Sourcing Planner

About the role

As a Sourcing Planner, you will conduct supply chain market research and monitor changes affecting supply and demand, including pricing, suppliers, and market indicators. You will track individual suppliers, identify where incumbent suppliers should be replaced or competed, and review performance issues across portfolio contracts. You will also analyze sourcing history and forecast trends to consolidate buying power, negotiate favorable terms, and develop revised specifications for future bids.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supply chain market research and monitor/respond to changes affecting supply and demand (e.g., pricing; suppliers; market indicators; economic impact on future pricing); survey market conditions, historical spending and price trends.
• Monitor and review individual suppliers and identify where incumbent suppliers should be replaced or competed across portfolio of contracts.
• Track and review exceptions, performance, lapses and other ongoing issues/outcomes across portfolio contracts (e.g., initiate appropriate action to improve performance, including exception reports, negotiations, reconciliations, conferences); identify options for repeated performance lapses of suppliers holding multiple contracts; independently records contract terms and renewal options.
• Review sourcing history (e.g., travel; preference programs; information technology) and forecast trends to identify opportunities to consolidate buying power and negotiate more favorable terms and costs.
• Develop revised specifications to be included in future bids and/or amendments; find creative ways to obtain competitive bids and eliminate sole and single source purchases.

Qualifications

Option 1: 42 months experience or 42 months training in purchasing/procurement/sourcing to include experience in performing spend analysis, developing sourcing strategy and evaluating vendor performance.

Option 2: Completion of undergraduate core in public or business administration, purchasing, materials management, contracting, acquisition management or logistics, supply chain management, operations management or other sourcing related field; 18 months experience or 18 months training in purchasing/procurement/sourcing.

Option 3: Completion of graduate core in public or business administration, purchasing, materials management, contracting, acquisition management or logistics, supply chain management, operations management or other sourcing related field; 6 months experience or 6 months training in purchasing/procurement/sourcing.

Option 4: 24 months experience as Sourcing Analyst, 64512.

Option 5: 12 months experience as Senior Sourcing Analyst, 64513.

Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Skills

• Purchasing, Stores, Inventory
• Accounting and Finance, Business
• Attention to Detail, Customer Focus, Problem Solving, Proofreading

Pay

$34.53

Schedule

Full-time, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Benefits

• Multiple pay increases over your first years of service
• Free parking
• Free onsite gym and walking path
• Daycare on-site
• Cafeteria on-site