Sourcing Specialist

About the role

Provides purchasing support to factories by ensuring all required materials are procured in a timely and cost effective manner. Assists in the management of all aspects of Graco’s global sourcing strategy. To ensure annual improvement in the total cost, quality, and service for metal fabrication categories. To fully understand the business units and manufacturing requirements, and implement a procurement process to meet specific needs.

Responsibilities

• Locate, analyze and evaluate sources (capability, capacity, market constraints) for assigned categories/commodities (20%)
• Analyze and evaluate bids (price, availability, cost to produce, quality) and review competitive proposals (15%)
• Support new supplier qualification and new product development activities as required, to include supplier visits and audits (20%)
• Place and enter purchase orders as required (5%)
• Keep current on new market trends and materials information (5%)
• Maintain order quantities based on established formulas (10%)
• Support cost reduction, lead time reduction and improve inventory turns (25%)
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field; Supply Chain Management preferred
• 2+ years purchasing or manufacturing related experience

Skills/Abilities/Competencies

• Basic knowledge of purchasing practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills to correspond effectively with all levels of the organization
• Experience in analysis and resolution of critical or chronic cost, quality, or delivery problems
• Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Occasional travel may be required

Preferred qualifications

• ERP business software experience (Oracle, SAP, etc)
• Manufacturing environment experience
• ISM certification (CSCP, CPSM)
• Engineering drawing interpretation skills

Pay

$54,300.00 - $95,100.00

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT).