Sourcing Specialist II
Location: Houston, TX 77032
Duration: 6 months with potential for extension
Work shift (days/times):– Monday -Friday, 8am-5/5:30pm
Description:
Roles and responsibilities:
Sourcing Direct* Support
- Tasks within Oracle (Pascal) will include:
o Uploading supplier contracts into Oracle Contract Database
o Uploading supplier contract prices (by part number) into individual Operating Units
o Creating auto-sourcing rules (by part number) into individual Operating Units
- Support on identifying suppliers not using electronic invoicing and following up on supplier registration into program (Tungsten)
- Send monthly auto-source participation metrics from Tableau to Sourcing organization
o Follow up on any rule errors and ensure validations and corrections are updated in Oracle
- Support invoice holds resolution
Sourcing Indirect** Support
- Own the metrics and operating rhythms
o Maintain savings and revenue dashboard up to date
o Analyze gaps and identify opportunities
o Creating pulsing reviews based on metrics and gaps
- Support the supplier search and buying channel tool development and implementation
o Support the Sourcing Excellence team on launching the buying channel supplier tool (tool to be developed by digital support)
- Support various initiatives
o E-invoicing, Cash, Full Validation, etc.
*Direct Sourcing: Parts and subassemblies that are inside the bill of materials, therefore part of our end product that goes to our customers.
**Indirect Sourcing: Services and Parts that are required to run any operations for our business, these services and parts are not a subassembly or part of our final end product. Example: Professional services, Facility Services, Repair parts, capital equipment, etc.
Qualifications:
-Sourcing background: 3-5 years sourcing experience
-Oracle expertise is required (Oracle Pascal preferred)
-Knowledge of analytics tools - Excel or Access
-Bachelor’s degree is required - any area of study
-Fluent in English
-Preference for coding experience