Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Specialist

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans to support manufacturing, new product development, and operational objectives.
• Source, evaluate, qualify, onboard, and manage suppliers for materials, components, and services.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost, delivery, and performance expectations are met.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, lead times, payment terms, and long-term supplier agreements.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations to define technical, quality, and commercial requirements.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) by identifying and qualifying suppliers early in the product development process.
• Prepare and manage Requests for Quotation (RFQs), Requests for Proposal (RFPs), supplier evaluations, and cost analyses.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives related to quality, delivery, responsiveness, and cost.
• Resolve supplier-related quality, delivery, and commercial issues in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain accurate purchasing, supplier, and contract information within the ERP/MRP system.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies, export regulations, country-of-origin requirements, and other applicable government regulations.
• Monitor procurement card purchases and transition vendors to standard procurement processes where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain procurement procedures, documentation, reports, and performance metrics.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, supplier development, process improvement, and supply chain optimization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in purchasing, strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Experience working with engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of supplier qualification and quality processes.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems (Odoo experience is a plus).