Sourcing Job Description
Sourcing
provides electronic design and manufacturing domain-specific expertise, overall product manufacturing and sourcing support, and fundamental business perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
Sourcing Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Work cross-functionally with both internal and external stakeholders to establish and maintain working relations with Absa group and associated companies e.g group technology sourcing, Allpay, Absa Capital to ensure the correct communication of the required category strategy and savings targets are delivered
Communicate commercial plans to Absa group effectively working together with cross functional team members within business and executives within Absa group e.g group technology
Effective management of multiple key clients e.g group technology and associated companies and suppliers at executive levels from a commercial perspective through monthly review meetings etc
Manage and lead major sourcing projects
Act as the commercial lead on major business sourcing initiatives over R100m contract value by translating strategy into executable plan, educating and guiding wider business team on commercial issues TCO (total cost of ownership) models etc and leading subsequent execution and management of other commercial resource
Lead effective handover of commercial arrangements (contracts) into live operation for Absa group
Accountable for internal (business units( and external client (suppliers) satisfaction and for maintenance of client relationships by ensuring monthly meetings and 360 feedback on a quarterly basis
Miscellaneous projects/duties as assigned
Understand current situation and future market opportunity
Develop sourcing strategy for the category in line with business partner objectives
Sourcing Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Sourcing
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CPM, CPIM, CPSM, HR, NAPM, AIRS, CIPS, SPHR, PHR
Education for Sourcing
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the sourcing job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Business/Administration, Supply Chain Management, Education, MBA, Technical, Management, Economics
Skills for Sourcing
Desired skills for sourcing include:
Technology
Excel
PowerPoint
Oracle
SAP
Sourcing category strategy
Multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities
BI Apps
Others
Charting programs
Desired experience for sourcing includes:
Strong leadership and teamwork skills advanced relationship management skills
Sound knowledge of appropriate commercial models and approaches/techniques necessary to achieve best in class deals #
Understanding of regulatory and risk management requirements
Experience of managing business/process change internally and within suppliers
Excellent knowledge of appropriate commercial models and approaches/techniques necessary to achieve best in class deals
Excellent contract negotiation skills in order to tackle escalated issues with key suppliers at Executive and Board level and develop win-win situations
Sourcing Examples
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Sourcing Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a sourcing. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for sourcing
- Develop the long term business for the IT products and services
- Drive the various Security and Commercial compliances from suppliers
- Use documentation and online tools to ensure consistency and thoroughness in resolution
- Work closely with Procurement Director, Strategic Capabilities Manager, Sourcing Managers, and additional Analysts
- Manage tasks involving supplier resources
- Interact with a wide variety of internal business partners
- Develops the monthly/quarterly forecasts the annual budget analysis
- Performs supplier analysis including supplier financials and capabilities
- Track and measure financial cost savings based on purchase variation, track cost avoidance, process improvement initiatives, contributions to other markets and currency fluctuation and their impact
- Use of internal systems to research contract pricing related issues
Qualifications for sourcing
- Experience of working within International blue chip organization
- B.Com degree or equivalent NQF level 6 qualification or higher
- Understanding of production process, knowledge of fabrics, yarns trends
- Ability to assess quality of goods
- 3+ years of experience in apparel/textile environment
- Experience with basic computer programs, PLM a plus
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of sourcing. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing
- Supervise team of Tender Specialists, including establishment of performance goals and career development plans
- Implement and refine policies, procedures, work instructions and guidance documents related to the Sourcing & Contracts function in GSC
- Maintain staffing capacity to conduct a wide range of health commodity sourcing events, ensuring technical expertise is available to efficiently execute RFX events for selected Task Orders
- Coordinate supplier selection and contracting activities for selected Task Orders, including all types of RFX events and contract types, leveraging GHSC-PSM MIS tools
- Continuously identify emergency, or critical sourcing events that require management intervention, collaborating with USAID, Country Programs and suppliers as required
- Ensure visibility of sourcing event status for all Task Orders to internal and external stakeholders, including USAID, GHSC-PSM Country Programs and GSC teams
- Collaborate with Sourcing & Contracts and Procurement teams to achieve target cycle time metrics goals for sourcing and contracting activities
- Support strategic sourcing strategy implementation, in collaboration with Supplier Relationship Management team, USAID, GHSC-PSM functional leaders and GSC teams
- Collaborate with GHSC-PSM Quality Assurance/Quality Control team and USAID regarding quality control requirements for sourcing events
- Delivering effective Barclaycard-wide spend management across all categories of spend in-scope of the Group’s Sourcing and Supplier Management Policy
Qualifications for sourcing
- Development of fabric at a price range
- Raise and administer POs
- Review seasonal sales figures with commercial team to determine units to cut based on minimums
- Agree ex-factory dates with vendors with mode of transport and raise PO’s accordingly
- Ensure 100% accuracy of all PO fields
- Ability to perform under pressure, multi-task and have a sense of urgency
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a sourcing. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for sourcing
- Ensuring adherence to Group polices related to Sourcing activity including the Sourcing and Supplier Management Policy and related standards
- Become expert on Analytics tools (Zycus iSave, Spotfire)
- Responsible to develop specific commodity categories to gain supply chain leverage
- Perform total cost of ownership evaluations
- Collect and analyze various sourcing and financial data through many different and disparate tools
- Aggregate sourcing demand profiles and build sourcing mappings where appropriate
- Assist in the development of supplier profiles, constraints and strategic sourcing plans
- Create data flow diagrams and process models and integrates models across functional areas and platforms
- Create and sustain processes, tools, and on-going support structures that enable reuse and efficiency
- Liaise with Senior Analyst and Category Managers to validate supplier spend, baseline analysis and track savings and compliance
Qualifications for sourcing
- 3+ years of experience in IT contracts development and supplier relationship management
- Experience with IT application development, maintenance, and support
- Fluent English, Hungarian and one additional European language are required
- Motivation team player
- Must be able to review and question the costing information received to assure its validity and accuracy
- Must be able to be flexible in an ever-changing and fast paced environment
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of sourcing. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for sourcing
- Establish price objectives in accordance with budgeted / proposed item costs
- Complete periodic spend analysis and identify savings opportunities
- Capitalize on cost savings opportunities and document efforts
- Work closely with suppliers to achieve superior levels of performance in quality, cost management, and service across multiple sites
- Deliver and track quantifiable financial benefits and value to the category spend
- Broker liaison between Corporate Accounting department located in St
- Supports miscellaneous project requests for Direct Sourcing Organization, RFQs, supplier searches, feedstock index tracking
- Platform Requirement- Gain approval, according to client-specific workflow requirements, to execute the strategy/solution presented
- Finalize commercial/business terms, identify savings data sources, methodology, and calculations, build business case comparing "current state" to "ideal state" and showing both EBIT and value-add savings
- Assure that material/services will be delivered on schedule, at negotiated price and meet required quality standards
Qualifications for sourcing
- 3-5 years of relevant work experience in Market Data Sourcing is required
- Manage sourcing initiatives by gathering key business requirements, technical data and feedback in the selection process
- Collating key business requirements , technical data and feedback to the Sourcing Managers , Sourcing Offices and Buying Departments
- Co-ordinate and manage critical paths for the projects
- Provide core support to Sourcing manager’s & SO functions on key projects and tenders
- Monitor and document each projects cost saving potential
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a sourcing. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing
- Responsible for creating purchase order for all categories within Medidata
- Responsible for supplier set ups
- Support and serve as the backup to Corporate Card and Travel administrator within Procurement
- Serve as the administrator for office supply vendors for Medidata
- Set up and maintain all Vendor and Item Masters for parts assigned
- Monitor supplier performance against all established KPI’s and performance objectives
- Routinely engage Suppliers on performance results and collaborate on identifying opportunities
- Actively lead the development and facilitate Supply base improvement plans (action item registers)
- Support and coordinate with engineers to implement VAVE improvements
- Facilitate Strategic Sourcing initiatives for commodities identified by SCM leadership
Qualifications for sourcing
- Organised with a methodical approach
- Multitasking and prioritizing is a must
- Ability to be self-motivated and problem solve
- Pursuing Bachelor’s degree Supply Chain
- Support on local spend management operational and tactical activities within offices locations
- Supporting global sourcing initiatives in Marketing and IT and executing local needs in other areas HR, IT, Facility Services consultancies and agencies