Senior Sourcing Specialist: Global Supplier Strategy

Edwards Vacuum LLC; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Variable Compensation Bonus

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Training and Development

Parental Leave

Disability Benefits

Life and AD&D Insurance

Job summary

Edwards Vacuum LLC in Basom, NY is seeking a Senior Sourcing Specialist to lead procurement of components for vacuum pumps, balancing quality, cost, and delivery. This role emphasizes global supplier research with local sourcing where feasible and close collaboration with engineering, product management, and production teams.

You will negotiate Master Supply Agreements, drive continuous improvement via root-cause analysis across KPIs, and develop commodity strategies while supporting

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in manufacturing or procurement in a production environment.
• Solid negotiation skills.
• Results focused with the ability to report on KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Identify and research new suppliers and sourcing opportunities globally, with a strong focus on local sourcing when feasible.
• Regular collaboration with engineering, product management, and production teams on material requirements.
• Develop and cultivate positive relationships with assigned supplier base as the escalation point of contact.
• Negotiate Master Supply Agreements with key suppliers per Company requirements.
• Use root-cause analysis to drive continuous improvement activities across 4 key performance indicators: quality, on-time delivery, cost, and net working capital.
• Develop and implement commodity strategies to map current and future states to determine continuous improvement activities.
• Utilize quoting, value engineering, make v. buy analysis, etc. to support corporate cost reduction efforts.
• Support Operational Purchasing team with vendor creation and maintenance.
• Collaborate with Operational Purchasing and Planning to ensure purchasing plans are optimized for production requirements and lowest TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
• Participate in regular supplier business reviews in collaboration with Operational Purchasing (Supplier Scorecard Reviews).
• Effective communication with internal and external key stakeholders.
• Full compliance with all Company safety and ethics requirements.

Skills

Negotiation

KPI reporting

Root cause analysis

Blueprint reading

English communication

MS Office

SAP

MRP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

MRP systems

Job description

Edwards Vacuum LLC in Basom, NY is seeking a Senior Sourcing Specialist to lead procurement of components for vacuum pumps, balancing quality, cost, and delivery. This role emphasizes global supplier research with local sourcing where feasible and close collaboration with engineering, product management, and production teams.

You will negotiate Master Supply Agreements, drive continuous improvement via root-cause analysis across KPIs, and develop commodity strategies while supporting