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Job Title: Sourcing Project Lead

Job Description

The Sourcing Project Lead is responsible for coordinating external supply chain activities from the project's inception through to its completion. The role involves maintaining the sourcing strategy and coordinating supply chain activities within the project team.

Responsibilities

+ Define and execute the external supply chain strategy with stakeholders according to project requirements and planning.

+ Prepare the external supply chain project plan focusing on strategy, schedule, and budget.

+ Achieve savings targets while satisfying project cost, schedule, and quality requirements.

+ Coordinate external supply chain activities with category managers for assigned projects.

+ Develop new suppliers and alternative sources of materials with a focus on best cost countries.

+ Participate in project planning, scheduling, and production control.

+ Maintain the project purchasing dashboard using standard tools.

+ Consolidate and validate budgets for sourcing, logistics, and quality.

+ Track project costs and time variances, taking necessary actions to avoid budget deviations.

+ Interface with project management and engineering to maintain material targets and sourcing resource requirements.

+ Identify critical and strategic suppliers with category management.

+ Focus on project objectives, including contractual conditions, purchasing budget, planning, and quality.

+ Anticipate available discounts and maintain committed budgets.

+ Set external supply chain planning for purchasing and delivery teams, ensuring consistency with overall project planning.

+ Collaborate within the external supply chain team to meet project milestones and deadlines.

+ Summarize external supply chain activities for the project.

+ Review project external supply chain budget and risk & opportunities matrix with stakeholders.

+ Ensure compliance with company procedures and processes.

+ Participate in BCC sourcing to optimize purchasing value.

+ Identify underperforming suppliers during the project life cycle.

+ Engage in Value Analysis and Kaizen blitz projects to improve sourcing.

+ Utilize company software applications such as SAP, Pyramid, DMT, Vault Document Storage, and Microsoft applications.

Essential Skills

+ Bachelor’s degree.

+ 5 years minimum experience in purchasing, strategic sourcing, or supply chain.

+ Project Based Purchasing experience.

+ Strong negotiation skills with legal language knowledge.

+ Excellent written and oral communication skills.

+ ERP experience, preferably with SAP.

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

+ Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.

+ Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $27.50 - $27.50/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Glen Allen,VA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2025.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.