Strategic Sourcing Specialist jobs in Skokie, IL

JustriteSafety Groupis a growing family of industrial safety companies. Together we protect workers, workplaces, and the environment with a comprehensive range of industrial safety solutions. All Justrite Safety Group portfolio companies are united by deep safety knowledge, long experience, and a commitment to protecting people, property, and the planet.

Summary

Reporting to the Director, Supply Chain, develops and executes sourcing strategies in support of the purchasing function.

Responsibilities;

• Identifies, evaluates, and negotiates with suppliers that offer a competitive advantage to the organization.
• Manages the organization's RFP process and evaluates potential suppliers to ensure that cost, quality, inventory levels, and supply chain operations meet organizational needs.
• Tracks supplier performance and compliance with expectations or contractual terms.
• Identifies duplicated purchases across the organization and leverages bulk purchasing power to negotiate price discounts.
• Ensures that all purchasing activities comply with applicable regulations and guidelines.
• May work in a specialized purchasing area, such as commodities or raw materials.
• Assist with identifying, developing, and qualifying new suppliers in support of the businesses' global supply chain
• Develop and own strategic matrix of suppliers to identify risks, gaps and opportunities in supply chain
• Support business leadership teams by understanding their product category strategies and identify create sourcing strategies to achieve business requirements
• Collaborate with suppliers to identify opportunities to reduce cost in the system
• Monitor commodity changes and tariffs to proactively manage impact on business.
• Proactively leverage risk management practices that protect JSG from supply interruptions and other unanticipated risks through due diligence, contract negotiations, and supplier management
• Support operations and product development to ensure contingencies and buy/make/partner are appropriately evaluated and identified.
• Collaborates with Operations, Engineering and Quality teams to develop and maintain quarterly supplier scorecard system
• Create sustainable and consistent processes for strategic sourcing initiatives, RFQ/P, and commodity management
• Work with Legal team to ensure business interests are represented in contracts

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field
• 8 or more years of experience in sourcing
• Experience in working with different ERP systems
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong understanding of sourcing methodologies

BENEFITS:
* We offer excellent comprehensive benefits that include:
* Medical, Dental & Vision benefits
* Health Care Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
* Paid time off including vacation & personal time
* 401K - with company match. Both pretax and Roth options available
* Company paid Short Term Disability
* Company paid Long Term Disability
* Company paid Employee Assistance Program
* Employee Wellness Program