Senior Sourcing Consultant Job in New York, New York Us

Position Objective

The Sourcing Consultant works proactively at all levels to support end to end commodity Procurement activities and value delivery, including but not limited to, baseline and data analysis, market research, strategy development, business planning, bid analysis, vendor and contract negotiation and implementation. The commodities include a wide range of traditional and non-traditional sourcing commodities. In addition, the Sr. Sourcing Consultant can also be tasked with non sourcing initiatives while focused particularly in supporting the Head of Strategic Sourcing across all Procurement areas; in addition support may also be given to activities in the areas of Operations Management and departmental initiatives, including the development of commodity strategies.

 

Experience:

·        7+ years in Strategic Sourcing / Commodity Management or related experience

·        1 – 2 years management experience a plus

·        Broad based sourcing experience in a fast paced environment with experience and exposure to innovative and new approaches to Procurement

·        Strong experience in Procurement or business process re-engineering

·        Relevant experience in negotiations strategy and oversight of Procurement programs for a wide variety of items and services

·        Experience utilizing best practices to manage major corporate cost reduction initiatives and process improvement programs

Education and Experience

BA/BS in Business Administration, supply chain management, logistics, finance or relevant proven experience in procurement.

MBA preferred

 

Other Requirements:

Travel ~10% of time.

Major Opportunities and Decisions

Within this framework the Sr. Sourcing will work in partnership with business unit representatives and the Strategic Sourcing team using a consultative Procurement model focused on the strategic sourcing methodology. He / She will be a key resource to the Sourcing team in both assisting and leading several Strategic Sourcing initiatives and activities. To carry out this mission, the Sr. Sourcing Consultant should be involved at the early stage of identifying requirements while driving the process of strategic sourcing throughout the company. He/she will also need to build strong relationships with both the business units, and Strategic Sourcing teams who are involved in the process.

To this end the Sr. Sourcing Consultant will focus on:

·        Identifying cost reduction strategies for categories, aligning them with corporate strategy and user needs

·        Developing and managing a supplier base for specific categories

·        Supporting and managing all aspects of the Strategic Sourcing process, including managing relationships with suppliers during the sourcing stage

·        Demonstrating strong skills in the planning, analysis, sourcing, contracting and implementation of assigned sourcing projects

·        Providing analysis and support for better business decision-making

·        Facilitating implementation of new supply relationships

·        Ensuring risk is mitigated, while optimizing total cost of ownership

·        Capitalizing on opportunities for savings based on consolidation of spend, increased efficiencies, and economies of scale both for the company and for Company suppliers

·        Working with Procurement team to ensure that internal customer needs are met

·        Working with stakeholders to embed a formal, fact-based sourcing process in all company Procurement activities, which will enable the organization to leverage its purchasing power

·        Establishing company-wide standards and specifications

·        Focusing on introducing continuous process improvement and cost reduction

·        Managing mid-level customer and supplier relationships during the planning and sourcing phases