Dahl Consulting is currently partnering with Polaris, a leader in the powersports industry. We work one-on-one with great candidates to help connect them with local employment opportunities. Polaris is hiring a Central Sourcing Support Specialist for a contract position! Interested? Get more details below.
Contract Duration: 12-months
Worksite Location: Plymouth, MN | hybrid
What you'll do as a Central Sourcing Support Specialist:
Supplier Relations:
Identify and communicate internally any supplier concerns or opportunities. Support cost recovery initiatives.
Support problem-resolution discussions with suppliers and ensure the adequacy and timeliness of supplier correction action plans.
Enter cost changes, maintain parts systematically, and support sourcing projects.
Ensure tooling requests are appropriately approved based on cost and quality requirements.
Assist with new supplier onboarding
Assist with supplier contract routing
Sourcing Priority Management:
Look for continuous improvement opportunities in the process & workflow
Track the progress of daily tasks and be able to communicate the progress
Maintain current costing and communicate cost opportunities when identified. Work with suppliers and Accounts Payable to resolve price and invoice discrepancies.
Help support part shortages and delivery issues when necessary.
Support supplier lead times and production capacity improvement initiatives to ensure schedule flexibility, as needed.
Partner with sourcing, accounts payable, quality, and engineering team members to resolve issues.
What you'll bring to the Central Sourcing Support Specialist role:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or technical area
APICS CPIM and/or ISM C.P.M./A.P.P. desired.
Previous materials/purchasing experience is a plus but is not required
Effective negotiation, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written & verbal communication skills within the team and cross-functionally.
Highly organized and effective in managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
Ability to professionally represent Polaris by developing productive working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
Comfortable analyzing data
Experience pulling reports and utilizing different systems
Experience with MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Experienced in presentation abilities, including PowerPoint development.