Sr. Sourcing Specialist, Ground Support Equipment & Facilities

Responsibilities

• Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies that support Ground Support Equipment (GSE), facilities, consumables, capital and construction projects
• Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk and meet targets for the purchasing department for payment terms, cash targets, on time delivery and cost savings
• Negotiate and Manage contracts from RFP through completion to ensure performance of the supplier meets contract obligations, and understand interrelationships between contracts and terms
• Identify and execute cost reduction projects including planning and coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and providing project updates
• Oversee advanced quantitative analysis to identify financial impacts of decisions and supplier performance
• Perform business process analysis, and develop models to improve cost
• Conduct research; perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis
• Place purchase orders, and resolve blocked invoices
• Cookordination with planning department to identify opportunities to move materials from one-off orders to planned delivery schedules

Requirements

• Advanced degree; or bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience working in one or more of the following;
• or 6+ years of experience working in one or more of the following:
• Engineering
• Purchasing
• Contract negotiation
• Material or production planning
• Operations or supply chain management
• Material cost control

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Familiarity or experience in indirect procurement, industrial engineering, and/or facilities management
• Experience sourcing Machined Parts, Raw Materials, and Weldments
• Strong budget tracking and cost analytical skills
• Strong contract negotiation and document management skills
• Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed
• Quick learner and ability to prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs
• Excellent customer service skills
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
• Strong technical knowledge and skills in current technologies and applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, SQL, PowerBI, etc.)
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to work long hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines
• Able to communicate outside of work hours
• Must be able to travel - up to 20% work week travel may be required
• This position is based in McGregor, TX and requires being onsite – remote work not considered