Sourcing Specialist

Medline • Northfield, MN

2d • $62,000 - $93,000

About The Position

This role is responsible for the coordinating and executing the planning, procurement and distribution of a select group of purchased finished good materials. This role will also be responsible for building and implementing site wide sourcing strategies that optimize the total cost of ownership and include developing supplier relationship strategies and overall supplier management in addition to leading negotiations for cost savings initiatives and sourcing diversification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Ability to assimilate diverse information and communicate across internal departments and external vendors.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and statistics in the interpretation and relationships in SAP.
• Previous buying experience in a systems driven environment.
• Background in inventory supply chain, customer service or operations.
• Experience with SAP, Access, AS400 and/or FoxPro.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process requisitions and Purchase Orders for the procurement of goods, services and supplies.
• While resolving and/or maximize opportunities regarding vendor issues, stocking, sourcing, pricing, terms and service.
• Analyze purchase requisitions versus inventory targets, service considerations, demand and sourcing options prior to generating Purchase Orders.
• Manage the PO release process through vendor minimum and alternative means to satisfy MRP demand.
• Analyze assigned commodities, as well as develop global implementation plans to source new items and re-source existing items to optimize total cost suppliers.
• Validate, revise and/or recommend changes to system data via interaction/communication with product divisions and vendors. This includes analyzing quotations, providing strategic component, material and supplier sourcing recommendations.
• Communicate vendor backorder issues to Inventory Management, Customer Service and vendor teams and managing the vendor set up process, externally with vendor and internally with Finance and Legal.
• Maintain timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices and other documents.
• Review/analyze month-end reporting.
• Ensure MIOH, Service, Surplus and Stock transfer fees are in with targets.
• Negotiate lower minimum order quantities to maintain facility inventory levels and lower carrying cost.
• Assist in developing and managing vendor or Medline product allocations.
• Coordinating the raw material SKU allotmentbased on pricing and availability.
• Coordinates samples, trial orders, and new orders with new and existing suppliers Quality and Process Engineers.
• Lead Project Management steering meetings to ensure alignment across departments and track the progress of assigned deliverables.

Benefits

• Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
• Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
• For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

What This Job Offers

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