Strategic Sourcing Specialist

About the role

Welcome to BWXT

We believe in empowering our employees and cultivating a dynamic workplace that fosters growth and collaboration. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting your career, you'll find opportunities to challenge yourself, learn from seasoned experts, and contribute to nuclear innovation. We require a diverse range of skills to support our work in the markets that drive our business and welcome candidates from all backgrounds and life stages who are passionate about making a difference.

Position Overview

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist will play a critical role in meeting Purchasing goals and business expectations for cost, quality, and service.

Responsibilities/duties

• Manage all aspects of cradle-to-grave contracts administration, including non-disclosure agreements, negotiating terms and conditions, overseeing contract deliverables, and ensuring compliance with U.S. government contracting flow-down requirements.
• Evaluate, negotiate, and manage assigned subcontracts to meet project specifications, quality standards, budgets, schedules, ensuring the timely delivery of all required subcontract deliverables.
• Perform all Purchase Order administration tasks, including issuance, revisions, claim resolution, and discrepancy settlements.
• Monitor open orders and provide regular status updates on a monthly basis or as required to support business operations. Implement corrective actions as required.
• Identify, manage, escalate, and mitigate supply-based risks throughout the procurement lifecycle to align with government contract requirements, operational objectives, and business strategies.
• Ensure procurement files are thoroughly documented in compliance with government-compliant purchasing system requirements and BWXT processes. Documentation should include award summaries, vendor selection justifications, sole-source justifications, price analysis methodologies, negotiation strategies, and summaries.
• Cook up technical and commercial communication between internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure efficient order processing by subcontract suppliers.
• Resolve open invoice issues and delivery discrepancies with internal customers and external suppliers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical-related field, supply chain management, or business plus 5 years of relevant supply chain experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiating skills. Must be able to clearly communicate with suppliers and internal technical stakeholders.
• Detail oriented, organized, and flexible with the ability to apply sound business judgment, set priorities and de-conflict multiple demands.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a DOE security clearance.

Preferred qualifications

• Commodity experience in a manufacturing environment procuring low volume raw materials and outside processing.
• Familiarity with Government Purchasing regulations FARS and DFARS.
• Microsoft Excel spreadsheet capabilities along with Word and Power BI basic skills
• SAP Purchasing functionality Requisition to Receipt processes.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package, including health, dental, and retirement plans.
• Flexible work schedules and paid time off to promote a healthy work-life balance.
• Professional development opportunities, including mentorship programs and sponsorship for continuing education.
• An inclusive atmosphere that celebrates new perspectives and supports collaboration between different generations.
• The chance to be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive impact on the future of energy.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and training to grow throughout your career!

Pay

$65,000 - $103,000

Schedule

Onsite in Barberton, OH

Benefits

• Health, dental, and retirement plans.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Inclusive atmosphere.
• Continuous learning and training.

Equal Opportunity Employer

BWX Technologies, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (BWXT) is committed to the concept of Equal Employment Opportunity. We have established procedures to ensure that all personnel actions such as recruitment, compensation, career development, benefits, company-sponsored training and social recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran or other protected status.