Senior Sourcing Specialist

Allied Steel Buildings • McGregor, TX

9h

About The Position

The Senior Sourcing Specialist is responsible for leading and executing sourcing strategies for indirect spend categories and steel and fabricated commodities. This role owns assigned sourcing portfolios end-to-end and serves as a strategic partner to engineering, operations, supply chain, and finance to drive measurable cost savings, supplier performance, and supply continuity. The Senior Sourcing Specialist operates with a high level of autonomy, leads complex sourcing initiatives, supports long-term category strategies, and mentors junior sourcing or procurement team members. The position requires strong commercial judgment, advanced analytical skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders across a fast-paced manufacturing organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field
• CPSM, CSCP, APICS, or demonstrated progress toward certification
• 5–8 years of progressive experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain roles, with demonstrated ownership of categories and supplier relationships
• Direct experience sourcing steel products (plate, sheet, tube, structural) and/or fabricated components
• Experience working with domestic and regional steel mills, service centers, and fabricators
• Exposure to capital equipment sourcing or large scale supplier agreements
• Strong working knowledge of steel markets, fabrication processes, and/or manufacturing supply chains
• Proven experience leading negotiations and managing strategic supplier relationships
• Advanced analytical skills with hands-on experience in spend analysis, cost modeling, and data driven decision making
• Proficiency with ERP and sourcing tools (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, Coupa or similar systems)
• Strong understanding of the full procure-to-pay lifecycle
• Strategic and analytical decision making
• Advanced negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills
• Results driven mindset

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of category strategies for indirect spend (e.g., MRO, capital equipment, services, logistics, tooling), production steel and fabricated components
• Own and execute complex RFQ/RFP events and negotiations including bid strategy development, supplier evaluation, cost modeling, award recommendations, and contract redlines and finalization
• Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) and should-cost initiatives, including advanced cost breakdowns, benchmarking, and continuous cost improvement plans
• Monitor and interpret market dynamics for steel, fabrication, and related commodities, including raw material trends, capacity constraints, and supplier risk
• Identify, qualify, and onboard strategic suppliers, including assessing technical, commercial, and operational capabilities
• Lead commercial negotiations covering price, lead times, capacity commitments, payment terms, and contractual risk, with minimal oversight
• Manage strategic supplier relationships, including performance reviews, scorecards, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Proactively resolve escalated supplier issues related to cost, delivery, capacity, or quality in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
• Serve as a trusted sourcing advisor to engineering, operations, and planning, ensuring sourcing strategies align with technical requirements and production schedules
• Partner with finance to develop budgets, track savings, validate sourcing results, and support forecasting activities
• Track, report, and communicate sourcing KPIs, including cost savings, supplier performance, quality, on-time delivery, and contract compliance
• Lead supply continuity and risk mitigation efforts, including dual-sourcing strategies, capacity assurance, and contingency planning
• Support procure-to-pay execution as needed, including purchase order placement and resolution of pricing, invoice, or payment discrepancies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior