Job#: 3037447

Job Description:

Location: Austin, Texas (Onsite)

The main function of a Sourcing Manager is to develop specifications to communicate to vendors and negotiate pricing with those vendors to support the RFQ. The role involves gathering detailed information to develop specifications, soliciting bids, and procuring goods and services.

• Gathers detailed information from sales and customers to develop detailed specifications.
• Solicits bids and quotes and determines best pricing and best value.
• Procures finished goods and services for resale, utilizing established vendors and/or contacting new vendors as alternative sources of supply.
• Makes substitution recommendations where savings in cost, quantity, quality, or better delivery can be realized.
• Meets with vendor representatives as required to resolve shipping, backorder, and overstock issues.
• Develops and qualifies new sources/vendors, obtaining best price/delivery through competition and strong negotiating skills.
• Maintains up-to-date files of vendor catalogs and price schedules.
• Keeps abreast of new products and market trends and communicates them to designated channels within the organization.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Technical Skills: Expert ability to work efficiently in a MS Windows based environment, including Word, and 10-key by touch.

Professional Skills:

• Expert negotiating and customer-service skills.
• Possesses a high degree of integrity.
• Expert ability to analyze and resolve a variety of issues simultaneously.
• Expert ability to interact well and gain cooperation of internal division staff and customers.
• Expert ability to write up customer orders involving detailed product requirements.
• Expert math skills to calculate order pricing, freight rates, and label measurements.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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