Strategic Sourcing Specialist: Contracts & Savings

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription coverage

Dental and vision plans

On-site fitness center

401(k) with Sun matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to execute and optimize procurement activities. You will gather requirements, qualify suppliers, prepare RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, evaluate bids, and support negotiations under the guidance of the Sourcing Manager.

This role ensures compliant contract execution and value delivery across spend categories. The position requires hands-on sourcing experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with procurement tools like Coupa

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or related field.
• 5 years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain.
• Experience drafting and redlining commercial contracts.
• Strong data analysis and spend analytics skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; manage bidder communications.

Responsibilities

• Gather, refine, and document requirements for sourcing events with stakeholders.
• Screen, qualify suppliers, evaluate bids, and recommend selections.
• Manage end‑to‑end RFI, RFP, RFQ processes and bidder communications.
• Own sourcing events from discovery to contract execution and transition.
• Support negotiation strategy and document terms with legal review.

Skills

Sourcing

Procurement

Supply Chain

Analytical

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher

Tools

Coupa

Wrike

Excel

Job description

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to execute and optimize procurement activities. You will gather requirements, qualify suppliers, prepare RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, evaluate bids, and support negotiations under the guidance of the Sourcing Manager.

This role ensures compliant contract execution and value delivery across spend categories. The position requires hands-on sourcing experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with procurement tools like Coupa