Construction Senior Sourcing Specialist

Senior Sourcing Specialist Include but are not Limited to the Following:

As a Senior Sourcing Specialist your primary responsibility will be to support the NSC Procurement Department for the North America-based Eurofins companies. You will typically report into one of the Category Managers (e.g. Consumables Clinical Service Contracts Capex Logistics or others ) and refine processes as well as execute new category strategies as they pertain to current projects. Eurofins is searching for a candidate that possesses the following skills:

• Full end-to-end ownership of categories in scope including project identification sourcing leadership and prioritization in alignment with the Category Manager. Responsible for managing the savings plan to deliver significant value.
• Lead and integrate assigned portfolio of spend related to M&A activities.
• Building a project pipeline leading the sourcing process (RFI and RFQ) with the support of technical experts including negotiations with suppliers.
• Obtain significant cost savings in your Categories of scope/Projects for Eurofins companies with increasing level of quality and lower delivery time.
• Managing relationship with stakeholders up to ELE Presidents and effectively collaborate with key stakeholders to understand the laboratory business requirements align on goals and drive sourcing initiatives. 
• Influence and lead the change management (including set-up of test plans) to ensure sourcing practices processes and tools are adopted across the organization.
• Research (social media websites etc) to gain market information cost and risk management assessments.
• Sound analytical skills and use of Excel to conduct both executive and detailed level spend analysis analyzing trends ability to link and leverage spend and find savings opportunities.
• Preparing reports and presentations for management and communicating key insights to stakeholders.
• Integrating organizational measures like supplier diversity sustainability cash flow improvement automation digitization etc into the process of the scope managed
• Leading negotiations with suppliers across a spectrum of complexity from straightforward agreements to intricate multi-faceted contract often collaborating with supplier leadership.
• Knowledge of legal and contractual issues and negotiating contracts
• Organize priorities and projects with the ability to adapt to Purchasing department/customer/business needs.
• Self-motivation performance driven mind-set to identify priorities and deliver within agreed deadlines.
• Although on the job training would be provided success in this role hinges on candidates ability to work autonomously manage tasks without requiring constant oversight and demonstrate a strong capacity for self-directed learning on the job.
• Being agile and adaptable to Eurofins and team needs which may include potential assignment of new goals and adjustments in roles and responsibilities within the Purchasing team.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Recommending supplier selection RFP process simple negotiations and supplier performance pr

  Additional responsibilities include:

• Managing supplier selection RFP process negotiation contracting and supplier performance processes.
• Creating a strong knowledge and intelligence base for assigned categories market dynamics and suppliers relevant to the business.
• Strong resilience and ability to work under pressure in a multi-tasking and multi-priority environment to manage both operational and value driven purchasing.
• Ensuring the administration implementation compliance and enforcement of national commodity and contracting strategies
• Driving sourcing process alignment through project management including compliance regarding scope timeline deliverables total cost of ownership quality and budget.
• The ability to lead negotiations for multi-site group contracts and extract cost savings.
• Building relationships with external suppliers
• Acting as Purchasing Business Partner for a few Legal Entities and being the single point of contract for internal stakeholders
• Various reporting as defined in teams processes or as defined by the manager.
• Reviewing Purchase Order requisitions in Coupa and ensuring best value sourcing for the scope managed
• Robust e-catalogue and pricing management in the procurement tool including making regular checks for compliance.
• Leading and integrating assigned portfolio of spend related to post-acquisition activity.
• Leading both sourcing and operational scope in purchasing.

Qualifications :

Basic Minimum Work Requirements:

• Minimum of 3-4 years of Purchasing or related experience necessary.
• Background in the construction industry strongly preferred
• Experience working in Excel and use of pivot tables standard excel functions.
• Experience with Coupa Source-to-Pay is an asset but not mandatory.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Coach or train Sourcing Specialists and Associates
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship.

Basic Minimum Education Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Business Finance Supply Chain or Sciences (or related field) preferred

Additional Information :

Position is full-time working Monday - Friday 8:00pm - 5:00 PM. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Leola PA  are encouraged to apply.

• Excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage dental and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

Eurofins USA is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time