Senior Sourcing Specialist (Indirect Procurement)

Job Summary
The Senior Sourcing Specialist is responsible to perform and steer tactical sourcing initiatives within defined thresholds and in accordance with relevant category strategies within a country. This covers demand clarification, performing of sourcing initiatives incl. tendering, negotiation, awarding, supplier relationship management and managing the purchase order processing for the related sourcing initiatives.
*This position requires working on-site at our Lake Zurich, IL site 3 days per week; the other days may be worked remotely.
Responsibilities

• Ensure achievement of defined objectives and KPIs, including delivery of savings targets
• Report and analyze the status of sourcing activities, plan-to-strategy
• Support and implement category strategy development: provide local requirements and data, actively participate in category working groups, align with local stakeholders Implement category strategies within country source-to-contract
• Clarify sourcing request, align and finalize specification with requestor, review if sourcing is required in alignment with category sourcing strategy
• Define and implement sourcing strategy / RFX approach
• Manage supplier selection decision making and supplier awarding
• Manage contract creation and review process with internal functions and supplier
• Manage sign-off and archiving of contract
• Monitor contract usage, expiration / renewal
• Support commercial aspects of e-catalog management Supplier Relationship Management
• Manage supplier registration and pre-qualification of country specific suppliers
• Evaluate and provide feedback on supplier performance (hard and soft facts)
• Manage supplier performance, create development plans, define and track improvement measures
• Conduct supplier disqualification and phase-out

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Business Management or Engineering
• 5+ years of procurement experience
• Proficient understanding of the end-to-end procurement process (plan-to-strategy, source-to-contract, purchase-to-pay)
• Proficient user in MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PPT)
• Proficient user in SAP ERP (SAP MM, SAP SRM, SAP FI)
• Optional: Basic user in Sourcing Tool e.g., SAP Ariba Sourcing, Supplier Management
• Professional negotiation skills
• Manage supplier relationships including supplier escalations

Additional Information
We offer an excellent salary and benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life insurance, disability, 401K with company match, and wellness program.
Fresenius Kabi is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.