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Aston Carter · 1 day ago

Sourcing Project Lead

Glen Allen, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$27.50/hr - $27.50/hr

5+ years exp

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions, and they are seeking a Sourcing Project Lead responsible for coordinating external supply chain activities from project initiation through to execution and closeout. The role involves defining and executing the external supply chain strategy, preparing project plans, and ensuring alignment with project requirements and timelines.

ConsultingHuman ResourcesInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Define and execute the external supply chain strategy with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with project requirements and timelines

Prepare the external supply chain project plan, focusing on strategy, schedule, and budget

Achieve savings targets by applying standard levers through the Sourcing Team while meeting project cost, schedule, and quality requirements

Coordinate external supply chain activities with category managers for assigned projects

Develop new suppliers and alternative material sources with Category Managers, focusing on high quality and low cost, particularly from best cost countries

Participate in project planning, scheduling, and production control

Maintain the project purchasing dashboard using standard tools

Consolidate and validate internal and external budgets for sourcing, logistics, and quality

Track and manage project costs and time variances, taking actions to prevent budget deviations

Interface with project management and engineering to maintain material targets and sourcing resource requirements

Identify critical and strategic suppliers in collaboration with category management

Focus on project objectives, including contractual conditions, purchasing budget, planning, and quality

Anticipate available discounts and maintain the committed budget

Set the external supply chain planning for purchasing and delivery teams, ensuring consistency with the overall project planning

Work with the external supply chain team to achieve project milestones, deliveries, and deadline compliance

Summarize external supply chain activities for the project

Review the project external supply chain budget, risk and opportunities matrix with stakeholders and functional management, ensuring progress and updates

Ensure compliance with company procedures and processes

Participate in best cost country sourcing to optimize purchasing value

Identify underperforming suppliers during the project life cycle

Engage in Value Analysis and Kaizen blitz projects to improve sourcing

Utilize company software applications such as SAP, Pyramid, DMT, the Vault Document Storage, and Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Qualification

Project-based purchasingERP experienceNegotiation skillsAnalytical skillsProject coordinationStrategic mindsetBuying experienceUnderstanding engineering drawingsCommunication skillsTeamworkFlexibilityAdaptability