Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Allied Personnel Services; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Allied Personnel Services seeks a Strategic Sourcing Specialist for a full-time, on-site role in Bethlehem, PA. You will negotiate with vendors, monitor market trends, qualify suppliers, and analyze total cost of ownership to guide make-or-buy decisions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in strategic purchasing within manufacturing, with ERP and MS Office experience; a degree is preferred. Domestic and international travel is required as part of supplier development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategic buying experience
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience buying electromechanical goods desirable
• MS Office proficiency
• ERP experience
• A degree is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Negotiate with vendors to purchase materials and components
• Monitor market trends, price volatility, and economic indicators for specific items
• Qualify and evaluate new vendors and build a backup supplier network to prevent shortages
• Analyze pricing to include tariffs, quality defects, and lead times
• Work with the team to forecast demand
• Develop total-cost-of-ownership models to determine make-vs-outsource decisions
• Source and launch direct-to-factory private label product lines in high velocity categories
• Some travel to supplier locations domestically and internationally

Skills

Vendor negotiation

Market analysis

Vendor qualification/evaluation

Demand forecasting

Cost modeling

Sourcing strategy

Travel readiness

Private label sourcing

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

MS Office

ERP experience

Job description

Allied Personnel Services is seeking candidates for a Strategic Sourcing Specialist opening! This professional career opportunity offers the chance to work for a mid-size manufacturing company. This is a full time, on-site role offering a strong benefits package and $100,000-120,000/annually.

In this role you will:

• negotiate w/ vendors to purchasing materials and components
• monitor market trends, price volatility, and economic indicators for specific items
• qualify and evaluate new vendors and build a backup supplier network to prevent shortages
• analyze pricing to include factors such as tariffs, quality defects, and lead times
• work w/ the team to forecast demand
• develop total-cost-of-ownership models to determine when to manufacture internally vs outsource to contract manufacturers
• source and launch direct-to-factory private label product lines in high velocity categories
• some travel to supplier locations is needed (domestic and international)

Candidates for this role must have at least 5+ years of strategic buying experience. Experience working in a manufacturing industry is a must. Experience buying electromechanical goods is desirable. MS Office proficiency is needed as is experience w/ an ERP. A degree is strongly preferred.