New 
Sourcing Specialist
 Spectraforce Technologies | |
$1.6 billion in annual sourceable spend (Category Management).
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 United States, Texas, Houston | |
| 777 Walker Street (Show on map) | |
 Oct 24, 2025 | |
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Title: Sourcing Specialist Location: Houston, TX 77079 - Hybrid Duration: 12 Months with possible extension Description:
Specific Accountabilities:
o Manage cross-functional teams to build comprehensive category strategies utilizing market intelligence, demand management, sustainability, supplier diversity and total cost of ownership, with follow through metrics as required to assure performance, supply continuity and manage risk. o Execute sourcing strategies, from proposal development and solicitation to contract negotiation, to recommending solutions and contract execution. o Drive contract utilization with effective implementation plans, metrics and reporting.
o Develop and maintain a network of stakeholders to gain input into demand planning and forecasting, assist in strategy development, advocate the use of the negotiated contracts and influence strategy implementation.
o with assistance from the Analyst, Category Management, maintain company-wide demand profiles and external supply and demand MI information; o interpret MI to drive category strategies and provide direction to stakeholders (i.e. raising changes in market conditions which could have an impact to cost or schedule); o understand the marketplace for assigned category(ies), including industry structure and new and non-traditional suppliers; o with assistance from the Analyst, Category Management, build cost models, identifying value and cost drivers, to drive for better understanding of costs and results during supplier negotiations.
o manage SRM activities through the relationship lifecycle including segmentation, governance, performance management, value engineering, etc.; o manage the supplier base, develop new suppliers and improve and strengthen current relationships; o support supplier discussions related to negotiations or issues pertaining to the contract terms; o partner with suppliers to conduct cost assessments with the goal of reducing costs and identifying improvements. Scope/Dimensions: * Responsible for optimizing and leveraging category management processes, policies and tools with the potential for significant corporate financial impact (i.e. cost savings): * Each role oversees a category that together accounts for most of company's approximately $1.6 billion in annual sourceable spend (Category Management). * Supports the TIS client group but also various areas of the business across the enterprise. * Develop and implement supply chain strategies throughout the M&A lifecycle to drive cost savings, efficiency, and business continuity. * Partner with IT teams to address integration challenges, such as migrating legacy systems and ensuring data integrity and accuracy during migration Required:
Preferred:
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