Senior Sourcing Specialist
The Judge Group Inc.

Location: Ridgefield Park, NJ
Description:
Job Summary:

Assists to drive Sourcing and Procurement initiatives by working closely with business owners and internal Procurement team members. Works closely with team to implement solutions to ensure Procurement requirements and Compliance policies are met. Constantly strives to help improve Procurement processes by working to with Compliance, Audit and Procurement requirements while utilizing tools and systems (BQMS) to manage tasks to completion. Performs analysis and research to identify spend data trends; convert analysis into an action plan to support Sourcing and BQMS Marketing processes. Processes may include vendor spend, financial risk, tax requirements, compliance initiatives or ad-hoc HQ requests. Extensive interaction with internal business units to identify problems, analyze information develop and implement solutions consistent with our business strategies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Independently manage Sourcing/Procurement processes and initiatives for clients Procurement as well as internal projects that include overall bidding quote marketing procurement support activities.
• Manage RFP processes with minimal support, start-to-finish, for simple-to-medium complexity projects (to include market research, RFP development, management of bid communications, refurbished bidding events supporting various product lines to assist Financial Strategy team on sale of refurbished inventories.
• Work closely with internal Procurement team and key marketing business units to assist adoption of BQMS and Procurement practices relating to P2P processes and vendor onboarding.
• Manage ongoing vendor auditing which includes but not limited to, vendor on-site visits, vendor profile online research review, financial risk assessments and vendor performance reviews.
• Provide internal / external BQMS training with continuous monitoring or adoption to ensure success
• Build and maintain data repositories for ad-hoc projects in order to track status results for reporting.
• Resolve Sourcing/Procurement related issues and discrepancies between new processes and suppliers

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field from a four-year college or university.
• 3-5 years relative experience (or equivalent) in Purchasing, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing or progressive experience in project management.
• Knowledge and understanding of Sourcing/Procurement Systems; including adaptability to complex e-Tools, such as bid management, performance management, purchasing and accounts payable activities.
• In-depth use and knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and SAP.
• Experience performing vendor evaluations, vendor performance reviews and compliance risk assessments to insure process requirements are met.
• Must be a strong team player and able to lead or participate on cross functional teams. This position will require strong interpersonal and excellent collaborative problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and strong prioritization skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously and keep high level of focus.
• This position demands a high degree of ethics and professionalism to ensure control of expenditures.
• Strong organization, communication, problem solving and data analytical skills required.

Contact: ddubey01@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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