Sourcing Specialist

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Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

About this role:

Carrier has an exciting opportunity available for a new program Sourcing Specialist 2 for it's Charlotte, NC location. This opportunity is a critical role within Carrier’s fast-paced commercial chiller manufacturing business. It requires a self-directed focus on achieving and exceeding cost targets while simultaneously driving improved supplier resiliency. Carrier Charlotte Chiller Operations is continuing through a sustained period of product redesign and aggressive cost improvement that will provide and challenging and rewarding opportunity for a supply chain professional looking to grow their career.

Reporting to the Commercial Platform Cost Leader, the position will be responsible for sourcing and procurement activities to support new product development and launch. Performing both tactical and strategic sourcing tasks, the position will manage all aspects of the sourcing and procurement process to ensure a smooth transition of activity to the factory Purchasing and Materials teams. The position shall also develop and maintain excellent supplier relationships, develop existing and new sources, and develop sourcing strategies to continuously improve supply chain resiliency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Integrate global category strategies with program deliverables

• Prepare and process requests for quotations, requisitions, and purchase orders.

• Locate suppliers of materials and components and perform quantitative supplier selection for new products

• Negotiate contracts and formulate policies with suppliers

• Project management of supplier activities in support of program milestones and production launch

• Determine inventory stocking and logistics strategies for suppliers with lead times longer than market-driven customer lead time requirements

• Develop and execute cost reduction strategies and projects

• Develop regional, alternate qualified sources to ensure a resilient supply chain

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management or Engineering

• 2 years working knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and bills of material.

Preferred Qualifications:

Other qualifications you may have that would be beneficial in this role include:

• Highly energetic and success-driven

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to be persuasive

• Ability to succeed in the day-to-day management of competing priorities

• Technical knowledge/understanding of the commercial HVAC product industry or ability to learn expeditiously

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail

• Quantitative spreadsheet analysis

• A strong working competency and ability to expand capabilities continuously and independently with the following computer software applications is required:

• Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access

• Power BI or similar data analytics is a benefit

• PLM, preferably Windchill, is a benefit

• ERP, SAP experience is a benefit, AS400 or CHESS by Xerox is a significant benefit

• APICS is a benefit

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