Sourcing Specialist

Cargotec Corporation; Zaragoza; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargotec Corporation is looking for a proactive Sourcing Specialist to join Hiab in Zaragoza, Spain. This role involves vendor selection, cost-reduction initiatives, and requires at least 3 years of experience in sourcing in a global industrial environment.

You will lead sourcing activities, negotiate contracts, and ensure the optimization of suppliers. This position offers a chance to work in a global organization with diverse tasks that contribute to professional growth.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of relevant global industrial experience in sourcing roles.
• Experience in working with large suppliers with global multi-site footprint.
• Understanding of complex steel assemblies, hydraulic systems, or electrical & electronics.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on sourcing activities across Hiab spend.
• Prepare RFQs, analyze data, and negotiate contracts.
• Implement cost-saving actions to meet productivity targets.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Data analysis

Project management

Supplier relationship management

Education

Degree level or equivalent with relevant engineering or industrial experience

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Your mission

Hiab is seeking a data-driven, proactive Sourcing Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will be instrumental in vendor selection and the tracking of cost-reduction initiatives to hit annual productivity goals for your specific category. By utilizing global benchmarking and expert negotiation, you will work to maximize purchasing synergies and leverage company spend. You will take ownership of implementing sourcing category strategies and uncovering new opportunities, focusing on executing sourcing activities designed to minimize total acquisition costs and secure a benchmark total cost of ownership.

The position can be based in Stargard or Gdansk (Poland) as well as Zaragoza (Spain), or fully remote. You will report to our Category Manager Hydraulics.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate, identify, develop and execute sourcing activities across Hiab spend to optimize use of Hiab resources over the E2E product lifecycle, addressing strategic commercial sourcing requirements, supplier preferencing, securing early focus on service and end-of-life requirements, supplier consolidation, and pipeline to secure continuity of supply and emerging business needs.
• Prepare Hiab RFQs, analyze data, prepare for negotiation and/or negotiate/business award according to delegation of authority.
• Identify, propose and implement cost-saving actions defined to meet year-on-year productivity targets for the category.
• Develop open‑book costings, budgets and raw material forecasting for the suppliers within scope.
• Participate cross-functionally in New Product Development, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), early supplier involvement and selection with technology development, productivity, total cost reduction make/buy programs, should‑cost modelling, and business process and system implementation.
• Manage and improve Hiab-wide supplier performance using category supplier development resources and QDCI balanced scorecard methodology to monitor and improve performance across key metrics.
• Support new product development by owning and leading all sourcing deliverables within their area of responsibility, including fulfillment of technical requirements, quality and delivery assurance deliverables.
• Lead the QAP process of activities assigned with support of Supplier Development.
• Promote and secure supplier participation in Cargotec Supply Chain Finance programs.
• Follow Services Strategy Execution including branding to increase capture rate and spare part revenues.
• Collaborate in contract negotiation including payment terms, quality/warranty/logistics annexes and raw material indices.
• Develop supplier risk mitigation programs to ensure minimized disruption within category and business line.
• Provide support to escalation, drive recovery plans and resolve supplier quality/delivery issues using root cause analysis tools & methodology to ensure production requirements are secured.
• Adhere to and maintain all relevant purchasing processes and systems.

What we are looking for

• At least 3 years of relevant global industrial experience (truck, construction machines, mining, agriculture or automotive); minimum 3 years relevant work experience in sourcing roles in an international and multi‑site company; experience in working with large suppliers with global multi‑site footprint and managing supplier relations and negotiations.
• Project management, cross‑functional improvement teams and supplier development programs; experience in using ERP systems.
• Experience in complex steel assemblies / hydraulic systems / electrical & electronics preferred.
• Degree level or equivalent, with relevant engineering and/or industrial experience.
• BCC/LCC sourcing in EMEA and APAC.
• Data collection and analysis.

What we offer

We offer you a position in a global organization where you are challenged with interesting and diverse tasks. These tasks will provide a great opportunity for you to grow professionally, gain insights into worldwide supply chains and build your corporate network.