Field Senior Sourcing Specialist

Socket.dev; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Cleveland, OH is seeking a Senior Sourcing Specialist to optimize sourcing processes, build strong vendor relationships, and drive profitable pricing strategies. The role offers hybrid work options based on experience and is located in the Cleveland, OH sales hub.

The ideal candidate has an Associate's degree with 1–3 years related experience, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to work independently within a sales team environment.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school in Business Management or Sales/Marketing.
• 1–3 years related experience.
• Strong attention to detail and professional demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Plans and engages in daily sourcing responsibilities as the primary function to provide niche expertise to Sales Team.
• Builds relationships with new and existing vendors and key suppliers.
• Initiates contact with vendors and distributors to meet timelines for client proposals.
• Identifies pricing strategies and margin control to maximize profits.
• Negotiates pricing and costs with suppliers.
• Supports Sales Associates to identify supplier opportunities and collaborates with vendor relations.
• Keeps abreast of industry trends and best practices.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Professionalism

Independent Work

Team Collaboration

Time Management

Project Management

Problem Resolution

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Cleveland, Ohio - Cleveland, OH 44102

Salary Range: $56,000.00 - $61,000.00 Salary

Job Category: Admin - Clerical

The Senior Sourcing Specialist helps make the sourcing process more efficient by building relationships with suppliers, negotiating costs leading to more profitability across the organization, and keeping abreast of market trends. The Senior Sourcing Specialist will source products for quotation purposes for Sales Associates and employees across the organization as needed. This role would be working in our Cleveland, OH sales hub. Hybrid options available depending upon experience. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Plans and engages in daily sourcing responsibilities, as primary function to provide niche expertise to Sales Team. Build relationships with new and existing vendors and key suppliers. Initiates contact with Vendors and distributors in a timely manner, to meet timelines for client proposals. Identify pricing strategies, margin control, and help mitigate customer loss to maximize profits. Negotiates pricing and costs. Supports and collaborates with sales Associates and others to identify and pursue new supplier opportunities and influence current non patriot vendors to collaborate with ASB vendor relations. Keeps abreast of industry and market trends and best practices. Works with Sales Leadership to identify customer needs and create customer proposals. Complete other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year College or Technical school in Business Management or Sales and Marketing; as well as 1-3 years related experience, or an equivalent combination of the two.

Inter-personal Skills: Attention to Detail, Professionalism, Work independently and in a team setting, Self-Development, Time Management, Project Management, Problem Resolution

Computer Skills Must possess a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, understand computer technology and terms and have experience working with internet based programs and email.

Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, purchase orders, vouchers and invoices. Must be able to effectively write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with vendors, customers, fellow employees, management and Sales Associates of organization.

Mathematical Skills Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions and percentages.

Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and occasionally required to stand or walk. Most work is done at a computer work station, which requires repetitive wrist and hand movement. Duties require sight, speech and hearing. Specific vision abilities required by his job include close vision. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet,