Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Justrite Safety Group is a growing family of industrial safety companies. Together we protect workers, workplaces, and the environment with a comprehensive range of industrial safety solutions. All Justrite Safety Group portfolio companies are united by deep safety knowledge, long experience, and a commitment to protecting people, property, and the planet.
Summary
Reporting to the Director, Supply Chain, develops and executes sourcing strategies in support of the purchasing function.
Responsibilities;

• Identifies, evaluates, and negotiates with suppliers that offer a competitive advantage to the organization.
• Manages the organization's RFP process and evaluates potential suppliers to ensure that cost, quality, inventory levels, and supply chain operations meet organizational needs.
• Tracks supplier performance and compliance with expectations or contractual terms.
• Identifies duplicated purchases across the organization and leverages bulk purchasing power to negotiate price discounts.
• Ensures that all purchasing activities comply with applicable regulations and guidelines.
• May work in a specialized purchasing area, such as commodities or raw materials.
• Assist with identifying, developing, and qualifying new suppliers in support of the businesses' global supply chain
• Develop and own strategic matrix of suppliers to identify risks, gaps and opportunities in supply chain
• Support business leadership teams by understanding their product category strategies and identify create sourcing strategies to achieve business requirements
• Collaborate with suppliers to identify opportunities to reduce cost in the system
• Monitor commodity changes and tariffs to proactively manage impact on business.
• Proactively leverage risk management practices that protect JSG from supply interruptions and other unanticipated risks through due diligence, contract negotiations, and supplier management
• Support operations and product development to ensure contingencies and buy/make/partner are appropriately evaluated and identified.
• Collaborates with Operations, Engineering and Quality teams to develop and maintain quarterly supplier scorecard system
• Create sustainable and consistent processes for Strategic Sourcing initiatives, RFQ/P, and commodity management
• Work with Legal team to ensure business interests are represented in contracts

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field
• 8 or more years of experience in sourcing
• Experience in working with different ERP systems
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong understanding of sourcing methodologies

BENEFITS:
• We offer excellent comprehensive benefits that include:
• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits
• Health Care Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid time off including vacation & personal time
• 401K - with company match. Both pretax and Roth options available
• Company paid Short Term Disability
• Company paid Long Term Disability
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Wellness Program
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)