Senior Sourcing Specialist

This position has responsibility for the global strategic sourcing and management process on categories of low to moderately complex or specialized materials and supplies. Responsibilities may include performing advanced analyses for commodity team, assisting Senior Sourcing Manager / Senior Director with complex data gathering and analysis, assisting with developing and executing sourcing strategies, monitoring market movements, negotiating agreements, working with a broad base of business groups, and resolving issues with suppliers.  Position will also work closely with the Senior Sourcing Manager supporting more strategic, complex, or specialized categories

Essential Functions:

With direction from Senior Sourcing Manager, develop and implement sourcing strategies and plans for assigned packaging categories consistent with global commodity team strategies and all applicable Business Unit operating plans and objectives. This may include: 

• Develop, issue & analyze RFQ’s for assigned commodities or those areas directed by Senior Sourcing Manager / Senior Director. 
• Under direction of Senior Sourcing Manager, as applicable, assist with implementing sourcing agreements which help to increase supply assurance and improve Sherwin-Williams’ competitive position in the market. 
• Negotiate and resolve any claims or disputes concerning a supplier’s performance on categories managed. 
• Develop and implement continuous improvement, cost savings, and risk mitigation projects and initiatives for assigned categories. 
• Identifying and developing new suppliers. 
• Ensure uninterrupted supply of materials. 
• Forecast pricing on assigned categories to provide top management with key information for determining future finished goods pricing and budgetary impacts. 
• Management of established pricing (verification, resolution of discrepancies, etc.). 
• Develop written category strategies for assigned categories. 
• Ensure strategy alignment with Package Engineering, Operations, & Marketing with total cost and assured supply objectives. 
• Communicate to plants sourcing strategies, and market conditions impacting material supply. 
• Ensure compliance with department policies, procedures and applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Travel Requirement: Up to 20%

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

This role is not hybrid and will be located at Sherwin-Williams Morikis Global Technology Center located at 6745 Miller Road, Brecksville, OH 44141.

This position is also eligible for a bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Required: 

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of five (5) years Procurement, Supply Chain, Marketing, Technical, Supply Chain, or Operations experience. 
• Strong written and verbal interpersonal skills 
• Ability to solve complex problems or issues. 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Word, and Power Point. 

Preferred: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a business field. 
• Seven (7) years of successful Procurement, Supply Chain, Marketing, Technical, Supply Chain, or Operations experience. 
• A self-starter with an ability to work with minimal direction/supervision in a fast-paced environment. 
• Experience working with and influencing cross-functional teams and/or having experience in multiple functional areas. 
• Track record of increasing responsibility with strong performance and focus on cost savings and security of supply. 
• Proficiency with Oracle, QAD, Business Objects, Zycus, OBIEE, Tableau, or AOM.
• Multi Lingual

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
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At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

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