Sourcing Associate

• Manage and administer relationships for assigned low risk vendors and suppliers
• Plan and implement purchasing activities, measure, monitor, and report performance levels, completing vendor or supplier evaluations and scorecards
• Conduct review meetings as a tool for improving supplier performance, and escalate and resolve customer service issues with the supplier or vendor
• Work with experienced sourcing consultants to identify ways to improve supply chain performance including cost savings, quality improvements, and discount programs
• Identify improvements in tools and processes to streamline and automate the supply or commodity management process
• Understand vendor management and sourcing practices
• Work with contract negotiations and vendor relationships of low to medium complexity
• Complete work under direction of more experienced staff
• Act as focal point for low risk sourcing and vendor management activities

6+ months of Sourcing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Contract drafting and commercial negotiation