Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes responsibilities and deliverables (list). Qualifications, Skills & Work Traits (list). Technical Competencies (list). Experience (list). Education (list). Also includes Bonus or Equity, Pay Range. Also includes Travel up to 20% (maybe schedule? travel is not schedule). No explicit schedule. Benefits not mentioned except bonus eligibility. So we can have sections: About the role (maybe a paragraph summarizing role). Responsibilities (list). Qualifications (maybe combine Qualifications, Skills & Work Traits, Technical Competencies, Experience, Education). But we need to follow rule: use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose which to include based on content. We have content: About the role (first paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Qualifications (maybe combine Qualifications, Skills & Work Traits, Technical Competencies, Experience, Education). Skills maybe separate? But we have Skills within Qualifications section. Could separate Skills heading if we have specific skill list. The posting includes "Strong commercial judgment..." etc under Qualifications, Skills & Work Traits. Then Technical Competencies list. Then Experience list. Then Education list. Could combine into Qualifications (including skills, technical, experience, education). But we might also create separate Skills heading for the skill list. However rule: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe just have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (covering skills, technical, experience, education), Pay (salary range and bonus). Benefits maybe not present except bonus eligibility; but bonus is part of compensation, could be under Pay. Schedule not present. So we output:

About the role

...

Responsibilities

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Qualifications

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(include all qualification items)

Pay

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We must not repeat job title. No markdown. Only HTML fragment. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, accommodation, duplicated lines. Also remove repeated paragraphs about Hengstler etc. Also remove "Bonus or Equity" repeated lines. Keep mention of bonus eligibility and salary range. We need to extract responsibilities list items from the responsibilities section. Let's copy them: - Support the Global Commodity Manager in developing, maintaining, and executing global commodity strategies aligned with business priorities. - Translate commodity strategies into actionable sourcing projects, supplier negotiations, implementation plans, milestones, and measurable deliverables. - Lead or support strategic sourcing initiatives from opportunity identification through request for quotation, analysis, supplier selection, negotiation, implementation, and savings realization. - Analyze spend, pricing, market conditions, supplier economics, commodity trends, capacity, lead times, and demand to identify savings opportunities and supply risks. - Build and manage a productivity pipeline that includes PPV, VAVE, negotiations, should-cost analysis, competitive bidding, supplier consolidation, resourcing, and low-cost region sourcing. - Drive annual PPV and VAVE objectives in partnership with engineering, operations, finance, quality, materials, and key suppliers. - Prepare sourcing recommendations, commercial analyses, business cases, total-cost models, and executive-ready presentations for review and approval. - Support supplier negotiations and help establish competitive pricing structures, sourcing commitments, and commercial terms that protect the business. - Support supply chain risk mitigation through alternate-source development, dual sourcing, capacity reviews, lead-time reduction, inventory alignment, supplier recovery plans, and business continuity actions. - Coordinate assurance-of-supply escalations involving material availability, allocation, capacity constraints, pricing disputes, lead-time changes, and supplier performance. - Partner with Buyers/Planners and Materials Management to secure supplier commitments, monitor recovery actions, and communicate risks, decisions, and required actions to stakeholders. - Support supplier performance management through segmentation, scorecards, business reviews, corrective actions, development plans, and escalation follow-up. - Project manage cross-functional sourcing, VAVE, resourcing, and supplier improvement initiatives to ensure actions are completed on time and benefits are realized. - Maintain accurate project trackers, savings forecasts, risk registers, sourcing documentation, and performance dashboards. - Monitor relevant market intelligence, including commodity movements, tariffs, geopolitical developments, capacity changes, and regional sourcing opportunities, and recommend proactive actions. - Collaborate with enterprise commodity leaders and regional procurement teams to leverage scale, align sourcing approaches, and share best practices. - Operate with urgency and high throughput while managing multiple sourcing projects, supplier actions, and supply escalations simultaneously. - Travel up to 20% to assess, develop, negotiate with, and manage domestic and global sources of supply. Now Qualifications, Skills & Work Traits items: - Strong commercial judgment with the ability to evaluate financial, operational, and supplier implications of sourcing decisions. - Proven ability to execute category strategies and sourcing projects in a matrixed, cross-functional environment. - Highly analytical with strong problem-solving skills and experience using structured root cause analysis, corrective actions, and countermeasure development. - Demonstrated ability to make sound recommendations with incomplete data and dynamic business conditions. - Strong financial acumen with experience developing savings models, total-cost analyses, business cases, and sourcing recommendations. - Demonstrated persistence and follow-through driving supplier actions, sourcing transitions, cost productivity, and supply recovery activities. - Excellent negotiation, project management, stakeholder management, communication, and conflict-resolution skills. - Strong command of metrics, dashboards, supplier scorecards, sourcing trackers, and performance data. - Hands-on, action-oriented, and comfortable working at both strategic and detailed levels. - Ability to prioritize effectively, manage competing deadlines, and escalate risks with clear recommendations. Technical Competencies: - Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing environment. - Experience with Oracle, JDE, SAP, or similar ERP systems preferred. - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. - Experience with Sequel, Power BI, spend analytics, e-sourcing, or data visualization tools preferred. - Ability to analyze quotations, cost breakdowns, price variances, spend data, and supplier performance information. Experience: - 5+ years of experience in procurement, category management, or strategic sourcing within a manufacturing environment. - Experience executing sourcing strategies across suppliers, regions, and cross-functional teams. - Experience leading or supporting supplier negotiations, PPV and VAVE initiatives, competitive sourcing events, sourcing transitions, and supplier performance improvement activities. - Experience supporting supply continuity, supplier recovery, capacity, availability, or commercial escalation activities. - Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and structured problem-solving methodologies preferred. Education: - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or related field. - MBA is a plus. - ISM certification such as CPSM is a plus. Now Pay/Bonus: - Bonus or Equity: This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package. - Pay Range: The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 73100.00-135700.00 We should combine into Pay section: mention bonus eligibility and salary range. Now About the role paragraph: The first paragraph: "Reporting to the Global Commodity Manager, the Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist supports the development and execution of global commodity strategies for assigned spend categories. This role is responsible for translating commodity plans into sourcing actions, driving measurable savings through purchase price variance (PPV), value analysis/value engineering (VAVE), negotiations, and other productivity initiatives, and supporting supply chain risk mitigation and assurance-of-supply escalations related to price and availability. The position requires a highly analytical, commercially capable, and execution-focused procurement professional who can coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to deliver sustainable business results." We'll put that in

. Now we need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like EEO etc. Also remove duplicated Hengstler description etc. Now produce HTML:

About the role

Reporting to the Global Commodity Manager, the Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist supports the development and execution of global commodity strategies for assigned spend categories. This role is responsible for translating commodity plans into sourcing actions, driving measurable savings through purchase price variance (PPV), value analysis/value engineering (VAVE), negotiations, and other productivity initiatives, and supporting supply chain risk mitigation and assurance-of-supply escalations related to price and availability. The position requires a highly analytical, commercially capable, and execution-focused procurement professional who can coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to deliver sustainable business results.

Responsibilities

• Support the Global Commodity Manager in developing, maintaining, and executing global commodity strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Translate commodity strategies into actionable sourcing projects, supplier negotiations, implementation plans, milestones, and measurable deliverables.
• Lead or support strategic sourcing initiatives from opportunity identification through request for quotation, analysis, supplier selection, negotiation, implementation, and savings realization.
• Analyze spend, pricing, market conditions, supplier economics, commodity trends, capacity, lead times, and demand to identify savings opportunities and supply risks.
• Build and manage a productivity pipeline that includes PPV, VAVE, negotiations, should-cost analysis, competitive bidding, supplier consolidation, resourcing, and low-cost region sourcing.
• Drive annual PPV and VAVE objectives in partnership with engineering, operations, finance, quality, materials, and key suppliers.
• Prepare sourcing recommendations, commercial analyses, business cases, total-cost models, and executive-ready presentations for review and approval.
• Support supplier negotiations and help establish competitive pricing structures, sourcing commitments, and commercial terms that protect the business.
• Support supply chain risk mitigation through alternate-source development, dual sourcing, capacity reviews, lead-time reduction, inventory alignment, supplier recovery plans, and business continuity actions.
• Coordinate assurance-of-supply escalations involving material availability, allocation, capacity constraints, pricing disputes, lead-time changes, and supplier performance.
• Partner with Buyers/Planners and Materials Management to secure supplier commitments, monitor recovery actions, and communicate risks, decisions, and required actions to stakeholders.
• Support supplier performance management through segmentation, scorecards, business reviews, corrective actions, development plans, and escalation follow-up.
• Project manage cross-functional sourcing, VAVE, resourcing, and supplier improvement initiatives to ensure actions are completed on time and benefits are realized.
• Maintain accurate project trackers, savings forecasts, risk registers, sourcing documentation, and performance dashboards.
• Monitor relevant market intelligence, including commodity movements, tariffs, geopolitical developments, capacity changes, and regional sourcing opportunities, and recommend proactive actions.
• Collaborate with enterprise commodity leaders and regional procurement teams to leverage scale, align sourcing approaches, and share best practices.
• Operate with urgency and high throughput while managing multiple sourcing projects, supplier actions, and supply escalations simultaneously.
• Travel up to 20% to assess, develop, negotiate with, and manage domestic and global sources of supply.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial judgment with the ability to evaluate financial, operational, and supplier implications of sourcing decisions.
• Proven ability to execute category strategies and sourcing projects in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
• Highly analytical with strong problem-solving skills and experience using structured root cause analysis, corrective actions, and countermeasure development.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound recommendations with incomplete data and dynamic business conditions.
• Strong financial acumen with experience developing savings models, total-cost analyses, business cases, and sourcing recommendations.
• Demonstrated persistence and follow-through driving supplier actions