Supply Management Specialist

The Judge Group; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

The Judge Group is seeking a Supply Management Specialist to drive continuous improvement projects in a manufacturing setting. You will optimize sourcing options, align with stakeholders, and lead supplier risk mitigation and resourcing initiatives.

Responsibilities include executing sourcing solutions for quality, cost, and delivery, building internal and external relationships, and developing expertise across multiple commodities.

Qualifications

• Ability to investigate, own, and resolve complex and ambiguous problem statements, driving them to resolution.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills, both internally and externally.
• Self-starter capable of gathering data/input, making decisions, and taking action.

Responsibilities

• Execute continuous improvement projects to optimize sourcing for quality, cost, and delivery.
• Negotiate and build relationships across internal and external networks for alignment.
• Develop expertise across multiple commodities.
• Lead supplier resourcing and risk mitigation projects.
• Maintain team communication and project management tools.

Skills

Project management

Problem solving

Relationship-building

Self-starter

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, or a related field

Tools

Power BI

Data Analytics tools

SharePoint

Job description

As a Supply Management Specialist and drive impactful continuous improvement projects within a dynamic production environment. You’ll be responsible for optimizing sourcing options, aligning and negotiating with stakeholders, and leading supplier risk mitigation and resourcing projects. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your expertise across multiple commodities in an established manufacturing setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute continuous improvement projects by determining and implementing optimal sourcing solutions for quality, cost, and delivery within the assigned supply base.
• Negotiate and build relationships across an extensive internal and external network to ensure project alignment.
• Develop expertise and exposure across multiple commodities.
• Lead supplier resourcing and risk mitigation projects.
• Maintain team communication and project management tools.

Requirements

• Ability to investigate, own, and resolve complex and ambiguous problem statements, driving them to resolution.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills, both internally (with other functions) and externally (with supply base).
• Self-starter capable of gathering data/input, making decisions, and taking action.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, or a related field
• Open to recent graduates

Preferred Skills

• Experience creating dashboards or visual reporting tools (Power BI, Data Analytics, SharePoint, etc.)

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance are available to qualified candidates who meet eligibility requirements.