Strategic Sourcing Specialist | Hybrid Role & Cost Savings

Spectrum Brands, Inc; St. Louis (MO); Híbrido; USD 75.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Spectrum Brands, Inc. is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to manage supplier relationships, source goods and services, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

You will work cross-functionally with Engineering, Planning, Marketing, Quality, and Customer Service to ensure supplier performance aligns with business needs. You will help support new product development, drive cost-improvement initiatives, and enhance existing products using data analysis and market insights to shape effective sourcing

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field required (or Associate’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience).
• 2+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Manage and develop supplier relationships to drive performance, quality, and innovation.
• Oversee category spend exceeding $15M and identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Lead supplier selection processes, contract negotiations, and pricing strategies.
• Support new product development by ensuring supplier readiness and adherence to timelines.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers to enhance capabilities and competitiveness.
• Deliver annual cost savings targets (e.g., ≥3% YoY reduction).
• Maintain supplier and pricing data within ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
• Process price updates, new item setup, source list management, and supplier master data.
• Partner with Accounts Payable and suppliers to resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Coordinate payments and support working capital objectives, including payment term improvements.
• Track and manage contract renewals and expiration timelines.
• Collaborate with Quality to address supplier non-conformance and performance issues.
• Support sourcing events, including RFQs and RFIs.
• Partner with Planning to ensure supply continuity and production requirements are met.
• Maintain sourcing documentation, reporting, and internal systems (e.g., SharePoint, supplier databases).
• Prepare reports, analyses, and presentations for leadership review.

Conocimientos

Analytical

Problem-solving

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Data management

Organization

Excel

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Supply Chain

Associate’s degree +5 years experience

Herramientas

SAP

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

Spectrum Brands, Inc. is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to manage supplier relationships, source goods and services, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

You will work cross-functionally with Engineering, Planning, Marketing, Quality, and Customer Service to ensure supplier performance aligns with business needs. You will help support new product development, drive cost-improvement initiatives, and enhance existing products using data analysis and market insights to shape effective sourcing