Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Twin City Fan Companies • Plymouth, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role provides an opportunity to build foundational strategic sourcing skills while gaining exposure across operations, engineering, and supply chain. You will gain hands-on experience in supplier management and sourcing strategy, develop skills in data analysis, negotiations, and supplier performance improvement, work cross-functionally and contribute to meaningful business outcomes, and grow into increased responsibility as sourcing capabilities mature. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to advance from tactical procurement into strategic sourcing and make a measurable impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3–5+ years of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience (manufacturing preferred)
• Experience with supplier performance tracking and improvement
• Basic negotiation and supplier management skills
• Experience using ERP systems and data analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability

Nice To Haves

• Experience in industrial or manufacturing environments
• Exposure to categories such as metals, motors, castings, or fabricated components
• Familiarity with supplier audits and development practices
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing or category management concepts
• Experience with tools such as Epicor, Passport, or Power BI

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of sourcing strategies for key categories (e.g., metals, motors, bearings, drives)
• Analyze supplier performance and identify improvement opportunities
• Participate in supplier segmentation (Preferred, Approved, Conditional, Exit)
• Assist with supplier development initiatives and corrective action follow-up
• Conduct or support supplier audits and improvement plans
• Partner with engineering and operations on supplier-related projects and NPD efforts
• Help improve OTIF (On-Time In-Full) and reduce supply disruptions
• Support issue resolution and supplier escalations
• Use ERP systems (Passport, Epicor) to analyze spend, performance, and trends
• Contribute to standardizing sourcing practices and processes

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• 401K plan with employer match
• short/long term disability
• employee assistance programs
• education reimbursement
• paid vacation
• holiday pay
• volunteer time
• homeownership savings program
• pet insurance

What This Job Offers

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