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Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Elizabethtown, NC, United StatesFull-time2026-09-22 → 2026-10-21

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