Strategic Purchasing & Sourcing Specialist

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking a Purchasing Sourcing Specialist to manage RFQs, POs and supplier follow-up to ensure on-time delivery in a manufacturing environment.

You will track supplier performance, coordinate with Engineering and OEM teams for alternate sourcing when needed, negotiate pricing, and maintain accurate order information for internal teams and customers. This role requires strong ERP and Excel skills and a proactive problem-solving mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, SCM, Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of sourcing or procurement in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of RFQs, purchase orders, supplier follow-up, and end-to-end order fulfillment.
• Proven supplier performance management, on-time delivery and quality.
• ERP experience and Excel proficiency.
• Ability to identify delivery risks and implement corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Manage RFQs, POs, order confirmations, and supplier follow-up to support on-time delivery.
• Track supplier lead times, delivery commitments, order status, and overall supplier performance.
• Expedite delayed orders, identify delivery risks, escalate issues, and coordinate recovery actions.
• Coordinate with Engineering/OEM stakeholders when an approved alternate supplier is needed.
• Maintain accurate supplier production and order information for internal teams and customer updates.
• Work cross-functionally with Fulfillment, Quality, Logistics, and other departments to support forecasting and supply continuity.
• Negotiate and maintain competitive product pricing and catalog price lists.
• Manage supplier commercial claims, including late-delivery penalties and quality-related costs, and ensure cost recovery.
• Coordinate supplier non-conformances, non-technical change requests, timing adjustments, and support for new product introductions.

Skills

RFQ processing

Purchase orders

Supplier follow-up

End-to-end order fulfillment

Supplier performance management

ERP systems

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business / SCM / Engineering

Tools

SAP

Epicor

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking a Purchasing Sourcing Specialist to manage RFQs, POs and supplier follow-up to ensure on-time delivery in a manufacturing environment.

You will track supplier performance, coordinate with Engineering and OEM teams for alternate sourcing when needed, negotiate pricing, and maintain accurate order information for internal teams and customers. This role requires strong ERP and Excel skills and a proactive problem-solving mindset.