Support the sourcing of goods and services that meet business requirements for cost, quality, delivery, and reliability. Coordinate supplier activities, analyze purchasing opportunities, and develop sourcing approaches that improve value and manage supply risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather purchasing requirements, specifications, budgets, and delivery expectations.
- Research supplier markets and identify potential sourcing options.
- Coordinate requests for information, quotations, proposals, and tenders.
- Compare supplier offers using consistent commercial and technical criteria.
- Analyze spend, pricing, cost drivers, and total cost of ownership.
- Coordinate supplier onboarding, due diligence, and qualification with relevant teams.
- Support negotiations and document agreed commercial terms.
- Maintain sourcing records, bid comparisons, supplier information, and approval evidence.
- Work with procurement, operations, finance, legal, and technical stakeholders.
- Track sourcing milestones, contract renewals, and outstanding actions.
- Monitor supplier performance and support resolution of delivery or quality concerns.
- Validate savings and other benefits against agreed baselines.
- Follow purchasing controls, confidentiality requirements, and conflict-of-interest procedures.
Role-Specific Responsibilities
- Sourcing Coordinator: Organize sourcing documentation, supplier communications, tender schedules, and approval workflows.
- Sourcing Analyst: Analyze expenditure, supplier markets, proposals, and cost structures to support supplier selection and sourcing strategies.
- Sourcing Manager: Lead sourcing strategies and negotiations for assigned categories, oversee supplier selection, and coordinate contracting and supply risk management within delegated authority.
Qualifications
- Relevant experience in sourcing, procurement, purchasing, supply chain, or a related field.
- Understanding of supplier selection, tendering, and purchasing processes.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Analytical and numerical skills appropriate to the role.
- Proficiency in spreadsheets and familiarity with procurement or ERP systems.
- Clear communication and effective stakeholder coordination skills.
- Ability to manage competing requirements and deadlines.
- Sound commercial judgment and professional integrity.
- A diploma or degree in procurement, supply chain management, business, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Sourcing Analyst: Experience evaluating data, comparing proposals, and preparing commercial recommendations.
- Sourcing Manager: Experience leading sourcing projects, negotiating agreements, and managing supplier relationships.
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant procurement qualifications such as CIPS, CPSM, or an equivalent credential.
- Familiarity with e-sourcing platforms, spend analytics, and supplier assessment tools.
- Experience with international sourcing, complex services, or relevant spend categories.
- Knowledge of responsible sourcing, supplier resilience, and continuity planning.
- Experience improving sourcing workflows and measuring realized benefits.
Scope by Role
- Sourcing Coordinator: Keeps sourcing activities, documentation, and communications organized and timely.
- Sourcing Analyst: Provides insights that strengthen sourcing decisions and purchasing value.
- Sourcing Manager: Owns sourcing delivery for assigned categories, balancing total cost, quality, service, and supply risk.