Strategic Supplier Management & Process Lead

SGS Consulting; Milton (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting is seeking an experienced supplier management professional to refine processes, guide terminology and best practices, and develop architectures that enhance organizational capabilities. You will conduct trade studies, document action items, and mentor stakeholders to drive improvements across engineering, procurement, and quality teams.

Responsibilities include creating process documentation, managing timelines, and supporting organizational change and supplier performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in supply chain management, logistics, purchasing/procurement, business administration, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Support defining and refining supplier management processes, including stakeholder roles and responsibilities.
• Provide guidance on supplier management terminology, methodologies, and industry best practices.
• Develop supplier management architecture and recommend solutions supporting organizational capabilities.
• Conduct trade studies and recommend process and technology improvements.
• Document assumptions, issues, action items, and agreements with internal teams.
• Provide recommendations to address supplier management challenges and pain points.
• Educate stakeholders on supplier management decision paths, risks, and benefits.
• Support strategic supplier engagement and supplier performance improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, contracting, procurement, and quality teams to support supplier management activities.
• Develop supplier management process documentation and training materials.
• Train and mentor stakeholders on newly implemented supplier management processes.
• Create and manage project timelines, milestones, and status reporting activities.
• Support organizational change management and process improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between technical, operational, and business teams.
• Assist with compliance-related process evaluations and policy recommendations.
• Support enterprise supply chain transformation and operational excellence initiatives.

Skills

Program and Project Management

Supplier Management and Supply Chain

Business Operations and Process

Change Management

Supplier Performance Evaluation

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Strategic Planning

Training Development

Compliance Evaluation

Enterprise Supply Chain

Process Architecture

Verbal and Written Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Purchasing/Procurement, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

SGS Consulting is seeking an experienced supplier management professional to refine processes, guide terminology and best practices, and develop architectures that enhance organizational capabilities. You will conduct trade studies, document action items, and mentor stakeholders to drive improvements across engineering, procurement, and quality teams.

Responsibilities include creating process documentation, managing timelines, and supporting organizational change and supplier performance