| Position Details |
The Purchasing Office seeks an individual with professional knowledge and experience
in principles, practices and trends of procurement policies and the ability to develop
strong relationships with internal and external customers to fill its available position of
Strategic Sourcing Specialist. The mission of the Purchasing Office is to provide the
Tufts community access to the highest value of goods and services in a manner consistent
with the University’s mission, ensuring stewardship, quality, best practices, compliance
and education.
Reporting to the Director of Purchasing, the Strategic Sourcing Specialist is responsible
for implementing best-in-class strategic supplier relationships and agreements that
leverage annual purchase volume and rationalizes the approved supplier base to an
optimal level. He/she will also ensure that formal product and service agreements provide
tangible benefits and value to the institution. The Strategic Sourcing Specialist will
work directly with the Director and Assistant Director regarding Ecommerce to ensure
compatibility across all department initiatives and business objectives. She/he will
promote a positive work environment, spirit of cooperation and support for coworkers,
and professionalism within the organization and when interacting with internal
customers, external suppliers and business partners. The Strategic Sourcing Specialist
will exercise resource stewardship to ensure compliance with all related financial policies
and procedures.
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| Requirements |
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least five (5) years of relevant management and procurement experience at a
responsible level in a higher education, government or corporate environment is
required
- Proficient in the Microsoft suite of productivity applications such as Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Project, Outlook and Visio
- Must possess an extensive and demonstrated professional knowledge and proven
experience in supply chain management practices
- Professional knowledge and experience in principles, practices and trends of
procurement policies, applicable laws and competitive solicitation practices is
required
- Must have advanced negotiations experience; strong negotiation skills and
strategies are required
- Excellent written and oral communications and strong interpersonal skills are
required
- Must be detailed oriented with strong organizational skills and have the ability to
manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Must have strong customer service skills as well as the ability to coordinate and
work with others to accomplish assigned tasks
- Must work collaboratively with individuals and groups from a wide variety of
backgrounds and organization levels, to incorporate their ideas, adapt to their
needs, and to form consensus in appropriate situations
- Must possess the ability to strategically link long-range business goals to daily
activities, demonstrated ability to work with others to develop talent for the
organization, and the desire to use organizational knowledge to assist and
influence others to specific action
Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of PeopleSoft/Oracle is desired. A Master’s
degree and/or professional certification is preferred. Professional certification is also
preferred.
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