Sourcing Specialist I

Dexian; St. Matthews (KY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian, a leading talent and technology solutions firm, seeks a Sourcing Specialist I in Louisville, KY for a 6-month contract with extension potential. You will collect data from multiple sources, analyze sourcing information, and support buying strategies to achieve optimum cost and quality.

The role involves supplier engagement, procurement support, and participation in emerging projects. Strong project management and communication skills are valued to contribute to Six Sigma initiatives and

Qualifications

• College or university degree required.
• May require licensing for export controls or sanctions regulations.

Responsibilities

• Procures inventory, supplies, and capital goods; places purchase orders with vendors.
• Analyzes sourcing initiatives and processes to deliver cost-effective, high-quality goods and services.
• Supports providing Value Capture Summaries at month and quarter ends.
• Prepares recommendations of improvement opportunities and alternative actions to senior procurement/sourcing leaders.
• Consistently applies sourcing policies, procedures and processes.
• Supports procurement/sourcing management in price benchmarking, vendor management, market research, and model building.
• Conducts minor contract negotiations.
• Gathers information and input on larger contracts.
• Manages loading and retrieval of legal and compliance documents to support regulatory, audit and research activities.
• Assists in interviewing and evaluating sales representatives and vendors.
• Supports Six Sigma projects through active team involvement or data/market intelligence.
• Interacts with suppliers regarding payments and order fulfillment.
• Procures services, goods, inventory, supplies, and capital goods (CIP).
• Compiling and managing Ariba IACs (Invoice against Contracts) – CIP.
• Low complexity / risk sourcing work and contract development under supervision.

Skills

Sourcing

Project Management

Supplier Relationship Management

Education

College degree

Job description

Job Title: Sourcing Specialist I
Duration: 6 Months of Contract (High possibilities of extension)
location: Louisville, Kentucky 40219

Pay Rate: $35 - $41 hourly on W2

Schedule: Monday-Friday schedule from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

JOB SUMMARY

Description

Job Summary

• Collects information, inputs, data from various sources and conducts analysis/simulations to support or report sourcing work.
• Analyzes sourcing information and presents findings for process improvement and cost reduction while maintaining high-quality product and/or service delivery.
• Supports sourcing process and or may source assigned items and executes buying strategies in accordance with
• agreed sourcing strategy at the optimum cost.
• Supports and or leads some "special" projects within the team category scope.
• Super User/Subject Matter Experts (SME) for systems and tools to support the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Procures inventory, supplies, and capital goods; places purchase orders with vendors.
• Analyzes sourcing and procurement initiatives and processes in support of the delivery of cost effective and high quality goods and services.
• Supports providing the Value Capture Summaries at month and quarter ends.
• Prepares and presents recommendations of improvement opportunities and alternative courses of action to senior procurement/sourcing leaders.
• Consistently applies sourcing policies, procedures and processes.
• Supports procurement/sourcing management in activities such as price benchmarking, vendor management, process
• analysis, market and industry research, and model building.
• Conducts minor contract negotiations.
• Gathers information and provides input on larger contracts.
• Manages loading and retrieving of legal and compliance documents into applicable storage systems to support regulatory, audit and research activities.
• Assists in the process of interviewing and evaluating sales representatives and vendors.
• Supports Six Sigma projects through active team membership or provision of data and market intelligence.
• Interacts with suppliers with regard to payments and order fulfillment.
• Procures services and goods, inventory, supplies, and capital goods (CIP)
• Compiling and managing Ariba IAC's (Invoice against Contracts) - (CIP)
• Low complexity /risk sourcing work and contract development under supervision.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Education, Licenses, Certifications: College, university, or equivalent degree in field appropriate for the function required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience: Intermediate level of related work experience required.

Top 3 Skills you are looking for:

1. Sourcing - Utilize purchasing processes to complete RFQ's, manage cost, participate in supplier selection, etc.
2. Project Management - Manage sourcing projects to meet agreed upon deliverables
3. Supplier Relationship Management - Maintain regular communication with key suppliers to manage the business relationship

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.

Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.