# Express Sourcing Specialist

**Company**: Workday
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Workday is looking for a highly motivated and efficient Express Sourcing Specialist to play a key role in our Source-to-Pay process.

In this fast-paced role, you will be responsible for managing a high volume of low-to-medium dollar sourcing projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective procurement of goods and services.

**Responsibilities:**

- Execute sourcing projects in alignment with category-level strategies and established processes for low to medium dollar sourcing projects

- Manage a high volume of sourcing requests, primarily low-to-medium dollar value, often with standardized procedures

- Support the creation, review, and negotiation of contracts, ensuring favorable terms and conditions

- Negotiate with suppliers on pricing, service level agreements, and other key commercial and legal terms to maximize savings and achieve defined goals

- Conduct risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential supplier-related risks

- Execute low-complexity RFQs and quick bids to identify the best-value suppliers

- Prioritize the utilization of preferred and existing suppliers whenever possible

- Meet or exceed service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) for project completion and efficiency

- Maintain accurate and up-to-date information in procurement systems

**Critical Skills:**

- Sourcing and Procurement: ability to identify, evaluate, and acquire goods or services from external sources in a cost-effective and efficient manner

- Contract Management: ability to efficiently manage contractual agreements with suppliers to maximize performance and minimize risk

- Negotiation: ability to analyze and evaluate different options to facilitate agreements and close deals with suppliers to reach an optimal outcome

- Program Management: ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

- Relationship Building: ability to establish and nurture strong connections with stakeholders

- Supplier Relationship Management: ability to develop and manage partnerships with vendors that supply goods, materials, and services

- Sourcing Strategies: implementation of methods to manage procurement processes effectively

- Results-Oriented: ability to focus on the desired outcome of a project or task

- Analytical Thinking: breaking down complex information or identifying trends and insights for better understanding, decision making, and problem-solving

**Requirements:**

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field

- Minimum 4 years of experience in procurement or sourcing, preferably in a high-volume environment

- Proficiency in procurement processes

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

## Skills

### Required
- procurement
- sourcing
- contract management
- negotiation
- analytical thinking

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