Job Title: Sourcing Specialist III
Location: Houston, TX
Estimated Duration: 6 Months
Overview: Our Client is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to develop, deploy, and manage strategic procurement for IT commodities and services that support company operations. The role focuses on strategic sourcing and category management for multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract negotiations with IT marketplace and niche vendors, aiming to procure quality, fit-for-purpose commodities and services at the lowest total cost of ownership.
Key Responsibilities:
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Translate category goals and objectives into strategies aligned with stakeholder and enterprise objectives.
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Apply expertise in technology and information services market dynamics to develop effective sourcing strategies.
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Execute complex sourcing processes, utilizing market analysis, benchmarking, and contracting strategies for IT commodities and services.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess risks, options, and desired outcomes.
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Track and measure performance levels for sourcing and supplier effectiveness, focusing on value, life cycle cost, and cost savings.
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Maintain relationships with key IT, business, and manufacturing partners, as well as supplier contacts.
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Develop and implement supplier continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications:
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University degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or related field with 7+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent education and experience).
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Proven ability to innovate, take initiative, lead, and manage change.
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Strong interpersonal, communication, contracting, negotiation, and influencing skills.
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Experience managing multi-discipline stakeholder engagement for effective teamwork.
The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is between $32.00 and $35.00
Our benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and 401k.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
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Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Information Technology and Engineering staffing and consulting services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. Rather than continually trying to sell to new clients and companies and simply filling databases with candidates, we focus on developing stronger relationships and deeper knowledge of our existing clients’ challenges and opportunities. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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