Sourcing Specialist

Alcoa • Pittsburgh, PA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Alcoa, you’re an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better. About the role: Alcoa is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to support procurement activities for demolition, remediation, and other transformation projects across our closed and curtailed locations. Central aspects of the role include but are not limited to: strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, contractor management, and ensuring compliance with global procurement policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years of procurement experience, including negotiation and sourcing.
• Ability to work with virtual customers at various organization levels
• Strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder‑influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work with virtual, cross‑functional teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SharePoint; experience with Oracle EBS and DocuSign is a plus.
• Fluent/advanced English required.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certifications (CPM, APICS, CIPS, PMP) preferred.
• experience with Oracle EBS and DocuSign is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end procurement for assigned projects, including scope development, sourcing strategy, contractor shortlists, bid reviews, and award recommendations.
• Negotiate project‑specific and master agreements for demolition, remediation, abatement, environmental consulting, and related services.
• Manage contractor and supplier relationships, ensuring performance, issue resolution, and alignment with project needs.
• Track cost savings and avoidance opportunities; support quarterly project reviews and procurement forecasting.
• Coordinate with internal partners—including Legal, commodity managers, and environmental teams—to support project execution across multiple locations.
• Prioritize diverse procurement needs while implementing global procurement strategies and managing multi-million‑dollar agreements.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay, recognition and rewards programs.
• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period)
• Healthcare benefits: medical, Rx, dental, vision, flexible spending account, health savings account (generous employer contribution), life and accident insurance
• Work-life balance programs: flexible work scheduling, hybrid/remote working
• Paid time off: 15 vacation days prorated in the 1st year based on hire date, 12 paid holidays, 7 illness days, Care for Family leave up to 40 days, up to 5 bereavement days, maximum of 30 jury duty days, and up to 10 days annual training for military leave

What This Job Offers

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