Purchasing Specialist - III at BC Forward in Chandler, Arizona

Job Description:

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated
Purchasing Specialist - III for
an opportunity in Chandler, AZ!




Title: Technician: Purchasing Specialist - III/ Strategic Sourcing Manager




Location: 5000 West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, AZ 85226




Anticipated Start Date: ASAP


Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.



Expected Duration: 6+
months contract with possible extension




Job Type: FULL TIME 40 hours a week, CONTRACT, REMOTE



Shift Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm




Shift Days: Monday-Friday


Pay Range:
[$41.32/hr] - [$44.17/hr]


Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).



Summary:



The Sales and Marketing Strategic Sourcing Category Manager will be responsible for supporting Digital Marketing, Market Research and potentially other Sales and Marketing strategic sourcing category.



Roles and Responsibilities:

• Build category strategy approach, develop the initiative pipeline for the category including key negotiations and manage supplier performance for strategic suppliers.


• Develop and execute the category sourcing strategy, including influencing and aligning with the key business partners across the Global Marketing, Communications, and IT organization within SMG.


• Work effectively with business partners to understand their business and technical requirements and convey those requirements to potential and existing suppliers, as well as document these needs within the category strategic source plan.


• Develop supplier commercial engagements, including supplier selection, negotiation plans, contract negotiations, scopes of work, and ongoing execution/maintenance of the agreements.


• Manage Suppliers by developing and implementing initiatives with key suppliers to achieve cost, quality, availability, technology, and sustainability objectives.


• Monitor supplier performance and deliverables through business reviews and supplier report cards (where applicable), create and implement overall continuous improvement plans.


• Clear Communicator of both written and verbal information to all levels of management and across cross-functional teams.


• Able to navigate PPT, Excel, PowerBI, Teams, and SharePoint.
  
  
  
  Minimum Qualifications:
  
  
  


• The candidate must possess a bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field of study.


• 3+ years of relevant experience in Supplier Management.
  
  
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
  
  


• Master's degree (or equivalent) in Supply Chain or related field of study.
  
  
  
  Skills required for role:
  
  
  


• Supplier Negotiations


• Contract Management


• Analytics


• Category Management


• Strategic Sourcing


• Influencing


• Supplier Management


• Strong Communication Skills


• Stakeholder/partner management


• Relationship building/collaborative


• Ability to work across teams


• Marketing category experience (nice to have)

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 237026 when responding to this ad.


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Salary Details



This salary was provided in the Job Posting.


$41.32-$44.17


Hourly Salary



Job Snapshot




Employee Type

Contractor



Location

Chandler, AZ (Onsite)



Job Type

Manufacturing



Experience

Not Specified



Date Posted

03/26/2025 Apply Now