Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Core
Develop and execute global commodity strategies to drive measurable savings through price variance, value engineering, and supply chain risk mitigation.
Role type
Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Builds
Global commodity strategies, sourcing projects, and supply chain resilience
Domain
Manufacturing procurement and supply chain management
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, supplier negotiation, spend analysis, value analysis/value engineering (VAVE), purchase price variance (PPV), supply chain risk mitigation, project management, financial modeling, ERP systems proficiency, data visualization
Preferred skills
Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement methodologies, advanced Excel/Power BI, e-sourcing tools
Technologies
Oracle, JDE, SAP, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Sequel
Responsibilities
Translate commodity plans into actionable sourcing projects and negotiations; analyze spend and market conditions to identify savings; manage productivity pipelines including PPV and VAVE; support supply chain risk mitigation and assurance-of-supply escalations; prepare executive-ready business cases and commercial analyses; monitor market intelligence and recommend proactive actions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC