Sourcing Agent

**THE COMPANY**

***Galvion designs, develops, and manufactures ballistic helmets and dynamic power and data management solutions for the modern battlefield. We are a passionate, global, and fast-paced team working with several strategic partners and are committed to enhancing the overall agility and survivability of the modern warfighter and tactical operator.

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

Galvion has a unique opportunity for a talented Sourcing Agent who will be responsible for ensuring policy compliance, and process efficiencies by seeking and selecting the total cost of ownership via strategic sourcing to procure goods and services. Some travel may be required between Galvion facilities as well as occasional travel to supplier sites for qualification activities and/or source inspections.

**WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING**

This position assists with the development and execution of strategic category plans for assigned categories, to optimize cost savings, service excellence, diversity spend and total cost of ownership for the category. Leads supplier management and client relationship management. This includes negotiations, market intelligence, creation of formal contracts, project planning and management, contract close outs, change orders, etc. ensuring that suppliers meet the specific terms of the contracts and maintain complete compliance of those terms and monitor the success of projects through supplier and project management.

**YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON YOUR ABILITY TO**
- Efficiently conducts request for quotes, negotiates, and executes contracts, and supports internal business partners on assigned procurement activities.
- Leads the sourcing, negotiation, and contracting process for contracts/commodities.
- Has a strong understanding of contracting practices and General Terms and Conditions (GTC).
- Gathers and interprets market data to gain understanding of spend and facilitate data analytics to support spend portfolio.
- Strategically plans and implements a defined sourcing and contracting structure.
- Develops sources of supply, establish procurement schedules, and assists in supplier pre-qualification activities.
- Produces and analyzes Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) scorecards.
- Establishes and monitors contract and supplier performance including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for medium complexity categories; and reviews with business groups and uses the data to improve future performance and strategy development.
- Supports coworkers and provides timely responses and guidance as it relates to the processing of their contracts/commodities. Ensures tactical support tasks are completed in a timely manner and with accuracy.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED**
- Requires strong knowledge of procurement / sourcing, supply market trends and supplier economics in a “development to manufacturing” process.
- Strong understanding of contract language terms and conditions as well as experience drafting contract agreements.
- Must be able to analyze contracts, terms and conditions, and ramifications of contractual verbiage as it relates to the product, service, and supplier in question.
- Solid understanding of business / financial principles.
- Must possess the skills to interpret and analyze data to present and interpret outcomes.
- Must be able to explain data to all end users and to identify sourcing opportunities from data.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent related experience

**THE TEAM**
You will work with an experienced and empowering leader and a team of passionate and driven individuals who are making a difference for our modern-day war fighters, law enforcement, and EMS.
- Galvion provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Galvion complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training._