UPS · 15 hours ago
Strategic Sourcing Senior Administrative Associate | 009
Louisville, KY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelUPS is a Fortune Global 500 organization that envisions innovative possibilities and rewards a culture of growth. The role involves developing and implementing category strategies for procurement, engaging with stakeholders, and managing supplier relationships while ensuring compliance with regulations.
LogisticsMessagingTransportation
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develops and implements category strategies that enable UPS to procure goods and services within assigned categories at the best overall cost of ownership and best value
Subject matter expert within assigned category with a deep understanding of spend, savings, market intelligence, supplier metrics, and other performance indicators important to internal stakeholders
Engages with internal business stakeholders and suppliers to drive continuous improvement and optimize the supplier base
Plays a leading role in negotiations and supplier relationship management
Verifies that all sourcing initiatives meet category-specific regulations, follow appropriate risk mitigation protocols, and ensures that specific contingencies for the assigned category are in place
Provides administrative or technical support to ensure effective on-going operations
Applies knowledge of established processes and procedures to execute with excellence
Special projects as needed for department support
Requires full proficiency in a range of assignments gained through training and considerable experience
Provides solutions to problems in situations that are atypical or infrequently occurring
Takes a broad perspective to problems and spots new, less obvious solutions
Identifies key issues and patterns from partial/conflicting data
Completes work with a limited supervision
Likely to act as an informal resource for colleague with less experience
Qualification
Required
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer
Develops and implements category strategies that enable UPS to procure goods and services within assigned categories at the best overall cost of ownership and best value
Subject matter expert within assigned category with a deep understanding of spend, savings, market intelligence, supplier metrics, and other performance indicators important to internal stakeholders
Engages with internal business stakeholders and suppliers to drive continuous improvement and optimize the supplier base
Plays a leading role in negotiations and supplier relationship management
Verifies that all sourcing initiatives meet category-specific regulations, follow appropriate risk mitigation protocols, and ensures that specific contingencies for the assigned category are in place
Provides administrative or technical support to ensure effective on-going operations
Applies knowledge of established processes and procedures to execute with excellence
Requires full proficiency in a range of assignments gained through training and considerable experience
Provides solutions to problems in situations that are atypical or infrequently occurring
Takes a broad perspective to problems and spots new, less obvious solutions
Identifies key issues and patterns from partial/conflicting data
Completes work with a limited supervision
Likely to act as an informal resource for colleague with less experience
Good prioritization skills
Must be a team player
High self-accountability
Self-Starter with the ability to learn quickly and retain information
Ability to work in a regulated environment with minimal supervision
Must have great attention to detail
Must be able to clearly communicate with internal and external customers
Ability to interact and work with Administrative, Business Professionals and Management daily
Company
UPS
Operating in more than 200 countries and territories, we’re committed to moving our world forward by delivering what matters.
Founded in 1907
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Innovate UK
2025-07-28Grant
1999-11-10IPO
Leadership Team
Brian Dykes
EVP & Chief Financial Officer at UPS
Joel Stenson
Senior Vice President Global Operations Technology / Enterprise Data & Analytics and Gen AI
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