Sourcing Specialist – Assets & Facilities (Contract)
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced sourcing professional to support assets and facilities-related procurement initiatives, with a primary focus on delivering measurable cost savings and optimizing total cost of ownership (TCO). This contractor will execute sourcing and negotiation efforts with OEMs and key suppliers supporting facilities services, manufacturing equipment, site infrastructure, and investments within a Food & Beverage environment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on individual who can independently drive sourcing projects and serve as the procurement-subject-matter-expert on a cross-functional Capex team to support strategy and ways of working improvements to deliver tangible facilities savings.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement with a strong focus on facilities services and facilities assets procurement
- Proven experience negotiating with facilities services suppliers
- Strong understanding of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and lifecycle cost modeling
- Experience supporting manufacturing environments; Food & Beverage experience strongly preferred
- Solid negotiation, analytical, and cross-functional communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple-sourcing projects independently in a project-based environment
- Minimum 5 years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement with a strong focus on CAPEX, assets, and/or facilities procurement
- Proven experience negotiating with OEMs and equipment or facilities suppliers
Nice To Haves
- Sourcing experience across various manufacturing level facilities services
- Exposure to facilities management or site-level capital projects
- Experience working as a contractor or consultant supporting cost-out and optimization initiatives
- Documented facilities services cost savings
- Improved TCO outcomes across sourced assets and site investments
- Executed contracts with favorable commercial terms
- Timely completion of sourcing projects with clear documentation
Responsibilities
- Execute sourcing initiatives for facilities services, site infrastructure, and facilities-related assets from sourcing strategy through contract award
- Drive hard-dollar cost savings through competitive sourcing, negotiations with OEMs, contractors, and service providers
- Lead negotiations with OEMs, integrators, and facilities vendors covering pricing, commercial terms, warranties, service levels, and lifecycle support
- Analyze and optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), including acquisition, installation, commissioning, maintenance, energy usage, spares, and end-of-life costs
- Partner with Engineering, Facilities, Operations, Maintenance, and Finance to align sourcing strategies with technical and operational requirements
- Challenge technical specifications and incumbent supplier arrangements to unlock value and reduce facilities spend
- Manage RFQs/RFPs, supplier benchmarking, and cost modeling
- Support contract development and execution to ensure favorable commercial and risk positions
- Track, validate, and report savings, sourcing progress, and risks to stakeholders
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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