Senior Supply Chain Sourcing Specialist

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Our vision at Headway Workforce Solutions is to set the standard for the Human Capital profession by sourcing, recruiting and placing great people with great companies. Headway‘s client focused approach provides both job seekers and employers with a high-touch, best-in-class service model.

At Headway, we strive to be a job seeker‘s career agent by guiding, advising and placing them in the best positions and organizations based on their particular goals.

At Headway, our Character , Commitment and Passion , to both candidates and clients, are the foundation of the company's culture. These principles allow our employees to be more responsive, flexible and customer-centric so we can focus on building strategic value for our client-partners human capital.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We're currently seeking a Senior Supply Chain Sourcing Specialist for a contract opportunity in Richmond, VA. This is a great opportunity to work with one of the world's leading suppliers of a wide range of products, solutions and services in the field of energy technology.

Daily Responsibilities Include:

• Deal with procurement of pipe, valves, and fittings to support pipeline construction and maintenance activities.
• Conduct major spend analysis by supplier, commodity or service
• Identifies potential suppliers
• Develops and issues requests for proposal with complex pricing tables and electronic sourcing tools
• Analyzes supplier proposals and performs legal as required
• Negotiates prices, delivery, performance, financial incentives, issue resolution, escalation and terms/conditions
• Identifies and obtains cost improvements for purchased materials through negotiation and continuous improvement management techniques
• May participate in cross-functional sourcing initiatives, including the development and implementation of complex sourcing strategies
• Help to develop and administers supplier relationship management tools on a contract and category basis
• Performs trend analysis and identifies and implements process improvements
• Analyzes all cost and process aspects of assigned spend. Perform other duties as requested or assigned

Qualifications:

• 7 + years related experience.
• Working knowledge of procurement practices, procedures and policies
• Working knowledge of business and contract law
• Working knowledge of accounting principles
• Operational knowledge of supplier relations, priority management and tactical planning
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office 2007 including MS outlook, MS Excel and MS Word Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Experiences (Preferred Requirements)
• Experience procuring materials for large capital construction projects
• Experience using SAP R3 System for materials.
• Experience in the procurement of materials for Gas Transmission projects including construction pipeline and compressor stations related materials.
• Some technical knowledge of pipe, valves, and fittings used in the gas industry is preferred.
• Ability to learn about company engineering standards and how it can impact material procurement requirements.
• Knowledge and demonstrated use of electronic request for proposal sourcing applications.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the materials management process including:
  • supplier selection
  • procurement
  • availability
  • scheduling
  • inventory management
  • change orders
  • expediting
  • root cause investigation
  • resolution of material shortages
• Skills:
  • excellent verbal/writing/presentation
  • demonstrated effective influence, persuasion and negotiation
  • analytical
  • work management
  • effective human relations
  • project management
  • computer proficiency
  • forecasting and trend analysis
  • value/cost analysis
• Abilities:
  • apply analytical abilities to diverse issues
  • attention to detail
  • manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • apply acquired knowledge and skills
  • use sound business judgment
  • anticipate, understand and respond to customer needs

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This is a 24+ month contract position. Pay rate is $30.00-$42.00 per hour dependent upon experience.