Senior Sourcing Specialist - US

Job Summary

The Senior Sourcing Specialist supports strategic sourcing initiatives through supplier data management, sourcing analytics, cost reduction projects, and tactical procurement activities. This role builds the skills and experience needed to progress into a Sourcing Manager position while driving operational excellence and delivering measurable value to the organization.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage sourcing-related data in Oracle, ensuring supplier, pricing, item, and sourcing information is accurate and up to date.
• Support an assigned sourcing category by executing sourcing strategies, coordinating supplier activities, and assisting with day-to-day supplier management.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement cost savings and cost avoidance opportunities through negotiations, supplier optimization, and value analysis.
• Analyze sourcing, supplier, and spend data to develop reports, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations to support business decisions.
• Provide tactical sourcing support to meet increased production demand, including expediting materials, resolving supply issues, and coordinating with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Planning, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Finance, to support new product introductions, supplier changes, and supply continuity initiatives.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and documentation of sourcing processes, standard work, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field; minimum 2 years of relevant experience; proficiency with tools like Oracle, Excel, or similar; strong organizational skills; strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Supply Chain; Purchasing and / or Sourcing; Project Management experience.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Office setting, primarily seated work at a computer.
• Occasional travel may be required (up to 10%).

Benefits

• The Watlow Total Compensation Plan
• The health, well-being and financial stability of you and your family is a high priority to us.
• The Watlow Total Rewards Plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits:
• Annual Incentive Program
• 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
• Wellness incentives
• Employee Personal Assistance Program
• Dental, medical, vision and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays, personal time, and vacation
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement

Diversity & Inclusion

• We proactively embrace diversity in all its dimensions across our company and cultivate a culture of inclusion and forward thinking that respects and reflects each team member’s individual strengths, views, and experiences.
• Watlow takes pride in being an inclusive equal opportunity employer and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.