eSourcing Analyst

Company Description

Since its founding more than 100 years ago, ITW has become one of the world’s leading diversified manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related service businesses. We place a high premium on the development of innovative solutions–most of which are developed in tandem with our customers. And we continue to ensure that our customers receive timely, cost-effective service for the innovative products we provide.

ITW’s differentiated business model is composed of a set of unique core capabilities: our proprietary 80/20 business process, customer-back innovation, and our well-known decentralized entrepreneurial culture. These capabilities are unmistakably ITW—and key to our longevity and strong performance.

ITW’s products and solutions are at work all over the world, in deep-sea oil rigs, aerospace technology, bridges and wind turbines, healthcare, the spaces in which we live and work, the cars we drive, and the mobile devices we rely on. We are never, whether we know it or not, more than a few steps from an innovative ITW solution.

Today, ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 company that employs nearly 45,000 people with operations in 51 countries with headquarters in Glenview, IL. Our campus includes a fitness center at no cost to the employees, cafeteria, outdoor volleyball courts, walking trails around the facility, employee resource groups, corporate discounts, dry cleaning services, covered/outdoor parking, and much more. We are just a block away from the nearest Metra station, and it is a quick 20-minute train ride to downtown Chicago, museums, lakefront, and other activities.

Job Description

The Strategic Sourcing Analyst for eSourcing is part of our ITW Strategic Sourcing Center of Excellence, a team which supports Enterprise-wide Sourcing initiatives. This Analyst will work closely with the seven ITW business Segments, the Category Teams for Direct and Indirect, and across various Corporate functions, to deliver on their Strategic Sourcing needs. 

Strong candidates must be proactive, motivated, organized, and work well within a fast-paced group. This position plays a critical role in ITW´s $700M e-Sourcing program across the Enterprise. In this role you will also participate in upfront strategy discussions with the seven business Segments, Category teams, as well as pricing and contract negotiations with suppliers. You will be offering advice to our internal stakeholders and assist external suppliers with the online e-Sourcing tool (Jaggaer). Candidates will need to build strong relationships to effectively understand internal stakeholders’ requests for project tasks and management by the e-Sourcing team and prioritize the work to be completed.

Essential Functions:

• Create and execute e-Sourcing events (RFx events and auctions) from start to finish, in close alignment with internal stakeholders (our ITW Segments and Category Teams), and ensure high quality of work with attention to detail
• Perform complex bid analysis to make sourcing recommendations to our internal stakeholders. This includes researching potential suppliers at the onset of a project
• Collaborate with sourcing category teams and divisions on project strategy/tactics and tailor sourcing execution methods based on best practices
• Develop Direct and Indirect spend Category expertise and industry specific knowledge to become a subject matter expert
• Develop and enhance internal e-Sourcing knowledge and become a Jaggaer ASO super user
• Conduct trainings and lessons learned workshops for internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Provide responses to internal stakeholder and supplier questions in a professional and timely manner
• Conduct reviews of other sourcing team members’ projects and check for quality, consistency, and compliance with internal stakeholder requirements and best practices
• Effectively utilize resources and tools for troubleshooting and communication purposes
• Support category teams with supplier communication throughout e-sourcing events
• Assist with creating e-Sourcing related presentations & templates
• Drive change management by helping internal stakeholders adopt the e-sourcing application, best practices, tactics and supporting tools
• Administrative activities in relation to e-sourcing application (onboarding of users/suppliers etc.)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required from accredited University or College (Supply Chain, Business Administration, similar degrees will be considered as well)
• 1-3 years of work experience (can include internship work) required in Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, and/or Data Analytics.
• Ability to work full time, 5 days a week at the Glenview, IL corporate campus with flexible hours
• Skilled in Excel, including Lookups, Pivot tables/Charts, PowerPivot, Advanced Formulas, and/or PowerBI or similar tools (e.g. Tableau) to provide reporting and analysis to the Enterprise. 
• Willingness to be trained to develop an extensive knowledge of Jaggaer ASO applications for e-Sourcing.
• A high level of Emotional Intelligence and the ability to build effective relationships and trust. Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation including relationship management, conducting demonstrations/training, and managing issues through resolution. 
• Demonstrated project management, prioritization, and time management, skills.
• Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
• Periodic travel to ITW production facilities, supplier sites, industry and internal conferences, and internal and external training (~10% of time)
• Fluency in additional languages is welcome but not required (e.g. Chinese/Mandarin, German, French, Italian)

Additional Information

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (“ITW” or “the Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the online application system process due to your disability, please email [email protected] to request assistance. No other requests will be acknowledged.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.