Supply Chain Specialist
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Role & Company Overview
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Kelly® Engineering is seeking a Supply Chain Specialist for an excellent direct hire position with an industry leader experiencing dynamic growth in Abingdon, VA. This position offers the opportunity to work with a high quality product, a competitive compensation package and a positive team environment. If you are passionate about shaping the world we live in and are ready to reengineer your future, trust the experts at hiring experts.
The Supply Chain Specialist will lead the efforts in exploring, initiating, developing, and validating opportunities in cost saving, supply chain risk mitigation, quality improvements and other supply chain related opportunities. The individual in this role will act as both the business and the technical interface between suppliers and development/manufacturing engineers to optimize the supply chain.
- Supply Chain Specialist Responsibilities:Participate in the management of suppliers.
- Develop and help suppliers meet the company’s quality requirementsSourcing for projects to improve pricing, delivery, quality, and designPerform the Request-For-Quotation (RFQ) process, analyze Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), obtain cost breakdowns, and perform analysis.
- Develop negotiation strategies and conduct supplier negotiations.
- Conduct product sample inspection to ensure quality.
- Place, track, and expedite purchase orders (PO).
Supply Chain Specialist Requirements:Supply chain/supplier sourcing experience in a manufacturing environmentUnderstanding of manufacturing processesBachelor’s Degree in a technical or business discipline
What happens next: Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry – even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in the Kelly Engineering network. That means our team of expert engineering recruiters will have access to your profile, making your opportunities limitless.
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