Strategic Sourcing & Events Project Lead

Ferguson; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferguson is seeking an experienced Sourcing & Event Project Specialist to support agency-wide sourcing and the growth of our Event Services practice. This hands-on role blends vendor sourcing, price negotiation, and production management with project execution for dealer, corporate, and customer events.

The ideal candidate combines sourcing expertise, project management, organization, and creative problem solving, thrives in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders, and can navigate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Procurement, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in sourcing, purchasing, or event production.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial print and familiarity with signage, promotional products, apparel, branded environments and specialty production.
• Experience supporting corporate meetings, dealer events, conferences, customer events or other live experiences is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Workamajig, Trello, Asana, or similar systems is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Source and purchase commercial print, promotional products, apparel, signage, graphics, specialty fabrication, event materials and other client-requested products and services.
• Develop specifications and solicit competitive bids from qualified vendors.
• Evaluate vendor proposals based on price, capabilities, quality, timing and overall project requirements.
• Award work and manage vendor partners from project kickoff through delivery and invoicing.
• Maintain accurate records of estimates, bids, purchase orders, project costs and vendor documentation.
• Review vendor invoices for accuracy and coordinate timely processing.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with existing vendor partners.
• Continuously identify and evaluate new vendors, production methods, materials and capabilities.
• Develop alternative sourcing solutions when budgets, schedules or production challenges require a different approach.
• Serve as a project manager for dealer meetings, corporate meetings, customer events, internal events and other Ferguson-produced experiences.
• Translate client and internal team needs into clear project plans, timelines, budgets and deliverables.
• Coordinate vendors, venues, production partners, transportation, signage, décor, audiovisual, food and beverage and other event elements as needed.
• Maintain project schedules and ensure deadlines, approvals and dependencies stay on track.
• Track budgets, estimates, purchase commitments and event-related expenses.
• Coordinate closely with account teams, creative teams, Event Services leadership and external partners.
• Manage event logistics and documentation before, during and after events.
• Anticipate potential issues and develop solutions before they affect the client experience.
• Provide onsite project support when needed to help ensure smooth event execution.
• Support post-event reconciliation, vendor invoicing and project closeout.
• Assist the Event Services team with warehouse assets, event materials and field operations as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Communication

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Travel readiness

Creative problem-solving

Vendor relations

Independence

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Procurement, or related field

Tools

Workamajig

Trello

Asana

Job description

Ferguson is seeking an experienced Sourcing & Event Project Specialist to support agency-wide sourcing and the growth of our Event Services practice. This hands-on role blends vendor sourcing, price negotiation, and production management with project execution for dealer, corporate, and customer events.

The ideal candidate combines sourcing expertise, project management, organization, and creative problem solving, thrives in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders, and can navigate