Sourcing Specialist Job Description
Sourcing specialist
provides client specific advice and relevant legislation and ensure adherence to client specific policies and processes (ie contract procedure rules, OJEU).
Sourcing Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Tactical aspects of the procurement life cycle within the Broadcast and Telecom Technology team
Participate in resource planning, assessing, and prioritizing requirements for complex perioperative programs including issues of emerging technology advances in perioperative equipment, contracting, consignments, patient safety, and the use of the internet for procurement transactions
Contract Administration activities including uploading executed contract documents and other internal documentation in the appropriate areas within the vSource SAP Sourcing System
Develop alternative sourcing methods proactively source talent (LinkedIn, social networks, and industry associations) in an effort to establish qualified candidate pipelines for anticipated staffing needs
Analyze hiring manager requirements against candidate qualifications
Establish initial contact with prospective candidates and conduct prescreens
Pre-package candidates and submit to property recruiter
Determine right to work in the US and if a Visa is required, candidate compensation expectations, skills and experience, candidate location and if relocation is necessary, work schedule availability
Track and generate reporting metrics
Network with local high schools and colleges/universities, identify talent pools at universities, and work closely with the college relations team to generate a talent pipeline and strengthen relationships with feeder schools
Sourcing Specialist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Sourcing Specialist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPM, APICS, CPIM, AIRS, MBA, SPHR, PHR, CSCP, CPSM, EDI
Education for Sourcing Specialist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the sourcing specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Business, Engineering, Education, Finance, Human Resources, MBA, Business/Administration, Technical, Marketing, Supply Chain Management
Skills for Sourcing Specialist
Desired skills for sourcing specialist include:
Technology
SAP
AGS client sectors is advantageous
Excel
Business and contract law
Relation to position requirements
Oracle
Word
PowerPoint
Desired experience for sourcing specialist includes:
Support the Vice President, Global Head of Supplier Diversity
Assist with managing the company's diverse vendor database
Find potential primary vendors owned for second tier spend reports
Create vendor by commodity listing from database and RFP tracking spreadsheets
Conduct prequalification process with potential diverse vendors for bid opportunities
Interacting with the Broadcast Director and VP to make sure all processes are checked and day-to-day requests are addressed through the proper course of action
Sourcing Specialist Examples
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Sourcing Specialist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of sourcing specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for sourcing specialist
- Assist with New Hire Orientation set up and preparation as needed
- Hold quarterly supplier performance reviews
- Drive improvements to supplier on-time delivery
- Lead request for quote (RFQ) and supplier selection process for out-sourcing at the Waukesha manufacturing location
- Should have an understanding of ERP systems and buying activities
- Affect improvement in sourcing processes through digitization and simplification including management / employee communication, policy recommendations or management dashboards for individual spend controls
- Solicit and evaluate proposals conducting price analysis techniques, using available expertise from supporting organizations
- Responsible for assigned commodities to meet the requirements including achieving lowest possible cost for material, balanced against optimum quality and schedule needs
- Monitor supplier progress and Coordinate training of suppliers to accomplish business initiatives
- Identify best practices in conjunction with leaders of UW Medicine Supply Chain teams, including Materials & Logistics System Director, Information Services System Director, and Value Analysis Director to advise on the management of a complex perioperative inventory consisting of implants, consignments, general surgery products and specialty equipment
Qualifications for sourcing specialist
- Good oral, written, presentation and interpersonal communications skills
- Ability to maintain high level of accuracy while producing high volumes under time constraints
- Ability to manage change in high tempo environment
- Under independent delegated authority, plan, award, and administer significant dollar amount purchase of goods and services covering a wide range of technically complex products and serve as liaison with perioperative staff to ensure effective overall operation of the procurement and payables system
- Advise the UW Medicine Surgical Services community on procurement policies and procedures recommending and implementing changes in procedures as necessary to support those units
- Develop long-term procurement strategies and implement procedures and systems which will support the perioperative programs and continued growth
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of sourcing specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing specialist
- Leads the cross functional team (CFT) to determine the business and technical requirements and drafts necessary language to translate them into RFXs for distribution to suppliers
- Unit, cross-unit and cross-category sourcing (especialy technical sourcing)
- Performing sourcing activities on defined spend/material categories, optimization of direct and indirect spend of the factory
- Focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to maximize business benefit and to bring best sourcing, logistics and quality results with/from external sources
- Effective collaboration and support of other factory functions (production, materials management, quality, fico etc)
- Keeping the internal material databases constantly updated
- Assist in developing technical specifications and/or scopes of work with internal customer
- Investigate, qualify and recommend bidders
- Develop and issue formal requests for quotes (RFQ's)
- Lead job walks and bid clarification meetings with internal customer
Qualifications for sourcing specialist
- High proficiency with all Microsoft applications
- Knowledge of medical terminology and items used in a hospital
- Demonstrated ability within a team assignment to take a lead role in interpreting and applying conflict resolution techniques
- Ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally, in a variety of situations
- Any UG or PG preferred with at least 6+ years’ relevant experience in a sourcing and contract management process
- Successful, multi-year track record in a complex, multinational Sourcing organization
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a sourcing specialist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for sourcing specialist
- Certificate of Insurance (COI) maintenance, Certificate of MWDVBE maintenance, work with Supplier on securing Environmental Health and Safety Screening (EHS), etc
- Verification of user access for the vSource system
- Ad-Hoc Periodic Sourcing reports
- Provide other sourcing support related tasks as identified and defined from business needs as and when required
- Search for and recommend changes, such as utilization of new technologies and other measures to achieve operating efficiencies and increase customer satisfaction
- Partner with the assigned talent acquisition team members to develop and execute sourcing strategies aimed at generating candidate flow to meet overall recruiting goals, pipelines for critical talent segments
- Contract for goods and services to meet departmental needs by coordinating with clients their requirements
- Perform Contract Administration for the Surgical Services by developing and/or recommending contract language to ensure vendor performance
- Contribute to an effective and efficient contracting process
- Strive to develop professional skills that result in more efficient performance by keeping up with technological and market development in assigned commodity area(s)
Qualifications for sourcing specialist
- Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of purchasing/procurement experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent experience required
- Ability to communication in construction industry terms and concepts with internal clients and external suppliers
- Understanding commercial building design and construction processes
- Experience in site walk-throughs, construction insurance requirements and construction bidding processes
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team independently
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Our company is looking for a sourcing specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for sourcing specialist
- This individual must keep abreast of market conditions and changes within the supplier's organization that may affect our relationship
- Identifies sources for product/services in support of customer requests in a timely manner
- Will source for various positions in the risk management and actuarial vertical
- Work with functional stakeholders to identify requirements, establish the purchasing process steps and timetable for completion of the project
- Help mitigate risk by ensuring that vendor agreements and purchase orders have appropriate contract terms in place, and work with the business and vendors to improve the efficiency of the purchase to pay process
- Develop and manage a sustainable, high-calibre pipeline of active and passive candidates for roles across the recruitment project
- We are looking for someone with experience of creative sourcing and attraction of quality candidates through to short listing and telephone screening whilst ensuring the recruitment system is consistently up to date
- Along the way, you’ll develop an in-depth understanding of how resourcing strategies are developed, considering best-value and efficiency at all stages, with time-to hire, cost-to-hire and source as the key resourcing metrics against which you’ll be measured
- Assist in executing global and/or local strategies, working towards the development and management of a strategic sourcing pipeline
- Responsible for vendor vetting, qualification and inspections
Qualifications for sourcing specialist
- Flexible options on what time you start and finish your working day
- Experience Sourcing/buying engineering products and commodities (electronics, mechanical parts, forgings & castings, Field assembly and installation )
- At least 2+ years’ of relevant experience in a Sourcing environment
- Candidate must possess extreme willingness to learn & adapt to the varied business requirements & demands
- Ideal candidate will have an inner drive to continually learn and improve
- Intermediate to expert skills in Microsoft office including
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of sourcing specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for sourcing specialist
- Maintain professional relationships in a team/matrix environment
- The Sourcing Specialist is responsible for preparing contract documents including, but not limited to Confidentiality / Nondisclosure Agreements (CDAs / NDAs), Master Agreements, Scope of Work (SOWs), Exhibits, in compliance with all applicable laws, policies and aligned with best practices
- This position may review and negotiate pricing and contractual terms and conditions (Ts&Cs) as assigned by Management including consolidating and preparing relevant data analysis (bid comparisons)
- Enter all specifications, prepare request for bid specifications, and send to selected vendors
- Maintain accurate price quotation data for all projects/vendors quoted
- Work closely with and at the direction of the Sourcing Manager and Account Manager(s)
- Responsible for supporting eRFX and eAuctions to a high standard and to agreed SLA’s preparing the output reports to the category managers
- Must have a thorough understanding current functionality of the Coupa eSourcing and CLM system suite
- Participating sufficient testing to ensure any live releases are as bug free as possible
- Responsible for providing system support on the Coupa eSourcing and CML system suite
Qualifications for sourcing specialist
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, good math and analytical skills the ability to work in a high pressure, fast paced environment
- Ability to strategically think and problem solve from complex or diverse information
- Provide any other information regarding this job that is important for a thorough understanding of the role (works with external clients/organizations, travels)
- 3-5 years general commodity buying experience required
- Demonstrate an ability to analyze complex problems and come up with unique solutions
- Bachelor's Degree with an emphasis in a healthcare, supply chain management or other quantitative field