Supply Chain Specialist

The Supply Chain Support role is responsible for assisting with daily supply chain operations, including purchasing coordination, inventory tracking, logistics support, and documentation management. This role helps ensure smooth material flow, accurate records, and efficient supply chain processes across the organization.

• Lead procurement activities for assigned suppliers, including sourcing, competitive bidding, purchase orders, negotiations, and supplier performance management.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that support quality, cost, delivery, and business objectives.
• Analyze supplier pricing, market trends, procurement data, and cost drivers to identify savings opportunities and support sourcing decisions.
• Prepare RFPs, bid packages, supplier evaluations, and risk assessments for new and existing business opportunities.
• Monitor ERP/MRP data and procurement requirements, including lead times, period of supply, safety stock, and other planning parameters.
• Establish and maintain strong supplier relationships while driving timely delivery, issue resolution, and continuous performance improvement.
• Partner with Planners, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Program Management to resolve shortages, supplier issues, invoice discrepancies, and other supply chain challenges.
• Identify and mitigate supplier and supply chain risks, including critical shortages, delivery delays, demand changes, and potential production disruptions.
• Analyze supplier root causes and lead corrective actions to resolve recurring delivery and procurement issues.
• Prepare procurement metrics, dashboards, presentations, and management reports while supporting audits, recovery plans, production readiness reviews, and other initiatives as assigned.