Tarter USA
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Tarter USA . We are looking for a key person to help take us to the next level as we venture into new and diverse markets with unlimited opportunity. This role focuses on finding new suppliers and new products not currently sourced, and improving our current buying process. Key Responsibilities
Drive cost savings initiatives by negotiating contracts and pricing with suppliers while maintaining high-quality standards. Develop and implement sourcing strategies for raw materials, components, and packaging materials to support new programs and products. Identify and engage potential suppliers, fostering relationships to ensure alignment with company goals for quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. Collaborate closely with engineering, production, and inventory management teams to align procurement activities with production schedules and business needs. Research potential vendors—interviews and confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule. Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items. Negotiate contract and pricing—estimates values according to knowledge of market price. Obtain vendor quotes and negotiate pricing. Project management tracking and reporting from project initiation through handoff to materials releasing team. Identify complementary products/items/manufacturing to our current methods and catalog. Education and Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business, logistics, supply chain management, or related field. Experience
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in purchasing for large manufacturing organizations. Proven track record of successful contract negotiations and supplier management. Expert with commodity markets and trends. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Proven influencer. Skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Proficient in Microsoft Office and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software; Epicor knowledge a plus. Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively. Attention to detail and accuracy. Senioriy level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain Industries: Manufacturing We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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Join to apply for the
Strategic Sourcing Lead
role at
Tarter USA . We are looking for a key person to help take us to the next level as we venture into new and diverse markets with unlimited opportunity. This role focuses on finding new suppliers and new products not currently sourced, and improving our current buying process. Key Responsibilities
Drive cost savings initiatives by negotiating contracts and pricing with suppliers while maintaining high-quality standards. Develop and implement sourcing strategies for raw materials, components, and packaging materials to support new programs and products. Identify and engage potential suppliers, fostering relationships to ensure alignment with company goals for quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. Collaborate closely with engineering, production, and inventory management teams to align procurement activities with production schedules and business needs. Research potential vendors—interviews and confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule. Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items. Negotiate contract and pricing—estimates values according to knowledge of market price. Obtain vendor quotes and negotiate pricing. Project management tracking and reporting from project initiation through handoff to materials releasing team. Identify complementary products/items/manufacturing to our current methods and catalog. Education and Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business, logistics, supply chain management, or related field. Experience
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in purchasing for large manufacturing organizations. Proven track record of successful contract negotiations and supplier management. Expert with commodity markets and trends. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Proven influencer. Skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Proficient in Microsoft Office and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software; Epicor knowledge a plus. Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively. Attention to detail and accuracy. Senioriy level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain Industries: Manufacturing We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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