Overview The Sourcing Advisor is responsible for providing advice and assisting in the execution of enterprise-wide sourcing best practices and programs for vendor management and spend management to enhance profitability. What you will be doing - Assist with sourcing event activities. Including, developing bid strategies, compiling requirements, performing market research, vendor identification, draft and publish RFI/RFQ/RFP events, analysis of results, suggest recommendations, contribute to meetings, price and contract negotiations - Consult with internal business leaders and monitor vendor relationships during sourcing events to ensure client satisfaction - Concurrently lead multiple small-to-medium sourcing engagements - Assist with contract negotiations regarding business and pricing terms with vendors to maximize business value and manage risk - Analyze business stakeholders on the benefits, costs, legal aspects, and the potential risk associated with use of a vendor to ensure that we leverage the company's spend and resources to receive the best overall value - Identify awareness to business stakeholders of preferred vendors, and work closely with employees to grow existing business and develop new areas of opportunity that fully maximize the preferred vendor’s value - Support efforts to proactively identify, engage and build relationships with both business stakeholders and vendors. - Support the assessment of new sourcing opportunities by evaluating new products or services, reducing the supplier base, or optimizing existing purchasing practices What will make you successful - Bachelor’s Degree - Demonstrated understanding of sourcing and experience in contract negotiation - Proficient with Microsoft Office; with strong Excel and Word skills - Able to independently work on projects with discretion and independence - Good critical thinking and problem solving skills - Good oral and written communications skills that demonstrate a professional demeanor and the ability to interact with others with discretion and tact - Organized and experienced at successfully multi-tasking - Collaborative skills, applied successfully within team as well as with other areas - Good business and technology acumen - Self-motivated with the ability to manage projects independently to completion - Able to provide exceptional follow through and be customer-service driven - Able to thrive in a fast paced, deadline driven environment - Up to 5% travel time required