Jr. Global Sourcing Specialist - Fellowes Brands

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Description
Our most important asset is our people. Who we are, what we do, how we
do it and why we are passionate are all centerpieces of why we succeed.
We are proud to be recognized:
Recognized among America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes in 2021 and
2022
Recognized as one of Chicago's Best & Brightest Companies to Work For
in 2022
Recognized as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace 2022 and 2023
Role Summary
As the Jr. Global Sourcing Specialist, you will execute on our
comprehensive Strategic Global Sourcing plan, with a strong focus on
product sourcing and supplier development.
*We work in-office Monday-Thursday, with Friday serving as an optional
remote day.*
In This Role, You Will
- Deliver sourcing strategies for multiple products, including the
delivery of cost savings through geographic assessment, analysis and
for best-fit sourcing deployment
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, QA, Finance,
Logistics, Customer Service, Sales and Marketing to ensure corporate
product profitability goals and strategies are met
- Achieve ongoing process improvement strategies; streamline sourcing
and procurement practices to ensure alignment with organizational
business strategies and corporate performance objectives
- Implement product supply decisions, input and assessments within the
core New Product Development and stage gate process
- Ensure successful on-time delivery of all New Product Development /
Continuous Product Development Roadmap completion goals
- Perform critical supplier development activities to improve
productivity, supplier quality and reduce costs in a global OEM and
manufacturing business model
- Utilize data to identify and analyze county capability, vendor
identification, evaluation, certification and improvement in
service, cost reliability and quality
- Complete and maintain our tooling procedure, which includes tracking
scorecard and management/disposition of all global tooling assets
- Analyze supplier/product capacity management across the business
What You Bring To The Team
- A minimum of 1-3 years' experience in sourcing, procurement, supply
chain management, product development, or as part of a cross
functional business team
- Experience managing supplier relationships, which includes the
ability to build true partnerships across the supply base
- The ability to maximize return on investment across KPI's
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills - both global and
domestic
- A Bachelor's Degree
You May Also Have
- Experience with procurement as well as supplier identification,
assessment, certification and development
- A demonstrated history of delivering year over year cost savings,
building partnerships with suppliers globally and productivity
improvement through lean practice implantation
- APICS or CPM Certification
Fellowes Brands - A Family Business Since 1917
For over a century, Fellowes has been committed to positively
impacting people through our culture, relationships and solutions. We
have evolved toward relevance with each decade and generation,
responding to a constantly changing world. Today, we are on an ambitious
journey to grow our influence and impact in enhancing and maximizing
work experiences worldwide. We are a Brand on the Move and remain
committed to finding new ways to help people work better and

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Fellowes Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not
discriminate against any applicants for employment based on their race,
color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender
identity), national origin, age, physical or m ntal disability, genetic
information, veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any
other status protected by law.