Sourcing Associate
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22F906-Sy##
Location
Tampa, FL
Description:
Description
- Supports category strategy development (demand-side and supply side), sourcing, contracting, and analytics for large and complex categories, with direction from the category leader.
- Support key analysis such as Total Cost of Ownership, make vs. buy, substitution/SKU rationalization analysis, and opportunity assessment
- Sourcing/projects of moderate complexity.
- May support projects of high complexity, executed with direction from more senior/category leaders.
- Owns and drives the negotiation and facilitation of contracts with entry-level complexity.
- May support negotiations of contracts of higher complexity, with direction from more senior/category leaders.
- Supports management of Supplier Relationship Management processes, procedures, supporting supplier and category segmentation process, for key categories monitoring metrics/KPI scorecard.
- Provide support to Category Teams in development and execution of Supply and Category plans
- Maintaining Agreement files and operational forms, equipment records and specifications, preparing periodic activity reports, expediting deliveries and following up, and resolving contract and purchase order variances with suppliers
- Assist with or lead low-mid level complexity events by preparing and soliciting competitive bids, quotations and proposals
- Analyze and evaluate competitive offerings and recommend overall best offer for a product or service.
- Review and assess business specifications and statements of work
- Assist in preparing and issuing low-mid complexity contracts and purchase orders for legal review and approval, and review purchasing requisitions in accordance with business requirements and budgets
- Provide analytics to ensure compliance to preferred suppliers and to contract terms.
- Support key supplier events (e.g., innovation, demonstration events) working with category leaders and user departments
- Provide analytical tools to support ongoing management of preferred suppliers
- Provide research and assistance in support of purchasing negotiations and attend negotiations with potential or current suppliers
- Supports category strategy development (demand-side and supply side), sourcing, contracting, and analytics for large and complex categories, with direction from the category leader.
Skills:
Qualifications
- Employs strong analytical skills