JOB REQUIREMENTS: Strategic Sourcing Agent LinkedIn Twitter Email
Message Share Manufacturing and Operations Fort Atkinson, WI * ID: 1104
* Full-Time/Regular Do you have experience with purchasing and contract
negations? Do you enjoy cultivating and maintaining suppler
relationships? Want to work for the company who makes the coolest thing
in Fort Atkinson AND work from home two days a week? Spacesaver is
recruiting for a Strategic Sourcing Agent to join our team! What will
you do; Research, identify, develop and implement tools, processes, or
infrastructures to negotiate \"best\" - price, quality, service and
achieve best practices and lowest global cost sources of assigned
commodity Prepare Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Quote
(RFQ), analyze supplier responses and quotes, lead or facilitate
supplier selection, negotiations and facilitate contract blanket orders
Track commodity spending and monitor process compliance to document
savings and process improvements. Communicate progress, barriers, risks
and benefits to appropriate management levels Ensure that detailed
documentation is developed, approved and retained on implementation of
continuous improvement initiatives and process improvements by suppliers
in assigned commodities. Manage the tracking of market trends such as
cost drivers, levers and competitive situations Develop methods to
systematically gather and report metrics on vendor performance using
vendor scorecards and monitoring supplier continuous improvement
objectives Develop hedging strategies to protect Spacesaver from the
impacts associated with negative market movements Serve as an expert on
the characteristics, capabilities, and applicability of specialized and
highly technical items being procured. Develop economic projections on
key products/commodities and services affecting our business Spacesaver
is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Protected Veterans and Individuals
with Disabilities. Required Skills What we are looking for; Bachelor\'s
degree in Business or Purchasing with 5 years progressive buying
experience or 3 years progressive buying experience and in-depth
knowledge of Spacesaver products. CPIM certification is preferred (APICS
certification) Possess proficient data entry, PC competency to include
Microsoft Excel and Word Strong analytical skills are required to
identify trends in procurement and to understand strategic trends in
commodity they support Strong negotiation skills are required A positive
self-starter! Required Experience Are our values a match? No one
succeeds alone. Be productive with purpose. Innovate-Wild ideas are
highly encouraged. Understand the world through your customer\'s eyes
Run it like you own it-because you do! We are an equal opportunity
employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without
regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color
or any other protected class. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply
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