IEWC · 1 month ago
Supply Chain - Sourcing Specialist
5001 Towne Dr, New Berlin, WI 53151, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expIEWC is a company that values employee ownership and team contribution, offering opportunities for career growth. The Sourcing Specialist will partner with suppliers to meet customer supply needs, manage supplier contracts, and coordinate quotations, while also working closely with various departments to ensure timely product availability.
Consumer ElectronicsManufacturing
Responsibilities
Manage supplier contracts in a manner that ensures all requirements and special terms and conditions are met
Manage supplier pricing and purchasing terms including but not limited to: Incoterms, freight costs, payment terms, rebates, etc
Work with assigned Suppliers to drive improvement on the Supplier Scorecards
Work with the Quality Department to ensure that plans of action are developed and implemented for improving poor performing suppliers and rewarding top performing suppliers
Maintain and enhance strong partnerships with existing suppliers through excellent communication and collaborative approach in resolving issues and drive cost savings
Visit and evaluate supplier’s technical and manufacturing capabilities
Evaluate potential suppliers
Assist in vendor invoice reconciliation with global AP department
Coordinate request for quotation (RFQ), process them and respond to sales within the established time target
Work cross-functionally with sales teams to meet quote timelines and goals
Top performers will meet and exceed same-day and next-day quote goals
Execute material strategies for assigned material groups, working with suppliers to lower total landed costs
Be the knowledge expert on assigned material categories guiding the organization on product usage and specifications
Work with Marketing, Sales, and Supply Chain Planners in solving supply issues impacting markets or customers
Work with Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain Leadership & Logistics on New Product Introduction
Utilize cost analysis, price analysis and cost modeling techniques to manage supplier costs in SAP
Assist with Large Key Customer contracts—work closely with the Supply Chain team and appropriate sales team to establish pricing and inventory levels that support our contracts with our customers
Work with sales and marketing teams to utilize cross-selling and SKU rationalization opportunities to combine product families or groupings to optimize sales opportunities and maximize working capital
Actively participate in process improvement projects
Recommend or create at least 1 process improvement that lead to either cost reduction, supply chain improvement or inventory reduction
Learn how to run team reports for department KPI’s
Provide expertise in training and operation of standard SAP sourcing processes to Sales and Sourcing staff
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in Supply Management, Sourcing, Logistics, Operations Management, Mathematics or Economics and/or 2+ years of related experience
A valid driver's license if located within the United States
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical and business information and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Ability to work in a Windows environment
Possess advanced skills in Microsoft Excel—Pivot Tables and formula calculations, PowerPoint and Word
Preferred
SAP experience is preferred
Company
IEWC
IEWC is a wholesale company providing electrical cable, wire management, and broadcast products.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mike Veum
President & CEO
Michelle Osman
Chief Operating Officer and Board Member
Recent News
2025-04-02
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