Strategic Sourcing Specialist III

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St. Louis, MO.

• Maintain and promote sound relations with suppliers by taking ownership for sourcing activities by developing procurement strategies, active management of performance, contract negotiations and driving cost savings initiatives.
• Interface throughout the Legrand organization to leverage spend volume and existing global partnerships.
• Conduct strategic sourcing activities supporting the OCL/Legrand objectives for value-driven vendor partnerships and focused on risk management, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Participate in supplier negotiations and contract preparation using structured processes.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to define material, quality, and service requirements and standards.
• Support vendor partnerships and monitor performance using established KPIs, goals, and scorecards. Integrate new sources, methods, and vendors to ensure a reliable supply of materials.
• Review market intelligence and analysis to anticipate price fluctuations.
• Use ERP systems and other software tools to manage processes, create efficiencies, and control costs.
• Manage business-wide RFQs, bid and contract negotiations (domestic and international).
• Negotiate long-term contracts to ensure optimum costs and reliable service and supply.
• Conduct Make vs. Buy analysis (full burdened costs).
• Manage sustainability opportunities with suppliers.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required.

• Bachelors in Business Administration, Supply Chain or related field.

• 5+ years’ experience.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills; both written and oral.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, lean manufacturing, etc.
• Familiarity with RoHS, Reach, Conflict Minerals.
• Familiarity with the following commodities: copper, fiber, metal.
• Familiarity with incoterms.
• Experience with logistics: LTL, small parcel, rail, ocean…etc.
• Strong negotiating and analytical skills; able to negotiate based upon market trends, exchange rate and inflation.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams; product management, engineering, finance, purchasing and customer service.
• Analysis of freight carriers/invoicing.
• International freight quoting.
• NAFTA experience.
• Familiar with harmonized group codes.
• Experience with customs.
• Able to lead projects, kaizens, cost improvement initiatives.
• JDE experience a plus.

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable.

Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit