Strategic Sourcing Supervisor

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Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Strategic Sourcing Supervisor plays a vital role in the Airlines Procurement and Operational strategy by developing, implementing, and managing a tactical process in a team environment. This process integrates with UPS's source-to-pay (S2P) strategy, which spans a wide range of commodities and stakeholders. Strategic Sourcing Supervisors are change agents, focused on delivering the highest value to internal and external customers at the lowest total cost. Coordinates and reviews competitive bid quotations, evaluates pricing for inclusion in cost proposals, and contacts suppliers to negotiate to ensure the bid process is followed by Procurement Analysis. This position analyzes the Total Cost of Ownership to determine the most desirable and best method of purchase or repair. Procures products and services at the highest quality and best rate. This position works with cross-functional teams, conducts site visits, pre-bid and contract follow-up meetings, and interviews as necessary to evaluate supplier products, services, and capabilities. Develops an expertise, with minimal supervision, in an assigned category through the industry, market, underlying cost factors and their effect on product quality and reliability in order to identify cost savings and/or quality improvement opportunities. This position formulates strategic sourcing initiatives for an assigned category, with minimal supervision, in order to identify opportunities and optimize internal supply chain and market. Supervises others within the department.

Responsibilities:

• Works to understand the supplier relationship, develop supplier performance measures and incentives, and create a plan for achieving identified savings.
• Resolves procurement requests, issues, and inquiries (e.g., corrects proposals, obtains resources, quotations, competitive bids, etc.) to support customer's needs.
• Assesses and validates customer needs and expectations (e.g., conducts research, evaluates resources, makes sourcing recommendations, etc.) to ensure that the right products or services are delivered on time, and at the right price.
• Drafts contracts based on UPS standards, vendor proposals, and UPS requirements to secure deals with vendors.
• Modifies standard contracts based on commercial and technical needs and vendor proposal to develop contractual requirements for final acceptance.
• Works with outside counsel to write and negotiate project specific contracts for highly visible, high dollar value contracts.
• Develops position papers to highlight commercial and contractual issues and concerns, and determines project and contractual goals.
• Prepares contract summaries, risk analysis documents, and recommendations for management to execute binding agreements and justify the commercial viability of recommendations.
• Interfaces with vendors to ensure ethical and fair business practices.
• Develops Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP), evaluation matrices, and vendor correspondence to meet business needs.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrate ability to: Collaborate with Strategy & Sourcing leaders and peers to implement Procurement outcomes/results that are consistent across commodities and that result in verifiable savings, increased controllable spend, increased diverse supplier spend, and other supply chain improvements.
• Experience with project management, prioritizing, multi-tasking and leading groups. Understanding of and skilled in RFI, RFP and RFQ processes, negotiations using technical experience for value based outcomes of agreements and settlements.
• Must be organized, a self-starter, able to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Assesses Business Needs: Demonstrates a general understanding of ways to identify and measure the current needs of the customer or business; uses the business need to help define the project's requirements.
• Establishes Metrics and Performance Tools: Identifies basic measurement requirements and possible indicators for individual, group, department, and business unit results; demonstrates a general ability to use multiple measurement methods for measuring performance; sets meaningful goals and objectives.
• Multicultural Agility: Recognizes importance of understanding global and cultural diversity; interested in learning about cultural differences that impact business.
• Negotiation: Demonstrates an understanding of negotiation techniques; identifies stakeholders/participants that should be involved in negotiations; demonstrates an understanding of each party's objectives.
• Experience demonstrating proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically advanced Microsoft Excel (e.g., Pivot tables, V-look ups, database creation/maintenance, etc.).
• Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years work experience in Procurement Operations, Finance, Airline or Equivalent experience.
• Active listening, negotiation skills, public speaking, conflict management, teambuilding and collaboration.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience editing and negotiating procurement contracts.
• Experience in Oracle.
• Experience in Ariba.
• Experience in Coupa.

OTHER CRITERIA:

• This job is a grade 20E .
• Hours of Operation are subject to change: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST.
• Position is located in Louisville, KY .
• Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to self-relocate.
• No Relocation assistance offered.
• Employer will not sponsor visas for position.
• Last day to apply for internal applicants is 11:59pm EST on 03/11/2026.

Employee Type:

Permanent

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Other Criteria:

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.