Global Sourcing Specialist-Supply Chain [AQ-12173]

About the role

Aquent is proud to partner with a leading global organization at the forefront of innovation, dedicated to shaping the future of its industry. This company is renowned for its commitment to excellence, ensuring unparalleled customer satisfaction and driving continuous improvement. Joining this team means stepping into a mission-critical function where your contributions will directly enhance operational efficiency and build customer trust.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a strategic procurement professional to join a pivotal supply chain team. Your expertise will transcend transactions, driving strategic initiatives to ensure seamless operations for customer care and aftermarket services. You will safeguard business continuity, optimize costs, and resolve complex challenges that directly influence customer satisfaction and the company’s bottom line.

This role offers the chance to lead high-priority programs, develop innovative analytical tools, and directly influence the efficiency and resilience of a global supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Lead the procurement and launch readiness for critical components across major product launches, focusing on high-priority, high-volume key supplier programs.
• Maintain business continuity by managing dual responsibilities, encompassing both initial order and service buyer functions across diverse component categories.
• Lead the onboarding and operational development of critical new suppliers for customer care and aftermarket operations, ensuring alignment on internal processes and corporate packaging expectations.
• Conduct detailed packaging cost and waste minimization analyses across suppliers to identify bottom-line savings.
• Design and implement enhanced categorization methods and advanced analytical tools to evaluate packaging trends across major part groups.
• Lead packaging audit initiatives and cross-supplier comparison frameworks to establish negotiation benchmarks for future sourcing cycles.
• Partner with Engineering, Packaging, and other Supply Chain teams, along with external suppliers, to resolve complex packaging discrepancies, eliminate launch roadblocks, and drive continuous improvement.
• Perform extensive auditing and corrective action on contracts of varying ages to resolve deep-seated discrepancies and data gaps.
• Investigate and correct contract date errors that impact supplier payment streams; lead retroactive payment reviews to restore supplier goodwill and operational integrity.
• Manage complex pricing and contract updates across distinct regional business entities, navigating workflows that deviate from standard procurement templates.
• Collaborate directly with the central supply chain team to enhance visibility into critical expedite requests.
• Utilize advanced reporting tools to proactively monitor expedite indicators, resolving urgent critical service parts requests and backorder requirements to minimize downtime for end customers.
• Continuously identify and implement process improvements to strengthen data integrity and accelerate responsiveness to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Proven ability to independently manage a high volume of complex work in a fast-paced, continuously evolving environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing analytical tools, benchmarking costs, and synthesizing complex trends into actionable sourcing strategies.
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills needed to align Engineering, Packaging, Supply Chain, and external suppliers.
• Familiarity with industry-specific supply chain systems (e.g., enterprise procurement and supply chain management systems).
• Strong financial and operational acumen required to untangle complex historical contract, payment, and logistics discrepancies.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Aquent Talent offers eligible talent access to amazing benefits, including:

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans.
• Paid sick leave.
• Retirement plans with a company match.
• Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.