Supply Management Specialist

Job Title: Supply Management Specialist

Location: Davenport, IA

Assignment Length: 24 months +  (Possible Extension)

Position Type: Contract/ Contingent

Shift: 1st Shift (8:00 am – 4:30 pm); No anticipated overtime

Work Arrangement: Onsite only; onsite interviews preferred

Position Summary

Join Waterloo Works as a Supply Management Specialist and drive impactful continuous improvement projects within a dynamic production environment. You’ll be responsible for optimizing sourcing options, aligning and negotiating with stakeholders, and leading supplier risk mitigation and resourcing projects. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your expertise across multiple commodities in an established manufacturing setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute continuous improvement projects by determining and implementing optimal sourcing solutions for quality, cost, and delivery within the assigned supply base.

• Negotiate and build relationships across an extensive internal and external network to ensure project alignment.

• Develop expertise and exposure across multiple commodities.

• Lead supplier resourcing and risk mitigation projects.

• Maintain team communication and project management tools.

Requirements

• Ability to investigate, own, and resolve complex and ambiguous problem statements, driving them to resolution.

• Demonstrated project management skills.

• Strong relationship-building skills, both internally (with other functions) and externally (with supply base).

• Self-starter capable of gathering data/input, making decisions, and taking action.

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, Supply Chain, or a related field

• Open to recent graduates

Preferred Skills

• SAP experience

• Experience creating dashboards or visual reporting tools (Power BI, Data Analytics, SharePoint, etc.)

Additional Details

• Must be comfortable driving to other Waterloo facilities (within 20-mile radius) about six times per year using a personal vehicle.

• Occasional travel to suppliers, with rental car provided.

• Business casual dress required.