Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Packaging

Guest Supply; Pennsylvania; In loco; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Guest Worldwide, a Sysco subsidiary, is seeking a Procurement/Sourcing professional in the United States (PA) to support plastic packaging component sourcing and supplier management. Responsibilities include issuing RFQs, analyzing quotations, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure cost, quality, and supply continuity.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in sourcing/procurement, strong Excel skills, and experience with RFQs and supplier negotiations.

Competenze

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple sourcing projects, RFQs, suppliers, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience with RFQs, supplier negotiations, cost analysis, or new-product sourcing preferred.

Mansioni

• Support strategic sourcing activities for assigned plastic packaging components, including bottles, caps and closures, pumps, tubes, brackets, and related components.
• Prepare and issue supplier RFQs for new products, existing business, cost-reduction initiatives, and alternative sourcing opportunities.
• Analyze supplier quotations, including piece price, tooling, MOQ, lead time, freight, payment terms, and other relevant commercial considerations.
• Develop supplier and cost comparisons to support sourcing recommendations and business decisions.
• Monitor supplier pricing and evaluate cost changes against material indices, market conditions, and other applicable cost drivers.
• Support supplier negotiations involving pricing, tooling, commercial terms, rebates, and cost-reduction opportunities.
• Identify and evaluate secondary and alternative suppliers to improve competitiveness, strengthen supply continuity, and reduce sole-source risk.
• Support the qualification, vetting, and onboarding of new suppliers in accordance with company requirements.
• Coordinate sourcing requirements with other cross-functional teams as applicable.
• Partner with suppliers and technical teams on new component development, samples, specifications, material requirements, tooling, testing, and commercialization activities.

Conoscenze

Analytical ability

Communication skills

Formazione

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or related field

Strumenti

Microsoft Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

Guest Worldwide, a Sysco subsidiary, is seeking a Procurement/Sourcing professional in the United States (PA) to support plastic packaging component sourcing and supplier management. Responsibilities include issuing RFQs, analyzing quotations, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure cost, quality, and supply continuity.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in sourcing/procurement, strong Excel skills, and experience with RFQs and supplier negotiations.