Esourcing Specialist

**Overview**

**What will you do?
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**Responsibilities**
- Work closely with the eSourcing Team to ensure a comprehensive, structured and a collaborative eSourcing execution process.
- Setup and execute eSourcing events covering RFx and eAuctions using an online platform:

- Receive and validate requests.
- Conduct requirements gathering.
- Support internal and external analyses for project scoping.
- Propose e-Sourcing event configuration strategies based on knowledge, best practices, and specific bidding characteristics of the event, for optimal event outcome.
- Configure and run events using the eSourcing platform.
- Conduct category/supplier training as needed.
- Consolidate and evaluate supplier responses.
- Compile supplier bids to provide eSourcing event results.
- Analyze results and generate reports on event outcomes.
- Monitor supplier behaviour during events.
- Develop category specific sourcing templates, leveraging the existing infrastructure.
- Consult with Category Teams to improve eSourcing event success.
- Manage supplier communication - award/non-award notifications and escalations.
- Follow up on functional & technical issues accordingly.
- Track and publish e-Sourcing metrics and reporting.
- Drive sourcing strategy improvements, achieve efficiencies and optimize effectiveness of sourcing events.
- Embrace innovation to find a better way every day.
**How will you get here?
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**Education and Experience**
- Proven working experience in a procurement related role.
- 2+ years of procurement related experience.
- Degree in business administration, engineering, supply chain management, or related field.
**Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**
- High English language proficiency (Written and verbal).
- Knowledge in project management, category management and sourcing.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to gather, interpret and analyze data.
- Customer-oriented focus.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Be open and flexible to embrace changes.
- Self-starter, sense of urgency and works well under pressure.
- Very organized and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Work well in a team setting and able to work without close supervision.
- Independent worker with the ability to track and manage own deadlines.
- Be able to establish meaningful collaborative working relationships.
- Experience in implementing and executing eSourcing is a plus.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Outlook.