Strategic Sourcing Specialist

1 month ago

Glenview, Kentucky, United States ITW Full time

About the Role

The Strategic Sourcing Analyst for eSourcing is a key member of our ITW Strategic Sourcing Center of Excellence, supporting Enterprise-wide Sourcing initiatives. This Analyst will collaborate closely with ITW business Segments, Category Teams, and Corporate functions to deliver on their Strategic Sourcing needs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Create and execute e-Sourcing events, ensuring high-quality work and attention to detail.
  • Perform complex bid analysis to make sourcing recommendations to internal stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with sourcing category teams and divisions on project strategy and tactics.
  • Develop Direct and Indirect spend Category expertise and industry-specific knowledge.
  • Develop and enhance internal e-Sourcing knowledge and become a Jaggaer ASO super user.
  • Conduct trainings and lessons learned workshops for internal stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Provide responses to internal stakeholder and supplier questions in a professional and timely manner.
  • Conduct reviews of other sourcing team members' projects and check for quality, consistency, and compliance with internal stakeholder requirements and best practices.
  • Effectively utilize resources and tools for troubleshooting and communication purposes.
  • Support category teams with supplier communication throughout e-sourcing events.
  • Assist with creating e-Sourcing related presentations & templates.
  • Drive change management by helping internal stakeholders adopt the e-sourcing application, best practices, tactics, and supporting tools.
  • Administrative activities in relation to e-sourcing application (onboarding of users/suppliers etc.).

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited University or College (Supply Chain, Business Administration, similar degrees will be considered as well).
  • 1-3 years of work experience in Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, and/or Data Analytics.
  • Ability to work full time, 5 days a week at the Glenview, IL corporate campus with flexible hours.
  • Skilled in Excel, including Lookups, Pivot tables/Charts, PowerPivot, Advanced Formulas, and/or PowerBI or similar tools (Tableau) to provide reporting and analysis to the Enterprise.
  • Willingness to be trained to develop an extensive knowledge of Jaggaer ASO applications for e-Sourcing.
  • A high level of Emotional Intelligence and the ability to build effective relationships and trust. Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
  • Strong customer service orientation including relationship management, conducting demonstrations/training, and managing issues through resolution.
  • Demonstrated project management, prioritization, and time management skills.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
  • Periodic travel to ITW production facilities, supplier sites, industry and internal conferences, and internal and external training (~10% of time).
  • Fluency in additional languages is welcome but not required (Chinese/Mandarin, German, French, Italian).

About ITW

ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 company that employs nearly 45,000 people with operations in 51 countries with headquarters in Glenview, IL. Our campus includes a fitness center at no cost to the employees, cafeteria, outdoor volleyball courts, walking trails around the facility, employee resource groups, corporate discounts, dry cleaning services, covered/outdoor parking, and much more. We are just a block away from the nearest Metra station, and it is a quick 20-minute train ride to downtown Chicago, museums, lakefront, and other activities.

Equal Employment Opportunity

ITW is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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