I'm working with one of the largest beauty retailers in the US, looking to add a Sourcing Associate to their team!
Location: Bolingbrook, IL - Hybrid
Pay Rate: $96/hr
Contract Duration: 6 months (10-15 hours weekly)
In this role, you'll support and lead various sourcing projects including price/contract negotiations, financial analysis, and basic project management - all with a goal of driving savings and creating meaningful value. This position reports to a Strategic Sourcing Category Manager, Procurement.
What you'll do in your role
- Support or lead multiple sourcing projects. Common projects include - strategic sourcing events (RFP's), price negotiations, contract negotiations (with support from Legal Services), resolving supplier issues.
- Identify and deliver value (savings, avoidance, risk reduction, diversity, sustainability and more)
- Adhere to sourcing expectations
- Learn and leverage basic project management skills to execute projects with internal stakeholders
- Build positive working relationships with internal stakeholders
The experience you'll bring
- Comfortable solving unique problems, asking questions, and continually learning
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships
- Demonstrated ability to self-start, determining work steps based upon management direction
- Strong organization and process improvement skills
- Excellent written and oral communicator, including leadership presentation skills
- Competent data analysis abilities
- Proficient with Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams; ability to learn procurement-specific software applications on the job
- Bachelor's degree in a related field from four-year college or university; and/or 1-3 years related business experience
- Familiarity with sourcing processes, terminology, contract negotiations, and other procurement best practices preferred, but will also be taught on the job
Interested? Apply now!