The Strategic Sourcing Specialist is responsible for achieving the company's strategic sourcing management goals across a diverse portfolio, including downstream and support functions. This role involves managing contracts, facilitating vendor activities, and sourcing local and foreign suppliers to optimize terms and ensure compliance.
Responsibilities
Take responsibility for the strategic sourcing management goals of the company and implement action items to ensure those goals are achieved for business requirements (diverse portfolio, e.g., downstream, support functions)
Analyze and manage contracts to optimize terms, ensuring compliance, identifying enhancement opportunities, and considering potential legal implications
Facilitate the administration of vendor-related activities such as registration to the system, rating onsite inspection, and evaluation of vendors
Source for local and foreign suppliers
Implement supplier agreements/contracts when beneficial by working with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to reach agreement on contract terms and conditions
Evaluate, select, and establish relationships with vendors and negotiate contracts for goods and services
Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect the continuity of supply, and utilize emerging opportunities
Develop and deliver regular spend reports based on data available from all available sources, identify early trends and potential solutions
Analyze category, market, and industry trends along with advances in sourcing to develop appropriate recommendations regarding the procurement of goods and services
Perform other tasks related to work designation as per instruction by the supervisor
Receive and review all requirements prepared by end-users/business
Negotiate price and delivery lead time to stakeholders
Recommend supplier for awarding in compliance with the procurement procedure within 7 days
Auto-create PR to Purchase Order (PO) in Oracle
Perform Open PO Analysis and reconciliation
Perform GR/IR Analysis and reconciliation
Manage contracts
Ensure timely delivery/completion of PO
Prepare, update, and consolidate the monitoring tool of all importations, with proper coordination with other Procurement team members
Identify frequency of requirements and prepare contracts to cover the goods/services to develop BPA and/or CPA in Oracle
Submit Monthly Operations Report (MOR) to Procurement Manager
Prepare other reports that may be required from time to time
Operate to the highest standards of ethics, in accordance with the SGS Code of Integrity
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Comply with the Quality, Health and Safety, Environment and Energy (QHSEE) policies and supporting objectives
Demonstrate strong obligation to SGS QHSEE policies, procedures, and work instructions by actively participating in meetings, projects, and events, completing required training, intervening in unsafe situations, refusing unsafe work, and complying fully with all applicable laws and regulations related to HSEE
Perform appropriately and immediately to emergency situations and assist other staff members in maintaining readiness to respond to emergencies within the workplace
Dispose or direct the disposal of waste generated as a part of daily work performed in a safe manner and in compliance with the disposal regulations and requirements, and in accordance with SGS Environmental Management System requirements
Report all incidents, including near misses and hazards, that may affect the achievement of QHSEE objectives in accordance with SGS Incident Reporting and Management requirements
Efficiently use all equipment, including safety equipment, and company owned property in the manner intended and report any damaged / lost equipment to immediate superior
Maintain a safe and tidy worksite according to the organization’s 5S program and guidelines
Maintain awareness of the safety and health related hazards and environmental aspects and propose action plans to control the risks to immediate superior or QHSEE Coordinators
Actively participate in incident investigations and risk assessments as deemed necessary by SGS management
Fulfill the requirements needed in the success of the QHSEE Management System
Recognize the potential consequences of not following the established policies, procedures, and guidelines, including not fulfilling the organization’s compliance obligations
