Sourcing Associate: Remote

As a Sourcing Associate, your primary responsibility will be to support the NSC Purchasing Department for the North America-based Eurofins companies. You will report into one of the Category Managers (e.g. Consumables, Clinical, Service Contracts, Capex, Indirect or others) and refine processes as well as execute category strategies as they pertain to current projects. While this role does not call for a specific year of experience, Eurofins is searching for a candidate that possesses the following skills:

• Supporting Purchasing related activities for specific categories/projects for Eurofins, in close coordination with the Category Manager and Business.
• Obtain cost savings in your scope/Projects for Eurofins companies with increasing level of quality and lower delivery time.
• Effectively collaborate with key stakeholders to understand the laboratory business requirements, align on goals, and support sourcing initiatives, under guidance from your manager. 
• Help identifying opportunities, leading the sourcing process (RFI and RFQ) with the support of technical experts, including negotiations with suppliers, if needed with support from manager.
• Follow sourcing practices, processes and tools are adopted across the organization.
• Self-motivation, performance driven mind-set to multi-task, identify priorities and deliver within agreed deadlines.
• Research (social media, supplier websites, etc.) to gain market information, cost, and risk management assessments.
• Sound analytical skills and use of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Analyzing procurement data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement, preparing reports and presentations for management, and communicating key insights to stakeholders.
• Integrating organizational measures like supplier diversity, sustainability, cash flow improvement, automation, digitization etc. into the process for the scope managed
• Leading straight forward negotiation with suppliers as aligned with the manager.
• Organize priorities and projects with the ability to adapt to Purchasing department/customer/business needs.
• Being agile and adaptable to Eurofins and team needs, which may include potential assignment of new goals and adjustments in roles and responsibilities within the Purchasing team.
• Although on the job training would be provided, success in this role hinges on candidate’s ability to work autonomously, manage tasks without requiring constant oversight, and demonstrate a strong capacity for self-directed learning on the job.