Sourcing Specialist

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🕒 July 1

🚗 Michigan – Remote

🚗 Michigan – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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Windquest Group

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 1988

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏭 Manufacturing

🏨 Hospitality

Food & Beverage • Manufacturing • Hospitality

Windquest Group is a family-owned investment firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan that invests in companies across a diverse set of industries, including consumer products, manufacturing, wellness, food & beverage, and hospitality-centric experiences. The firm focuses on supporting entrepreneurs and innovations that aim to make the world better, backing businesses with capital and expertise while emphasizing fresh ideas and operational improvement.

📋 Description

• Support sourcing activities by identifying and assessing potential suppliers; coordinate the onboarding process under established strategic guidelines. • Participate cross-functionally in the new product development process to gather requirements and issue RFQs; provide data-driven supplier recommendations for management review. • Support negotiations for supply agreements to achieve optimal terms while mitigating risk; monitor supplier adherence to contracts; enter and manage contracts in the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system. • Implement the framework for supplier engagement and pricing, ensuring the Purchasing team has a clear, well-documented structure to execute tactical purchase orders. • Establish and develop partnerships with strategic national brand, private-brand, and contract manufacturing suppliers. • Oversee a robust supplier management program to assess supply performance. Work with suppliers to address both situational and systemic performance issues. • Communicate quality or performance concerns to suppliers; work to understand and report the impact of these issues on organizational costs and schedules. • Use data and analytics to identify cost reduction opportunities across the portfolio of products; engage Supply Chain leadership to develop execution plans. • Propose strategies to source and manage our raw material and component needs to optimize cost and continuity of supply. • Monitor market trends and commodity pricing to provide data to Supply Chain leadership to use in strategy adjustments. Maintain contract pricing in the NetSuite ERP system. • Report on Sourcing KPIs; work cross-functionally to identify performance improvement opportunities.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field or relevant experience. • Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a sourcing role supporting internally manufactured and externally procured finished goods; high-SKU distribution environment preferred. • International sourcing experience preferred. • Medical products distribution experience is a plus. • NetSuite experience is a plus. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Professional development