WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
- Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers.
- Cost Negotiation: Lead negotiations for favorable pricing and incentives to optimize cost savings.
- Competitive Bidding & Sourcing: Conduct RFQs to competitively bid out existing business across multiple product categories.
- Product & Market Analysis: Evaluate market trends, pricing benchmarks, and competitor offerings to inform sourcing decisions.
- Alternative Product Evaluation: Identify and assess alternative products or suppliers that meet technical and performance specifications to reduce cost or mitigate risk.
- Reporting & Analytics: Track key sourcing metrics and deliver data-driven insights to support strategic decisions.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
- A history of academic and professional success
- At least 2 years of professional experience
- Strong negotiation and supplier management skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills
- Strong critical thinking, research, attention to detail, organizational, and decision-making skills
- Eagerness to learn new things, adaptability, and a growth-oriented mindset
BE REWARDED
Total cash compensation typically ranges from $148,500 - $170,500, which includes a base salary and annual cash profit sharing based on company profitability. We are committed to comprehensive benefits to support employees and their dependents, such as:
- Zero-dollar premiums for medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans for employees, spouses, and dependents
- 100% tuition reimbursement for employees
- First-time home buyer assistance
- College assistance for your dependents
- Paid time off to cover vacation and personal time
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees a workplace with reasonable accommodations and free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. At McMaster-Carr, we do not make employment decisions based on age, ethnicity, citizenship status, military status, gender identity and expression, race, religion, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected group.
This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr.
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What We Do
McMaster-Carr is an e-commerce company offering more than half a million products used to keep business in motion. With more than 300,000 daily visits to our website, customers from a variety of industries turn to us when they need to build, design, repair or maintain just about anything because we are the complete, one-stop source for industrial supplies.
Technology teams play a vital role in McMaster-Carr’s success. The software that drives our business is developed in-house by a growing team of versatile engineers. Whether the project is automating distribution operations, improving browsing features on our app or integrating a new data center to serve five national facilities, people flourish when they love to learn and pursue ambitious goals.
McMaster-Carr’s diverse business creates the opportunity to explore new technologies and develop expertise that is both broad and deep. Growth is supported by an inclusive culture of development seen in mentorship, reading groups, guilds and town halls that create community. They pursue career growth through learning and advancement in technical and project leadership.
Why Work With Us
Curious people thrive at McMaster-Carr. Engineers build technical knowledge through learning groups, book clubs, and one-on-one mentoring. Diverse projects offer experience with a wide range of technologies to encourage career-long learning. Great work is celebrated in an inclusive workplace dedicated to equity, growth and employee well-being.
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