Sourcing Specialist II (ONSITE)

About the role

Kelly is seeking an experienced Sourcing Analyst for an onsite position in Columbus, IN. This role offers a competitive salary of $32.59/hr and standard business hours.

Responsibilities

• Provide tactical, administrative support for the Sourcing team.
• Run monthly reports and analyze data.
• Track progress on projects, reporting out status updates.
• Aid team members with setting up new parts in the system.
• Independently execute sourcing activities with an understanding of their impact on the end-to-end supply chain.
• Support the execution of sourcing tactics in alignment with established strategies for cost, quality, and delivery.
• Participate in sourcing and commodity strategy formulation.
• Prepare and present recommendations to senior leadership regarding process improvements and alternative courses of action.
• Ensure consistent application of sourcing procedures and processes.
• Support purchasing/sourcing management through price benchmarking, vendor management, industry and market analysis, process analysis, and model building.
• May lead and coach a team of sourcing analysts and specialists.
• Negotiate select contracts and build/maintain effective supplier relationships.
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies and standards, proactively identifying risk situations.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
• 2+ years of experience in purchasing (preferred) or supply chain.
• Experience utilizing ERP systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Demonstrated success with complex market, supply chain, and supplier analyses.
• Ability to balance and anticipate stakeholder needs.
• Negotiation skills, with exposure to contract management and source selection processes.
• Understanding of source-to-pay principles, supplier relationship management, and new product development sourcing preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Experience leading small teams or projects.
• Exposure to supplier capacity management and contract development/management.
• Experience with product life cycle or tooling management in a sourcing context.