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Office Location: Nashville, TN
Build Your Career. Build America’s Future.
Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. When you join Vulcan, it’s more than starting an exciting career – you get to make a difference for millions of people every day across the country.
When you join Vulcan, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued. No matter the role or the location across the country, every member of the Vulcan team lives through the Vulcan Way: doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time.
What You’ll Do:
We are hiring a Procurement and Sourcing Specialist in Nasvhille, TN! As a Sourcing Specialist at Vulcan, you’ll be an integral part of our Strategic Sourcing department, providing Sourcing expertise to a group of Vulcan’s sites within Divisional sub-Areas. With a broad focus on goods & services for operational and capital expenditures, you’ll collaborate with business and operations leaders to drive supply chain risk reduction, spending optimization, and process improvements. Serving as the liaison between Vulcan’s operational footprint and the supply base, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring seamless supply chain operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership: Establish a strong presence in the field to understand business needs and foster relationships with plant leaders. Act as a trusted business partner, influencing leadership and guiding optimal supply decisions with clear communication and quick responsiveness.
Supply Risk Management: Proactively address supply gaps, negotiate terms and conditions, and lead commercial conflict resolutions to minimize risks and losses. Drive continuous improvement efforts, conduct root cause analysis, and ensure supplies and services meet requirements and specifications.
Strategic Sourcing: Maximize the utilization of enterprise agreements or actively source products/services. Utilize strategic sourcing processes to recommend supply solutions that maximize value. Lead sourcing project implementations with minimal disruption to operations.
Value Generation: Apply strategic sourcing best practices and industry knowledge, leveraging analytics tools to pursue value generation targets. Manage a portfolio of projects aimed at delivering additional value to the business in the short/mid term.
Process Improvement: Collaborate with operations and suppliers to optimize the procure-to-pay process and establish and manage supplier relationships. Drive adoption of procurement systems and minimize PCards utilization.
Other duties as assigned.
Skills You’ll Need:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
Experience: Minimum of 2-3+ years’ experience in procurement positions, with a strong understanding of strategic sourcing practices. Experience in self-directed roles with high customer-centricity expectations is essential.
Knowledge of Best Practices: Familiarity with sourcing, contract negotiations, logistics, and finance. Experience in purchasing for capital projects is advantageous.
Interpersonal Skills: Self-driven and self-motivated, with excellent motivational and team-building abilities. Strong communication skills for internal and external audiences are necessary.
Negotiation Skills: Possess both competitive and collaborative negotiation skills.
Finance Knowledge: Familiarity with pricing, marketing principles, and interpretation of financial reports.
Technology Skills: Proficiency in computer applications and technology tools for data analysis and procurement.
What You’ll Like About Us:
Great Company Culture. Our people share a competitive drive for excellence, in an environment of trust, teamwork, open-mindedness and communication.
Safe. Industry leader in health and safety standards. We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting all employees and customers.
Meaningful Work. What sets up apart is the work we do impacts daily lives – and every employee contributes. Our aggregates produced are used to build roads, schools, hospitals, airports, and housing throughout the United States.
Health Benefits. Medical, Dental, Vision programs, plus much more.
Rest and Relaxation. Paid vacation, personal floating days, and paid holidays.
Prepare for the Future. 401(k) with company match and contribution.
Training and Development. We see our development programs, and helping our employees meet their goals, as a key part of our business.
Vulcan Materials Company is committed to employing a diverse workforce. You will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. You also have the right to be free from discrimination for medical needs arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
