Sourcing Specialist II

Eurofins USA•Leola, PA

13h

About The Position

The Sourcing Specialist II supports the NSC Procurement Department for Eurofins companies based in North America. Reporting to a Category Manager, the specialist refines processes and executes category strategies for current projects across assigned categories, such as consumables, clinical, service contracts, capital expenditures, and logistics. The role works closely with Category Managers, business partners, technical experts, internal stakeholders, and suppliers to achieve cost savings while improving quality and delivery times. The specialist manages sourcing and purchasing activities from supplier selection and RFI/RFP/RFQ processes through negotiation, contracting, supplier performance, and ongoing compliance. Responsibilities also include building category and market intelligence, analyzing procurement data, managing purchase orders and e-catalogues in Coupa, and supporting post-acquisition spend integration. The position requires autonomy, adaptability, resilience, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines. The role is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with overtime as needed.

Requirements

At least 2 years of purchasing or related experience.
Ability to work indefinitely in the United States without sponsorship.
Experience using Excel, including pivot tables and standard Excel functions.
Strong analytical skills and proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.
Exceptional interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to prioritize and meet agreed deadlines, work autonomously, adapt to changing needs, and manage multiple priorities under pressure.
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.
Experience in sourcing or purchasing.
Experience with Coupa Source-to-Pay.

Responsibilities

Manage purchasing activities for assigned categories and projects in coordination with Category Managers and business stakeholders.
Identify and deliver significant cost savings while improving quality and delivery times.
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand laboratory business requirements, align goals, and drive sourcing initiatives.
Build a project pipeline and lead RFI, RFQ, and RFP sourcing processes with technical experts.
Lead supplier negotiations, including negotiations for multi-site group contracts, and pursue cost savings.
Lead change management, including setting up test plans, to promote adoption of sourcing practices, processes, and tools.
Research market information and assess costs and risks using sources such as social media and websites.
Analyze procurement data and trends, identify improvement opportunities, and prepare management reports and presentations.
Integrate supplier diversity, sustainability, cash-flow improvement, automation, and digitization measures into the managed scope.
Manage supplier selection, contracting, and supplier performance processes.
Develop category, market, and supplier intelligence for assigned categories.
Administer, implement, monitor compliance with, and enforce national commodity and contracting strategies.
Align sourcing processes through project management, maintaining scope, timelines, deliverables, total cost of ownership, quality, and budget requirements.
Build relationships with external suppliers and serve as the purchasing business partner and primary contact for internal stakeholders at assigned legal entities.
Provide reporting as required by team processes or the manager.
Review purchase 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 and integrate assigned spend portfolios related to post-acquisition activity.
Manage both sourcing and operational purchasing responsibilities.
Organize priorities and projects, adapting to changing departmental, customer, and business needs.
Work autonomously, manage tasks with limited oversight, and learn independently on the job.