, a collaborative and supportive work environment and plenty of learning and growth. In exchange, we will reward you with great pay, advancement opportunities, paid time off, great benefits, and flexibility.
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