Sourcing Specialist - Defense Systems Division

Sourcing Specialist

Location : Irvine, CA, United States

Job Family : Procurement

Job Type : Regular

Position Summary / Essential Functions :

The Sourcing Specialist position supports strategic sourcing projects by deploying best practices, procurement tools, and negotiation skills. It also supports proposal activities with supplier bids, reviews historic pricing to evaluate quotes, performs cost and price analyses, conducts fact finding, and serves as a negotiator. The Sourcing Specialist makes recommendations to the strategic sourcing manager when seeking long-term agreements pre-customer order award and / or at the time of project release in compliance with FAR regulations. This role will support Engineering sourcing activities of new product and / or sources. The Sourcing Specialist works collaboratively and proactively to identify process, sourcing, and contract improvement opportunities and negotiates / executes long-term agreements based on provided customer forecasts.

Responsibilities include :

• Soliciting and evaluating proposals / quotations, providing cost analysis, price justification, and risk assessments of suppliers at the time of proposal.
• Competing bid proposals and executing long-term agreements for premier programs and / or customers with approval from the Sourcing & Commodity Manager.
• Working closely with the pricing team to submit proposal quotes in a timely manner to the customer.
• Providing target pricing for the tactical procurement team post contract award.
• Assembling pre-awards documentation for anticipated contracts and purchases.
• Communicating any quote exception or any significant changes to the supplier's status as to financial stability, delivery / quality performance, and pricing of parts.
• Assisting Engineering in sourcing of parts and selecting suppliers to participate in development activities based on quality, lead time, cost effectiveness, and producibility.
• Negotiating long-term contract agreements with key suppliers to obtain effective prices, terms, products, and services to support PPI, inventory reduction, and WADPO.
• Performing other duties as may be assigned by the sourcing manager.

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree (BS / BA) in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or relevant discipline. Minimum of 3 to 5 years' of applicable experience in bid evaluations and negotiating long-term agreements. Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, management, customers, and other stakeholders in the organization. Experience with FAR requirements preferred. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Possess strong negotiation skills and experience in executing long-term agreements in support of supplier stock and reduced PPI. Experienced in sourcing products on the internet by using COTS part numbers, material specifications, and / or descriptions provided by Engineering or Program manager. Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, preferred. As a member of the organization, the employee is expected to work effectively with co-workers, customers, and others by sharing ideas in a constructive and positive manner; listening to and objectively considering ideas and suggestions from others; keeping commitments; keeping others informed of work progress, timetables, and issues; addressing problems and issues constructively to find mutually acceptable and practical business solutions; addressing others by name, title or other respectful identifier and; respecting the diversity of our work force in actions words and deeds. Must be able to travel to resolve suppliers' issues, if applicable.

Competitive Compensation :

Pay Range : $83,250 to $138,550 annually

Participation in Annual Incentive Program

Benefit & Retirement Plans :

Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including :

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.