Strategic Sourcing Specialist — Manufacturing Growth

Wright-Manufacturing-Inc-; Country Side (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Company Paid Life Insurance & LTD

Health Savings Account

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and sick time

8 paid holidays

Short-term Disability

Weekly pay

Job summary

Wright Manufacturing, Inc. in Frederick, MD is seeking an experienced Sourcing Specialist to join our Purchasing Team. You will connect suppliers, engineering, and plant operations to turn goals into results, manage quotes, and support cost-reduction initiatives while maintaining quality and on-time delivery.

You’ll build supplier partnerships, evaluate performance, and lead material-shortage responses, collaborating across departments to keep production moving and profitability growing.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field preferred.
• Advanced system and data analysis skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Word.
• The ability to work with engineering teams and suppliers on part drawings and specifications.
• Strong problem-solving and numerical skills.
• Experience succeeding in a fast-growing company with changing priorities.
• The ability to collaborate across departments and keep work moving.

Responsibilities

• Build supplier partnerships that deliver.
• Find the right sourcing partners.
• Help bring products and improvements to life by partnering with engineering, plant teams, and suppliers on engineering changes, new product development, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Solve problems where they happen by working with engineers, plant personnel, and suppliers to resolve supplier quality issues.
• Keep purchasing data accurate and useful by maintaining pricing, purchasing and planning parameters, and part records.
• Take the lead when materials run short as the first point of contact for parts shortages, coordinating procurement and delivery to support production needs.
• Support effective negotiations by assisting with supplier contracts, pricing, credit terms, and stocking agreements.
• Turn quotes into informed decisions by initiating and supporting requests for quotation.
• Contribute across the supply chain by supporting purchasing, inventory control, and related responsibilities as part of a cross-trained team.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Data analysis

Excel

Word

Collaboration

Problem solving

Engineering collaboration

Numerical skills

Fast-growing environment experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering

Job description

Wright Manufacturing, Inc. in Frederick, MD is seeking an experienced Sourcing Specialist to join our Purchasing Team. You will connect suppliers, engineering, and plant operations to turn goals into results, manage quotes, and support cost-reduction initiatives while maintaining quality and on-time delivery.

You’ll build supplier partnerships, evaluate performance, and lead material-shortage responses, collaborating across departments to keep production moving and profitability growing.