Sourcing Specialist

**Position Description:** The Sourcing Specialist is responsible for ensuring operational excellence, performance accountability, and compliance across the assigned supply base. This role translates supplier strategy into effective execution—managing day-to-day supplier activities, driving measurable performance improvements, and ensuring suppliers meet business, quality, cost, delivery, and sustainability expectations. The Sourcing Specialist will act as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and the supply base, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and supporting the Supplier Business Partner in executing long-term supplier development strategies. **General Duties and Responsibilities:** Oversee and manage daily supplier performance using data-driven KPIs and maintain accurate, up-to-date supplier scorecards. - Proactively identify and coordinate corrective and preventive actions for supplier performance or delivery issues. - Support regular, structured supplier business reviews, and provide performance analytics to facilitate informed decision-making. - Partner cross-functionally with Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Operations, and other stakeholders to align supplier performance with internal requirements. - Monitor supplier adherence to contractual terms, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and sustainability commitments. - Drive continuous improvement initiatives across cost, quality, service, and innovation with suppliers. - Maintain accurate supplier master data, records, and documentation in Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) systems and other relevant platforms. - Support the Supplier Business Partner in developing and implementing supplier development plans and category strategies. - Contribute to supplier risk assessments and mitigation planning to ensure supply continuity and resilience. - Facilitate onboarding of new suppliers, including compliance checks and system setup. - Track and report on supplier-related savings, performance metrics, and strategic progress. **Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** - Must have a working technical knowledge of the goods or services to be purchased - Proficiency in harmonized tariff schedule classification on materials and equipment for Imports/Exports - The ability to analyze technical data in suppliers’ proposals; good communication, negotiation, and mathematical skills; knowledge of supply-chain management; and the ability to perform financial analyses - Good at planning and decision making and have an interest in merchandising - Anticipates consumer preferences and ensuring that goods are in stock when they are needed - Requires resourcefulness, good judgment, and self-confidence **Required Education:** - Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field. - 3+years of experience in supplier management, procurement, or supply chain. - Experience with SRM/ERP systems and supplier scorecards **Personal Traits and Characteristics:** - Reliable, dependable, diligent - Highly organized with good time management skills - Attention to detail - Able to work under pressure and deadlines - Ability to multi-task and prioritize - Effective communication skills **Physical Job Requirements:** - Ability to multi-task and prioritize - Effective communication skills - Primarily sedentary work, involving prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer - Frequent use of computer, keyboard, and phone for research, communication, and documentation - Ability to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and candidates - Occasional standing, walking, or moving between office areas or meetings - Ability to attend on-site meetings, supplier visits, or career events as needed - May occasionally lift or move items up to 10–20 pounds (e.g., files, laptops, marketing materials - Ability to travel occasionally (if applicable to your roles **Accommodation:** Candidates for the…