Category Sourcing Specialist

Description

Tempur Sealy is committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of bedding products worldwide, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries.

Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster®. We hire people who have a passion for helping others find their best night’s sleep. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Tempur Sealy!

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Competitive Medical, Dental & other wellness programs
• Disability and Life Company Paid
• Retirement Plan Options
• Generous Employee Purchase Discounts

• Study, review, and present global commodity forecasts.
• Assist and lead the Category Sourcing Team with RFQ’s, RFI’s, RFP’s
• Data collection for submission to suppliers
• Price/cost analysis
• Data analysis
• Follow up with suppliers.
• Manage Supplier Pricing via Basware price lists, trade agreements and new supplier set up.
• Provide training to suppliers on how to set up a new catalog.
• Train new employees on vendor trade agreement set up.
• Review vendor trade agreement changes for accuracy and upload in company systems (AX Dynamics)
• Notification to TSI plants of catalog changes and date of implementation
• Participate in cross functional events to express the best interest of all supply chain functions.
• Provide critical feedback loops to Manufacturing and Planning on appropriate supplier capacities for each facility depending on the complexity of the new products.
• Assist Category Sourcing Team with tactical support activities.
• Update forecast scorecards and ensure suppliers have received forecast.
• Assess any inventory risk as it pertains to product rollouts.
• Advise team member of risk and help in supplier mitigation.
• Maintain supplier balanced Scorecards.
• Review and analyze data and submit to appropriate team members.
• Follow up with suppliers and stake holders as needed.
• Review and understanding of data submitted.
• Support Sourcing Team in proper evaluation and follow up with suppliers as requested.
• Maintain supplier master and category SKU’s/part numbers for accuracy.
• Develop total cost models and volume models with associated charts to analyze and understand base raw materials that comprise targeted components and raw materials within the spend assigned.
• Maintain monthly shipping reports from suppliers.
• Review and provide feedback on monthly reports.
• Follow up with any suppliers that are delinquent or do not complete the data required.
• Review with Category Manager(s) for accuracy and completion on a monthly basis.
• Review numbers with final PPV to ensure systems align.
• Interact with other internal and external customers as needed.
• Manage open orders reports from multiple systems.
• ASN completion for key suppliers into TSI plants
• Support key organizational activities/deliverables not limited to:
  Ownership of monthly distribution and review meeting for inflation/deflation inputs
  
  Organization chart and sourcing responsibilities matrix management
  
  Ownership of monthly distribution of the Operations presentation deck and review meeting
  
  Management of Sourcing SharePoint site layout and content
  
  Ownership and management of corrective action request credit recovery process
  
  Management of organization calendar creation and review for monthly sourcing deliverables
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree, preferred area of concentration Industrial Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Sourcing or similar
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Software Programs is required (Word, Excel, Power BI, etc.…).
• Individual must have the ability to prepare presentations in PowerPoint and is a proficient public speaker.

Tempur Sealy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affimative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.