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Wesco · 6 hours ago

Senior Sourcing Analyst - Utility

2515 Preble Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233, US

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$74K/yr - $97K/yr

4+ years exp

Wesco is a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services, and supply chain solutions. The Senior Sourcing Analyst will lead the implementation of new supply chain initiatives, manage supplier performance, and act as the primary contact for suppliers while ensuring alignment with customer initiatives and metrics.

CommercialElectronicsManufacturing

Responsibilities

Independently negotiates contract elements, including terms and conditions, pricing, and lead-time

Manages suppliers’ performance, including support, development and monitoring of supplier performance metrics

Negotiates expected supplier performance metrics and develops and administers corrective action plans for performance failures

Prepares, distributes and awards request for quotation blankets and reviews expiring blankets for re-bid

Obtains pricing and completes analysis for market baskets to win new business or expand existing business

Maintains all information and data entered into purchasing database

Drives suppliers to electronic and automated interface and analyzes spend and product mix for standardization opportunities

Serves as customer lead and alliance manager for any and all supply chain issues

Develops and maintains professional knowledge regarding the market drivers, market trends, economic forecasts, supplier base, and competitive intelligence

Analyzes material demand and determines inventory strategy or alternative supply chain strategies for maintaining high material availability at the lowest total ownership costs

Serves as team leader for supplier negotiations, engineering standardization meetings, category strategy development, etc and leads implementation of solutions and action plans

Provides leadership, coaching, guidance and training to sourcing analysts

Participates in new customer start-ups and implementations

Ensures commodity and inventory strategies are aligned with key customer initiatives and metrics

Qualification

Sourcing experienceContract negotiationSupply chain managementPurchasing systemsMS Excel proficiencyComputer skillsPerformance managementBusiness acumenConflict managementEffective communication