Supply Management Specialist

Job Description

Job Title: Supply Management Specialist
Location: Waterloo, IA 50613
Assignment Length: 24 Months contract
Pay Rate: $28/hr
Shift Information: 1st shift (8:00 am – 4:30 pm); No anticipated overtime

Position Summary:
Join Jas a Supply Management Specialist and drive impactful continuous improvement projects within a dynamic production environment. You’ll be responsible for optimizing sourcing options, aligning and negotiating with stakeholders, and leading supplier risk mitigation and resourcing projects. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your expertise across multiple commodities in an established manufacturing setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute continuous improvement projects by determining and implementing optimal sourcing solutions for quality, cost, and delivery within the assigned supply base
• Negotiate and build relationships across an extensive internal and external network to ensure project alignment
• Develop expertise and exposure across multiple commodities
• Lead supplier resourcing and risk mitigation projects
• Maintain team communication and project management tools

Requirements:

• Ability to investigate, own, and resolve complex and ambiguous problem statements, driving them to resolution
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Strong relationship-building skills, both internally (with other functions) and externally (with supply base)
• Self-starter capable of gathering data/input, making decisions, and taking action
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, or a related field
• Open to recent graduates

Preferred Skills:

• SAP experience
• Experience creating dashboards or visual reporting tools (Power BI, Data Analytics, SharePoint, etc.)

Additional Requirements:

• Onsite only; onsite interviews preferred
• Business casual dress code
• Visa sponsorship is not available, now or in the near future
• Must be comfortable driving to other Waterloo facilities (within 20-mile radius) about six times per year using a personal vehicle
• Occasional travel to suppliers, with rental car provided

Founded in 1990, Sunrise Systems is an award winning IT/Professional Staffing firm to Fortune 500 and State/Local Government Agencies.

Founded in 1990, Sunrise Systems is an award winning IT/Professional Staffing firm to Fortune 500 and State/Local Government Agencies.