Sourcing Specialist

4 weeks ago


Seattle, Washington, United States Ascendion Full time
About Ascendion

Ascendion is a pioneering digital engineering solutions company that crafts and manages software platforms and products to drive growth and deliver captivating experiences for consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our global workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the world. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Our Culture

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Our community of change makers is driven by a passion for tech and a desire to make a difference. We share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy, allowing everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

The Role

Job Title: Sourcing Specialist

Location: Hybrid - 2-3 Days Onsite in SeaTac

Responsibilities
  • Partner with internal and external customers to execute the sourcing process, including project assessment, strategy development, supplier evaluation, and contract negotiation to achieve financial and quality objectives.
  • Maintain strong relationships and communications with customers and suppliers.
  • Assist in developing, implementing, and managing contracts.
  • Interface with all levels within Group and Supplier organizations.
  • Collaborate with Procurement Buyers and the Sourcing Team to identify sourcing opportunities.
  • Manage the entire life cycle for commodities, including source selection, vendor oversight, and asset acquisition/disposition.
  • Ensure suppliers meet or exceed quality, cost, and performance objectives.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred; Institute for Supply Management (ISM) certification a plus.
  • 1 year of buying, sourcing, or related experience, required; 3 years preferred.
  • Experience in M-Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills required.
  • Strong team-building and project management skills preferred.
  • Experience in vendor oversight, including performance management/continuous improvement preferred.
  • Proven track record of sustaining strong customer/supplier relationships preferred.
  • Demonstrated analytical competence, such as experience with cost/benefit analysis preferred.
  • Contracting and negotiation experience preferred.
  • Highly self-motivated, with the ability to work and drive change in a decentralized organization.
  • Able to formulate and deliver convincing presentations to a range of organizational counterparts.
Benefits

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, 5 personal days accrued each calendar year, Paid time off benefits meeting the paid sick and safe time laws, 10-15 days of paid vacation time, 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year, Ascendion Learning Management System.



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