Strategic Sourcing Specialist - New Product Dev

Job Description

Strategic Sourcing Specialist — New Product Development
Pay rate: $45 per hour
Location: Columbus, IN
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8 hours per day; typically 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with some flexibility
Work arrangement: Hybrid — 3 days onsite and 2 days remote

About the opportunity
Kelly is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to support an industry-leading diesel engine manufacturer. In this role, you’ll work with Engineering, Procurement, project teams, and suppliers to source products and services for new product development. You’ll help identify suppliers, negotiate commercial agreements, manage costs and timelines, and address risks as products move toward launch.
What you’ll do

  • Support supplier selection and sourcing activities for new product development.
  • Identify and evaluate suppliers, including product availability, capabilities, pricing, and terms.
  • Negotiate with vendors and contribute to supplier agreements and contracts.
  • Manage cost, quality, and delivery considerations to support project goals.
  • Use cost targets and should-cost analysis to inform sourcing recommendations and financial decisions.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Procurement, project teams, and suppliers to keep work aligned.
  • Identify and mitigate supplier, technical, and project risks.
  • Review purchasing documents and contracts for alignment with company policies.
  • Analyze market conditions and delivery systems to assess current and future material availability.
  • Maintain accurate sourcing and supplier documentation.

What you’ll bring

  • A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
  • Relevant experience in new product development, technical sourcing, procurement, or a related area. Five or more years is a guide, not a hard cutoff; relevant experience matters most.
  • Experience working closely with suppliers and negotiating commercial terms or agreements.
  • Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across technical and business teams.
  • Experience managing project costs, quality, timing, or risk.
  • Familiarity with cost targets, should-cost analysis, or similar financial tools.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and negotiation skills.

Skills-based hiring
We welcome applicants whose relevant skills and experience demonstrate they can succeed in this role. Candidates do not need to match every qualification exactly to be considered.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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