About Job:

We are hiring a Procurement and Sourcing Specialist in the south Atlanta area! As a Sourcing Specialist at Vulcan, you'll be an integral part of our Strategic Sourcing department, providing Sourcing expertise to a group of Vulcan's sites within Divisional sub-Areas. With a broad focus on goods & services for operational and capital expenditures, you'll collaborate with business and operations leaders to drive supply chain risk reduction, spending optimization, and process improvements. Serving as the liaison between Vulcan's operational footprint and the supply base, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring seamless supply chain operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership: Establish a strong presence in the field to understand business needs and foster relationships with plant leaders. Act as a trusted business partner, influencing leadership and guiding optimal supply decisions with clear communication and quick responsiveness.
• Supply Risk Management: Proactively address supply gaps, negotiate terms and conditions, and lead commercial conflict resolutions to minimize risks and losses. Drive continuous improvement efforts, conduct root cause analysis, and ensure supplies and services meet requirements and specifications.
• Strategic Sourcing: Maximize the utilization of enterprise agreements or actively source products/services. Utilize strategic sourcing processes to recommend supply solutions that maximize value. Lead sourcing project implementations with minimal disruption to operations.
• Value Generation: Apply strategic sourcing best practices and industry knowledge, leveraging analytics tools to pursue value generation targets. Manage a portfolio of projects aimed at delivering additional value to the business in the short/mid term.
• Process Improvement: Collaborate with operations and suppliers to optimize the procure-to-pay process and establish and manage supplier relationships. Drive adoption of procurement systems and minimize PCards utilization.

Skills You'll Need:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years' experience in procurement positions, with a strong understanding of strategic sourcing practices. Experience in self-directed roles with high customer-centricity expectations is essential.
• Knowledge of Best Practices: Familiarity with sourcing, contract negotiations, logistics, and finance. Experience in purchasing for capital projects is advantageous.
• Interpersonal Skills: Self-driven and self-motivated, with excellent motivational and team-building abilities. Strong communication skills for internal and external audiences are necessary.
• Negotiation Skills: Possess both competitive and collaborative negotiation skills.
• Finance Knowledge: Familiarity with pricing, marketing principles, and interpretation of financial reports.
• Technology Skills: Proficiency in computer applications and technology tools for data analysis and procurement.