As a Sourcing Specialist, your primary responsibility will be to support the NSC Procurement Department for the North America-based Eurofins companies. You will report into one of the Category Managers (e.g. Consumables, Clinical, Service Contracts, Capex, Logistics or others) and refine processes as well as execute new category strategies as they pertain to current projects. Eurofins is searching for a candidate that possesses the following skills:Managing Purchasing-related activities for specific categories/projects for Eurofins, in close coordination with the Category Manager and Business.Obtain significant cost savings in your Categories of scope/Projects for Eurofins companies with increasing level of quality and lower delivery time.Effectively collaborate with key stakeholders to understand the laboratory business requirements, align on goals and drive sourcing initiatives. Building a project pipeline, leading the sourcing process (RFI and RFQ) with the support of technical experts, including negotiations with suppliers.Influence and lead the change management (including set-up of test plans) to ensure sourcing practices, processes and tools are adopted across the organization.Self-motivation, performance-driven mindset to identify priorities and deliver within agreed deadlines.Research (social media, websites, etc) to gain market information, cost and risk management assessments.Sound analytical skills and use of Excel and PowerPoint.Analyzing procurement data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement, preparing reports and presentations for management, and communicating key insights to stakeholders.Integrating organizational measures like supplier diversity, sustainability, cash flow improvement, automation, digitization etc into the process of the scope managedLeading Negotiation with suppliersKnowledge of legal and contractual issues and negotiating contractsOrganize priorities and projects with the ability to adapt to Purchasing department/customer/business needs.Being agile and adaptable to Eurofins and team needs, which may include potential assignment of new goals and adjustments in roles and responsibilities within the Purchasing team.Although on-the-job training would be provided, success in this role hinges on candidate’s ability to work autonomously, manage tasks without requiring constant oversight, and demonstrate a strong capacity for self-directed learning on the job.
