Procurement Sourcing Specialist @ Aston Carter

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Strategic Sourcing & ProcurementJob DescriptionThe Senior Specialist, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement plays a key role in delivering innovative, high-quality products on time and at competitive prices. Working under the leadership of the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Manager, this role applies sourcing and procurement best practices to manage contracts, develop and maintain strong supplier relationships, and support stakeholders across the organization.

The Senior Specialist supports departments with general contracting and procurement requirements, identifies and acquires goods and services in a timely and efficient manner within purchasing policies, and provides cross-functional support for the Procure-to-Pay process. This position maintains regular communication between leadership, internal customers, business groups, and suppliers to ensure a resilient and efficient supply base.

Responsibilities

• Obtain customer requirements and coordinate communications between Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Project Management to ensure customer needs are clearly understood and supported.
• Research, evaluate, and qualify suppliers based on customer requirements and organizational needs to build a robust and reliable supply base.
• Provide customer-facing support by coordinating and organizing deliverables required to bid on new customer programs and to set up new customers.
• Maintain and continuously improve the new customer setup process, including standardizing internal relationships and forms required to support new business.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to negotiate agreements or develop statements of work that fully support business needs.
• Grow and diversify the supply base to support business continuity and enable competitive supplier bidding.
• Develop both long-term and short-term customer support and supplier strategies that align with organizational objectives.
• Own supplier communications and supplier relationship management, including translating customer forecasts and providing supplier capacity updates.
• Promote long-term, fair, and respectful supplier relationships that prioritize business needs while aligning with core values.
• Collaborate with Legal to ensure sales agreements and contracts are prioritized, properly structured, and represent organizational interests.
• Own and develop a standardized, scalable supplier bid process capable of supporting significant organizational growth.
• Perform and maintain supplier screening activities for all current suppliers based on established or newly developed policies and guidelines.
• Conduct continuous process reviews to identify value-added and non-value-added activities, promote best practices, and increase efficiency.
• Resolve invoice holds through direct supplier interaction, cycle counts, and systems investigation to ensure timely payment and accurate records.
• Conduct regular supplier financial reviews and risk assessments to identify and mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities.
• Train internal customers and drive compliance with requisition and purchase order processes, as well as invoice approval procedures.
• Maintain a comprehensive contracts repository that includes valid agreements, statements of work, certificates of insurance, and supporting documentation to minimize risk and prevent contract expirations.
• Advise management of potential issues in the supply chain and recommend measures to address and mitigate those issues.
• Ensure the supply base is formally informed of organizational requirements and implement a supplier audit framework to ensure compliance, measure performance, and identify supply chain risks.
• Take ownership of the full supply chain and fulfillment stream, including early detection of supply delays or interruptions and active pursuit of resolutions and alternative solutions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support strategic sourcing and procurement objectives.

Essential Skills

• 5 to 7 years of related experience in Strategic Sourcing & Procurement and/or equivalent training, or a comparable combination of education and experience.
• Strong procurement and purchasing expertise, including experience managing the end-to-end sourcing process.
• Demonstrated experience in supply chain management and strategic sourcing to support business continuity and competitive bidding.
• Proficiency in vendor management and supplier relationship management, including communication of forecasts and capacity updates.
• Experience in category management and developing supplier strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Solid contract management skills, including negotiating agreements and developing statements of work.
• Project management capabilities to coordinate cross-functional activities and support new customer programs.
• Strong understanding of requisition and purchase order processes, as well as invoice approval and resolution of invoice holds.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using enterprise systems such as Odoo and AX for procurement and supply chain activities.
• Ability to conduct supplier screening, financial reviews, and risk assessments to identify and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Excellent communication skills to interact effectively with leadership, internal customers, and suppliers.
• Ability to perform continuous process review and drive efficiency and best practices across sourcing and procurement activities.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from a four-year college or university.
• Experience maintaining a contracts repository, including agreements, statements of work, certificates of insurance, and supporting documentation.
• Background in developing standardized and scalable supplier bid processes to support organizational growth.
• Experience supporting new customer setup processes and organizing deliverables for customer program bids.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Legal teams on sales agreements and contracts.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate supplier performance, financial health, and supply chain risks.
• Experience implementing supplier audit frameworks to ensure compliance and measure performance.
• Capability to advise management on potential supply chain issues and propose actionable solutions.
• Comfort working in cross-functional environments with Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Project Management.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time as needed.

Work EnvironmentThis role is primarily based on site in an office environment, working Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. While most duties are performed in the office, the position may occasionally require work in areas with wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes, or toxic or caustic chemicals, as well as exposure to outside weather conditions. Noise levels in the office can vary and may occasionally be loud. The role involves the use of standard office technologies and software, including Microsoft Office and enterprise systems such as Odoo and AX. Occasional domestic and international travel of up to 20% of the time is required to support supplier and customer engagements.

Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Tomball, TX.

Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $36.00 - $44.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Oct 31, 2026.

Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Tomball,TX.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.