Sourcing Specialist

Position: Sourcing Manager

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Duration: 12 months (Possibility of Extensions)

Summary:

The main function of a Sourcing Manager is to develop specifications to communicate to vendors and negotiate pricing with those vendors to support the RFQ.

Job Responsibilities:

· Gathers detailed information from sales and customers to develop detailed specifications

· Solicits bids and quotes and determines best pricing and best value

· Procures finished goods and services for resale, utilizing established vendors and/or contacting new vendors as alternative sources of supply when vendors and suppliers are inadequate

· Makes substitution recommendation where savings in cost, quantity, quality, or better delivery can be realized

· Meets with vendor representatives as required to resolve shipping, backorder, and overstock issues.

· Develops and qualifies new sources/vendors, obtaining best price/delivery through competition and strong negotiating skills

· Maintains up-to-date files of vendor catalog and price schedules

· Keeps abreast of new products and market trends and communicates to designated channels within the organization.

Skills:

· Basic negotiating and customer-service skills

· Possesses a high degree of integrity

· Basic ability to analyze and resolve variety of issues simultaneously

· Basic ability to interact well and gain cooperation of internal division staff and customers

· Basic ability to write up customer orders involving detailed product requirements

· Basic ability to work efficiently in a MS Windows based environment and 10-key by touch

· Sufficient math skills to calculate order pricing, freight rates and label measurements

Education/Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $45.00 - $50.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sunnyvale, CA 94089: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• Please describe in 2-3 sentences. How is your previous experience relevant to this role? Why are you a good fit for this job?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Sourcing: 2 years (Preferred)
• Contracts: 2 years (Preferred)
• Contract negotiation: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

Work Location: One location