Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Pipeline)

About the Position

We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Pipeline) to join our team. This role is pivotal in managing procurement goals, optimizing contracts, and ensuring compliance for our global operations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing Management: Take responsibility for the strategic sourcing management goals of the company and implement action items to ensure that those goals are achieved for the business requirements (diverse portfolio, e.g. downstream, support functions).
• Contract Management: Analyze and manage contracts to optimize terms, ensuring compliance, identifying enhancement opportunities, and considering potential legal implications.
• Vendor Management: Facilitate the administration of vendor-related activities such as registration to the system, rating onsite inspection, and evaluation of vendors.
• Supplier Agreements: Sourcing for local and foreign suppliers. Implement supplier agreements/contracts when beneficial by working with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to reach agreement on contract terms and conditions.
• Vendor Evaluation: Evaluate, select, and establish relationships with vendors and negotiate contracts for goods and services.
• Market Analysis: Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect the continuity of supply, and utilize emerging opportunities.
• Reporting: Develops and delivers regular spend reports based on the data available from all available sources, identify early trends and potential solutions.
• Compliance: Ensures compliance with the Quality, Health and Safety, Environment and Energy (QHSEE) policies and supporting objectives.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience: Demonstrated expertise in Contracts and Procurement, with a minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing roles.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Oracle or similar ERP systems, along with advanced data analysis skills.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and stakeholders, fostering strong business partnerships.
• Language: Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work with a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification
• Professional growth and development opportunities

About the Company

We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection, and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 93,000 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer, and more interconnected world.