Sourcing Specialist

• Source new suppliers and maintain long-lasting relationships with new and existing suppliers.
• Obtain quotes from different suppliers. Generate quote comparisons and contribute to internal supplier selection based on the quotes.
• Negotiate price, quantity, and delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Work with legal counsel to ensure that all contracts relating to product procurement contain all details of the negotiation.
• Search, select, qualify, develop, manage, and continuously improve relationships with domestic and international suppliers for existing and new products.
• Work closely with the manufacturing and engineering teams to proactively identify and develop external capability to support strategic sourcing opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement in the supply base by communicating objective performance metrics focused on lead time reduction, on-time delivery improvement, quality improvement, and cost reduction.
• Maintain awareness of world markets and emerging material-related issues in the industry.
• Provide solutions to improve company spending and outsourcing.
• Any other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics, Supply Chain, or Engineering preferred or a combination of experience and education will be considered
• At least 3 years of work experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, planning, project management
• Ability to multitask and prioritize work
• Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing
• Organization skills: must be able to set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details/data/information/activities
• Experience in searching, selecting, qualifying, and developing relationships with domestic and international suppliers for existing and new products is desired
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent analytical, problem solving/decision making skills; ability to make timely, effective, fact-based decisions
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to perform and produce results in multifunctional teams in a dynamic work environment
• Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships and influence up, down, and across organizational lines
• Must be able to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week, subject to change
• Approximately 10% national travel (minimal international travel)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP / Data base management.

• Competitive salary
• Medical Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• • HSA, FSA, Commuter Benefits
  • Medical Discounts
• Ancillary Benefits
• • Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Insurance
  • Voluntary, Spouse, and Child Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Discount Programs
• 401k matching
• Paid time off (including 15 PTO days and 10 holidays)
• Employee Discount Programs

Humanscale is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Disabled/Veteran)