Sourcing Specialist II

This position oversees the strategic sourcing and management process of a category of lower-complexity materials and supplies. Responsibilities may include performing advanced analyses for commodity team, assisting Sourcing Director with complex data gathering and analysis, assisting with developing sourcing strategies, executing sourcing strategies, monitoring market movements, negotiating agreements, working with a broad base of business groups, and resolving issues with suppliers. Position may also work closely with the Sourcing Manager or a Sr. Sourcing Specialist supporting more strategic, complex, or specialized categories.

Additional Information

The travel for this positions is 10%

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

• With direction from Sourcing Manager/Director, develop and implement sourcing strategies and plans for assigned categories consistent with global commodity team strategies and all applicable Business Unit business operating plans and objectives
• Develop, issue and analyze RFQ's for assigned commodities or those areas directed by Sourcing Manager/Director.
• Communicate to plants sourcing strategies, pricing, and market conditions impacting raw material supply
• Support Marketing's strategy and requirements
• Identify and develop new suppliers
• Ensure uninterrupted supply of materials
• Develop and communicate material demand forecasts to suppliers
• Forecast pricing on assigned categories to provide top management with key information for determining future finished goods pricing and budgetary impacts
• Management of established pricing (verification, resolution of discrepancies, etc.)
• With assistance from Sourcing Manager/Director, develop written category strategies for assigned categories
• Develop and implement cost savings projects and initiatives for assigned categories
• Under direction of Sourcing Manager/Director, as applicable, assist with implementation of sourcing agreements/contracts to facilitate supply assurance and improve Sherwin-Williams' competitive position in the market
• With assistance from of Sourcing Manager/Director, resolve claims or disputes concerning a supplier's delivery performance on categories managed
• Support strategic capacity reviews and report outs for any materials in the assigned Extender category and/or TiO2/Pigments categories
• Ensure compliance with department policies, procedures and applicable laws, rules, and regulations

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1,etc.)
• Must have a bachelor's degree or higher
• Must have two (2) years of experience Sourcing, Marketing, Technical, Operations, and Supply Chain

Preferred Qualification:

• Must have four (4) years of experience Sourcing, Marketing, Technical, Operations, and Supply Chain
• Have at least one (1) year of experience using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams and/or Outlook