Sr. Sourcing Specialist

Job Description

Position Title: Senior Sourcing Specialist – Home Fragrance

Reports to: Senior Manager, Sourcing- Home Fragrance Location: Guangzhou, China Job Summary: The Senior Sourcing Specialist will be responsible for leading strategic procurement activities, including spend analysis, detailed savings analysis, RFI/P/Q development and execution, macro-economic analysis, among other things in collaboration with US counterpart. The Sourcing Leader will work with his/her international procurement counterparts with managing all aspects of Sourced Finished Goods supplier relationships that impact product cost, quality and product delivery. The individual in this role will have productivity and sourcing KPI responsibility for approximately $20MM in Sourced Finished Goods product spend.
Job Duties:

• Responsible for developing sourcing category strategy and key performance indicators for assigned category in collaboration with US counterpart
• Work closely with US team to manage key supplier relationships and lead commercial discussions & issues negotiations (Costs, inventories, quality & production schedules etc.) as required
• Partner with internal teams to use sourcing tools to evaluate costs, competitively bid, and negotiate spend.
• Conduct RFI/RFP and market events regularly to meet YOY productivity goal
• Work closely with new product development team and other internal stakeholders to ensure suppliers fulfill design, quality, cost, delivery and compliance per agreed schedules and contracts.
• Lead, develop, and manage sourcing productivity projects.
• Define cost structures for key products, observe market trend for key cost drivers and build database for regular negotiation
• Research and evaluate new potential suppliers and technology innovation in support of the Home Fragrance Business and other areas of Newell Brands.
• Drive continuous supplier innovation.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
• 4-6 years of relevant sourcing and/or supply chain working experience in CPG. Preferably in Sourcing of Sourced Finished Goods in auto/home fragrance industry
• Capable of successfully managing and completing multiple tasks concurrently with cross functional teams and suppliers
• Sourcing and/or supplier management experience in China / Asia
• Hands on experience in conducting complex market events and other Procurement and Supply Chain Analytics
• Strong understanding of overall supply chain execution delivery and strategy
• Excellent analytical and project leadership skills
• Proven track record of results in a fast-changing environment – execution oriented
• Detail oriented with strong written communication, problem solving, analytical and organizational skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work in a team environment
• Advanced Excel skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills in both Chinese and English
• Relevant ERP experience; preferably in Oracle

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Paper Mate, Sharpie, Dymo, EXPO, Parker, Elmers, Coleman, Marmot, Oster, Sunbeam, FoodSaver, Mr. Coffee, Graco, Baby Jogger, NUK, Calphalon, Rubbermaid, Contigo, First Alert, and Yankee Candle. For hundreds of millions of consumers, Newell Brands makes life better every day, where they live, learn, work and play.