I. Job Summary
The Strategic Sourcing Specialist is responsible for reducing the overall cost of externally purchased materials, goods and services while maintaining or improving quality and service delivery using the strategic sourcing process to identify and eliminate waste and inefficiencies upstream and downstream in the supply chain for one or more spend categories or subcategories. This role is also responsible in assisting category management for assigned categories or subcategories.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

Main duties will be pulling reporting and analyzing risks and opportunities to save money
Main duties can/will change in the future with growth and knowledge of the first category
Be able to communicate with all types of people, internal and external
Be able to take direction and create projects with what you see
Assist internal customers with problems, escalations, etc.
Identify new opportunities to further our category in the space
In-depth knowledge of the company's primary businesses as they relate to the categories assigned.
Analyze and understand the company's historical spending patterns for assigned spend categories or subcategories
Focus on retail fuel cards, vendor reltionships and program advancement in addition to managing reporting to mitigate risks and fraud.
Analyze and understand the market for potential solutions to satisfy the requirements identified
Develop sourcing strategies and tactics based on the empirical results of the requirements and market analysis, for low to medium complexity sourcing events, that will result in the best overall value and TCO for the company
Present sourcing strategy and tactics recommendations to supply chain leadership, and key stakeholders
Execute the sourcing strategy and tactics to select the source. This may include: development of RFPs, use of eSourcing tools, bid evaluations, supplier evaluation, development of negotiation strategy, negotiation documents, supplier performance metrics, and contracts.
Present results of the source selection process to supply chain leadership and key stakeholders
Develop a detailed implementation plan that includes: the transition process and timing, communication plan identifying purpose, target audiences, key messages, frequency, duration, delivery medium(s), responsibilities, schedule, program utilization and user satisfaction metrics
Develop and document savings calculations and any other impact metrics
Determine reporting frequency and report savings
Ongoing management of suppliers in assigned spend categories
Ongoing collaboration with suppliers and internal users to continuously improve the supply chain (up and down stream)
Ongoing contract management, program utilization tracking and reporting, internal requirements monitoring and market dynamics monitoring

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
The job has no supervisory responsibilities.

IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. Must live and work in the US.
A. Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Business or a technical field, or in lieu of, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant experience.
Experience: Three (3) years experience in a supply chain related position with category spend responsibility of $10M or greater (in addition to education requirement).
Strong Preference for Intermediate Excel Skills and great communication skills

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

None

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Must be a customer-focused change agent with demonstrated collaboration, communication, influencing and organization management/development skills
Must demonstrate good understanding of Emotionally Intelligent approaches in persuading others to understand your and the department's position on matters.
Possess environmental and sustainability experience
Must be a team player who can work within a matrix organization to achieve results
Demonstrated ability to develop and build strong relationships and facilitate changes in systems and processes to support internal and external customers; has quickly evaluated a complex system and identified problems and potential solutions
Ability to use software and information technology to more effectively manage and grow the function
Experienced in articulating the business and product strategies emphasizing the strategic importance of the various products, systems and services
Demonstrated strong strategic thinking and ability to execute and implement
Demonstrated ability to partner and build relationships in diverse businesses
Demonstrated ability to successfully lead cross-functional teams to results
Possess strong financial acumen and operational expertise

V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;
Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;
Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
Normal setting for this job is: office setting.

Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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ABOUT WM WM (WM.com) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America – where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity

For United States: WM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

For Canada: WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation.

Real ID

In order to travel by air or access federal property, federal law requires individuals have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons, or service federal property. Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID, or TSA approved alternative.