Sourcing Specialist

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us

**Job Description**:
**S&S** **Sourcing** **Specialist**

S&S Sourcing Specialist** **is a member of the S&S center of excellence (COE) that is responsible for planning, overseeing, and leading value chain projects, critical escalations, design for supply chain initiatives, and process development. This requires interaction with a range of internal and external stakeholders, most often managing several moving project parts simultaneously. S&S Sourcing specialist** **is an Individual contributor role but requires strong leadership and time management skills to coordinate with team members while executing projects and providing support.
- Responsibilitie_s_
- Determine and define project scope and objectives; Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner.
- Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plans; Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
- Manage contracts service levels with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables. Function as point of contact for critical escalations.
- Work directly with supply chain and engineering resources to deploy DFSC methodology, preferred parts usage, material substitutions, and other tactics to lower TCO and TOCT.
- Interpret commodity and spend analysis to create action plans for cost, terms, service, and lead-time.
- Support materials and risk, compliance, and regulatory audits.
- Develops and follows standard work. Optimizing and improving processes where necessary.
- Qualifications_ _- SKEE_
- 5 Years of supply Chain Experience (Materials, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Logistics), with experience in leading projects and teams through influence. APICS certification preferred.
- Experienced in project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
- Exposure to supplier service management.
- Presentation skills, experience communicating projects, results, and issues to leadership teams.
- Bachelor’s degree: Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- Skills_ _- IPC_
- Desire to handle multiple projects of varying complexity concurrently
- Ability to prioritize and balance stakeholder needs and objectives against constraints.
- Understands upstream and downstream impacts of functional decision making on value chain performance and business results.
- Balances competing objectives/KPIs to optimize results across multiple functions
- Makes data driven decisions, acquires data and information needed to support decisions if not available to include conducting pilots as needed.
- Demonstrates agility in approach and methodology to reach objectives
- Ability to plan on an annual timeline.
- Soft Skills - Temperament_
- Ability to effectively influence peers, stakeholders, and leadership
- Capacity to manage high stress situations
- Self-motivation & ability to motivate other people
- Accepts positive and constructive feedback in a manner the promotes performance and improvement. Provides specific, timely, and actionable feedback to others.
- Can build productive relationships across cultures, teams, and functions; demonstrates agility of approach.
- Is capable of being self-directed, requires mínimal oversight to reach objectives, holds self accountable to milestones, objectives, and agreements.
- Role_ _Expectations_
- Travel, domestic and international, may be required periodically to accomplish objectives and support global projects as needed.
- Working hours may vary in order accomplish objectives and provide needed support. Mornings, nights, weekend work may be periodically required to support global projects across time zones.
- Will be willing to work remotely as required.
- Must proactively communicate timelines, statuses, challenges
- Commitment to continual learning and development to keep skillset and value chain knowledge base current.

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