Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Brunswick Boat Group•Mettawa, IL

2d•$65,000 - $104,300•Hybrid

About The Position

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist is responsible for the sourcing and procurement of Indirect services and products required to support Brunswick Corporation and its Divisions including business operations of all internal departments and functions as needed. This includes MRO, Facilities and Services. This hybrid position will be in Mettawa IL with 3 days in the office. The Indirect Procurement Team depends on the Strategic Sourcing Specialist to proactively communicate with the supply base to ensure that all indirect purchased material and services are sourced at the lowest total cost of ownership, while yet conforming to the required performance parameters needed to meet the project demands at all Brunswick Corporation locations. At Brunswick, we have passion for our work and a distinct ability to deliver.

Requirements

Minimum 3-5 years of experience in sourcing/purchasing, or closely related purchasing experience.
BS/BA in Supply Chain Management and Operations Management or related business experience.
Strong data analytics
Familiarity with Office suite products especially Excel; Power Bi is desired
Experience with an ERP system; Oracle is preferred
High sense of accuracy, accountability, and collaboration
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication
Background in MRO, Facilities and Services categories.
Estimated travel: 10 to 15%

Nice To Haves

CPSM or CPM. certification a plus
Six Sigma Green Belt desirable

Responsibilities

Independently, and in collaboration with other team members, research and investigate potential suppliers.
Evaluate supplier capability, solicit, and analyze RFP/RFQs, negotiate pricing and finalize purchase contracts to achieve best total cost of ownership for Indirect project.
Create the sourcing strategy for MRO, Facilities and Services procurement for the Brunswick Corporation locations.
Negotiate with vendors to ensure the purchase of the highest quality products or services at the most cost-effective pricing while meeting customer delivery requirements.
Lead negotiations and clearly define the expectations and deliverables associated with the purchase of Indirect products and services.
Independently and/or in collaboration with end users and Brunswick Indirect Procurement, administer programs needed to support daily operations of the procurement function; including but not limited to MRO, Facilities and Services.
Independently and/or in collaboration with internal and external working partners, define, measure, analyze, improve, and control processes, programs, and supplier performance to effectively, efficiently and proactively achieve strategic business initiatives and/or key performance indicators.
Passionately lead fellow employees by communicating the vision, engaging employees and empowering them to become change agents who are prepared and able to successfully lead the organization forward to embrace the future. Demonstrated behaviors should include the ability to effectively:
Independently review and create purchase orders in Oracle to ensure timely execution of Indirect activities and corporate functions. In addition, process certain Indirect invoices in Oracle to ensure timely payment to suppliers.
Manage projects necessary to execute continuous improvement plans in accordance with the category strategy
Focus on people and inspire trust by not just doing things right, but by doing the right things
Inspire and motivate people by living out the organization’s vision in their everyday business encounters
Demonstrate Influential leadership and ability to create and sustain critical relationships
Incite action across the entire value stream by mastering the skills of communication and motivation tailored to an individual person
Create an atmosphere where people have enormous desire to follow, are fully committed to the organization’s vision, and achieve well beyond the expected goals
Communicate with Internal Stakeholders at all levels of the Organization to answer inquires and resolve issues related to assigned categories