Sourcing Specialist

The role

The Sourcing Specialist supports sourcing, supplier management, and procurement activities. This role assists with supplier identification, pricing analysis, negotiations, and sourcing projects to meet manufacturing and supply chain goals.

What you will do

• Support sourcing activities for cost, quality, delivery, inventory, and business continuity.
• Assist with identifying, evaluating, qualifying, and onboarding suppliers.
• Support supplier negotiations related to pricing, terms, and supply commitments.
• Maintain supplier relationships through communication and issue resolution.
• Assist with supplier performance tracking, scorecards, and corrective actions.
• Support cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and supply risk mitigation.
• Partner with Procurement, Planning, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Finance.
• Analyze supplier pricing, lead times, capacity, and market trends.
• Resolve supplier issues related to delivery, defects, and pricing.
• Maintain accurate supplier, pricing, contract, and sourcing data.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, purchasing, supplier management, or a related role in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting supplier communication, sourcing activities, pricing analysis, supplier performance, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Understanding of manufacturing supply chains, supplier lead times, material planning, cost drivers, and production support.
• Ability to support practical sourcing and supplier decisions while partnering with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain.
• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, follow-up, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Excel, and supplier performance reporting tools.
• Demonstrated career ambition with a track record of growth and increasing responsibility.

Nice to have

• Experience in electrical equipment, power distribution, switchgear, industrial manufacturing, or engineered-to-order manufacturing
• Experience with supplier development, localization, Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and material flow concepts

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package

About the company

IEM builds electrical distribution systems and delivers solutions for complex power needs. The company has been operating for 75 years.