Senior Sourcing Specialist

Eurofins•Leola, PA

About The Position

The Senior Sourcing Specialist supports the NSC Procurement Department for Eurofins companies in North America. The role typically reports to a Category Manager and refines processes and executes category strategies for assigned projects. It includes end-to-end ownership of assigned categories, from identifying and prioritizing projects to leading sourcing activity and delivering savings. The specialist also leads and integrates spend portfolios related to mergers, acquisitions, and post-acquisition activity. The role leads sourcing processes such as RFI and RFQ, supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, and supplier performance management. It works with technical experts and internal stakeholders to understand laboratory business requirements, align goals, and implement sourcing initiatives and change management. The specialist conducts spend and market analysis, assesses costs and risks, prepares reports and management presentations, and incorporates considerations such as supplier diversity, sustainability, cash flow, automation, and digitization. Additional work includes administering and enforcing commodity and contracting strategies, managing multi-site group contracts, acting as a purchasing business partner and internal point of contact for assigned legal entities, reviewing purchase requisitions in Coupa, and maintaining e-catalogues and pricing compliance. The role may include coaching or training Sourcing Specialists and Associates. Success requires working autonomously, adapting to changing business needs, and managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

Requirements

Minimum of 3–4 years of purchasing or related experience.
Ability to work in the U.S. indefinitely without sponsorship.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Exceptional interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication.
Ability to work autonomously, manage tasks without constant oversight, and learn independently.
Ability to organize priorities and adapt to purchasing department, customer, and business needs.
Self-motivated, performance-driven approach and ability to meet agreed deadlines.
Resilience and ability to work under pressure while managing multiple tasks and priorities.
Experience with Excel, including pivot tables and standard functions.
Knowledge of legal and contractual issues and contract negotiation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Sciences, or a related field preferred.
Experience with Coupa Source-to-Pay is an asset but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

Own assigned categories end to end, including project identification, sourcing leadership, prioritization with the Category Manager, and delivery of savings.
Lead and integrate assigned spend portfolios related to mergers, acquisitions, and post-acquisition activity.
Build a project pipeline and lead RFI and RFQ sourcing processes with support from technical experts.
Negotiate with suppliers and deliver cost savings while improving quality and delivery time.
Collaborate with stakeholders, including senior leaders, to understand laboratory business requirements, align goals, and drive sourcing initiatives.
Lead change management, including setting up test plans, to support adoption of sourcing practices, processes, and tools.
Research markets and suppliers and conduct cost and risk assessments.
Analyze spend, trends, and savings opportunities using Excel; prepare reports and presentations and communicate findings to stakeholders.
Incorporate supplier diversity, sustainability, cash-flow improvement, automation, and digitization into sourcing processes.
Manage supplier selection, RFPs, negotiations, contracts, and supplier performance.
Build category, market, and supplier knowledge relevant to the business.
Administer, implement, ensure compliance with, and enforce national commodity and contracting strategies.
Align sourcing projects and manage scope, timelines, deliverables, total cost of ownership, quality, and budget.
Lead negotiations for multi-site group contracts and obtain cost savings.
Build relationships with external suppliers.
Act as Purchasing Business Partner and single point of contact for internal stakeholders for assigned legal entities.
Complete reporting as required by team processes or the manager.
Review purchase order requisitions in Coupa and ensure best-value sourcing for the assigned scope.
Manage e-catalogues and pricing in the procurement tool and conduct regular compliance checks.
Lead both sourcing and operational purchasing activities.
Coach or train Sourcing Specialists and Associates.