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Recruiter/Sourcer- Engineering

Contract: 6+ Months

Pay rate: W2 hourly with medical benefits

Onsite 5 days/week- Overland Park, KS

Manager Notes:

I am looking for an experienced sourcer or recruiter with a passion for sourcing and experience recruiting and/or sourcing hard-to-fill niche roles. Someone with experience working on engineering roles is a plus.

Skills sourcing outside of LinkedIn and developing sourcing strategies is highly preferred. We want someone who can get creative. We will be giving them a LI recruiter seat.

We are looking for someone with a sales and marketing mindset who can “sell” career opportunities to passive candidates via email, phone, and various social media platforms.

I am looking for someone who stays up to date on sourcing techniques and enjoys continuous learning in this space.

Key Responsibilities:

Consult and conduct recruitment strategy meetings with talent acquisition partners to understand gaps in recruiting efforts and needs

Build long term relationships with top talent for current and future career opportunities

Implement and execute strategic recruitment techniques for high volume, aged and hard to fill positions

Use innovative sourcing techniques and leverage technology to find active and passive candidates

Build strong partnerships with recruiters to develop plans for key staffing initiatives

Post and maintain quality job descriptions and advertisements for open positions, ensuring consistency across all postings

Source candidates through creative social media tools and developing robust networking avenues

Initiate contact with passive candidates for openings and maintaining candidate pipelines

Utilize internal applicant tracking system to review applications and maintain candidate progress

Recognize and assist with any situation within our business that can be assisted with HR support

Researching market conditions and industry trends as they relate to our competitors to assist in decision-making and marketing positions.

Using industry knowledge, social media sources, Technical Operations, and mission-focused knowledge to seek out potential candidates that may be currently employed at peer/competitor companies, and successfully identify candidates

Skills: Preferred Qualifications:

Comfortable monitoring key metrics and making data driven decisions in respect to adjusting recruitment or sourcing strategies

Extensive data mining of various social media to identify candidate profiles.

Utilizing professional networks to source candidates

Bachelor's Degree is preferred

Recruiting experience, preferably in engineering or technical roles but open to other experiences also

Full Life Cycle Recruiting, managing hiring manager relationships

Keywords:

Education: Minimum Qualifications:

3+ years of talent sourcing and/or full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably specializing in the recruitment of engineers within the domains of water, wastewater treatment plants, utilities, power generation, storage, transmission, and/or distribution. Candidates with a background in technical recruitment or other recruitment specializations may also be considered. Agency recruitment background is a plus.

Ability to quickly learn candidate profiles and identify and source candidates outside of job boards and LinkedIn using boolean techniques including X-ray searching in a fast-paced changing environment. Experience designing recruiting strategies a plus

Ability to identify and source candidates outside of job boards and LinkedIn using boolean techniques including X-ray searching preferred.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations

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• Manage supplier risk and mitigation across all assigned categories.
  
• Deliver the best overall value (cost, lead time, quality, terms) for assigned categories.
  
• Provide global/regional strategies to achieve corporate and plant location objectives.
  
• Cultivate and develop partner relationships with strategic suppliers to ensure DeZURIK remains a customer of choice.
  
• Lead and direct cross-functional sourcing projects, including new vendor identification, initial assessment, and qualification.
  
• Effectively manage supplier selection to meet strategies for supplier capabilities requirements.
  
• Conduct market research and develop category-specific strategies to improve cost, quality, and delivery.
  
• Analyze and evaluate quotations to ensure quality, delivery, and total cost are satisfactory.
  
• Actively negotiate with suppliers to address quality, price, or service discrepancies.
  
• Provide costing standards for commodity products.
  
• Establish contracts for products in alignment with corporate and plant location objectives.
  
• Make recommendations to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency of vendor operations.
  
• Regularly perform detailed market analysis with respect to global commodities, specific industries, exchange rates, trade compliance issues affecting acquisition, and labor rates.
  
• Provide forecasts to management of trends, opportunities, and potential risk areas.
  

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• Bachelor's degree in Business/Materials Management preferred.
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role, with a proven record in successfully managing projects and contracts.
  

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• Record of successful supplier negotiations and management.
  
• Excellent communication skills.
  
• Global business knowledge and experience.
  
• Must understand the steps required to turn Engineering drawings into production-ready parts.
  
• Knowledgeable in cost reduction techniques, just-in-time principles, standard cost, and total cost & quality management.
  
• APICS or CPM Certification preferred.
  
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  

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• Physical demands are typical of an office position including extended periods of sitting, extensive use of a personal computer and telephone.
  
• Must be able to see and move throughout plant in order to resolve work problems and facilitate processes.
  
• May have contact with caustic substances in some areas of plant.
  
• Travel for the company including both domestic and international travel may be required for project/systems support.
  

About Us

Spencer's is a premier luxury spa group in the New York City area dedicated to providing top-tier wellness treatments in an elegant, design-forward setting. Our brand is synonymous with relaxation, exceptional service, and an unparalleled guest experience.

Position Overview

As we continue to grow, we are seeking a highly organized and proactive Inventory, Sourcing, and Product Manager to lead and execute new product launches, supplier strategies, and inventory management optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Product Management & Launch

• Lead the planning, development, and execution of new product launches from concept through market introduction.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timelines, quality standards, and launch objectives are met.
• Monitor product documentation, specifications, and lifecycle management processes.

Sourcing & Supplier Strategy

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that ensure product quality, cost efficiency, and reliable supply.
• Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to secure favorable pricing and terms.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to support long-term business objectives.
• Monitor supplier performance, lead times, and quality standards.

Inventory Management

• Oversee inventory planning and forecasting to maintain optimal stock levels while minimizing excess or obsolete inventory.
• Implement processes to improve inventory accuracy, turnover, and supply chain efficiency.
• Analyze inventory data and trends to inform purchasing and product planning decisions.
• Collaborate with operations and finance teams to align inventory strategies with demand and budget targets.

Operational Improvement

• Develop and refine systems, tools, and reporting to improve product sourcing and inventory management processes.
• Identify cost savings opportunities and operational efficiencies across the supply chain.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, quality standards, and applicable regulations.

Requirements & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product management, sourcing, inventory management, or supply chain roles
• Strong analytical skills with experience using inventory or ERP systems
• Proven ability to manage supplier relationships and negotiate contracts
• Experience leading new product launches or product lifecycle management
• Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment while maintaining attention to detail

• Pay Rate: $21-$25/HR
  

• Assist/Manage the merchandise sourcing & production of select product categories in partnership with the Sourcing Manager.
• Partner on vendor strategy, product costing/placement, manage vendor communication and production management related to designated product categories
• Responsible for ensuring products meet established standards for safety and quality including monitoring quarterly Product Review Requests (PRRs) with product integrity partners
• Manage Development Tracking Reports (DTRS), sample tracking and approval processes throughout each development season
• Manage the workflow for data entry task Supplier Set Ups, price changes, financial roadmaps, and invoicing, and all Product Lifecycle Management data entry
• Contact vendors to follow-up and verify the accuracy of provided data, resolve routine issues and ensure vendor alignment with company processes and procedures
• Follow up with vendor communication regarding any outstanding samples (Approval, PP/TOP, etc.)
• Liaise with vendors and ticket/label suppliers to ensure company guidelines are followed to avoid late deliveries and charge backs due to non-compliance
• Ensure all items are completed within PLM system to ensure on-time PO issuance
• Schedule and participate Production Handoff to the Responsible Sourcing and Production team at the end of each costing season
• Prepare standard any ad-hoc reports as requested (Time and Action Calendars, production timelines, status updates, etc.)
• Build strong collaborative relationships with internal and external partners
• Attend weekly cross-functional meetings and quarterly product line review meetings to understand key sourcing issues and action items
• Communicate production status to global and regional partners during weekly cross-functional meetings as required
  

• 1+ years related experience, preferably in specialty retail or consumer products
• Associate degree or Technical Degree in Merchandising/Product Development/Design, Business or Supply Chain ideal
• Previous use in a Product lifecycle Management system a must.
• Exposure to Sourcing & Production of multiple product categories
• Proven track record of effectively communicating with manufacturers
• Ability to manage multiple SKU’s an timelines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple design and development partners, a team player
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability and desire to be flexible, adapt to change and grow with organization
  

NVIDIA is seeking a highly motivated Global Sourcing Manager to join our Ecosystem Enablement Team. In this role, you will develop and implement sourcing strategy and engagement plans with key supply partners to align with NVIDIA's pioneering technology and product roadmap. You will play a critical role in enabling new product development and scaling global capacity to support NVIDIA's growing ecosystem needs worldwide.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive sourcing and supply chain strategies in collaboration with Global Commodity Managers and cross-functional partners.
• Identify, evaluate, and engage key ecosystem partners across commodity categories such as thermal, mechanical, power supply, cabling, and data center infrastructure equipment.
• Drive supplier qualification efforts in partnership with engineering and program teams to ensure a resilient and strategically aligned Recommended Vendor List (RVL) across critical ecosystem commodities.
• Act as a strategic partner to engineering, business units, and supplier organizations, ensuring capacity, material readiness, and solution alignment to ungate and accelerate GPU deployments.
• Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships to ensure alignment on performance, capacity, and investment that supports NVIDIA's global growth and technology roadmap.
• Drive supplier readiness and investment to ensure sufficient global capacity and a resilient supply chain that meets NVIDIA's ecosystem expansion and GPU ramp-up requirements.
• Lead supply chain risk mitigation and enablement initiatives, including qualification, business continuity planning, and continuous improvement programs to strengthen overall supply resilience.
• Apply expertise in should-cost modeling and market trend analysis to ensure RVL suppliers offer competitive and balanced pricing.

What we need to see:

• 12+ years of experience in supply chain, sourcing, or related roles in the high-tech industry.
• Proven experience managing diverse commodities; experience in mechanical, liquid cooling, or power is a strong plus.
• Demonstrated ability to drive supplier qualification and cost modeling with cross-functional partners.
• Solid program management skills, with a track record of delivering results in complex, global environments.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience); Master's degree preferred.
• Outstanding communication and influence skills with internal and external collaborators.
• High integrity, strong initiative, and excellent attention to detail.
• Strong sense of ownership, integrity, and initiative in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
• Deep analytical skills with a focus on accuracy, thoroughness, and data-driven decision-making.
• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills to manage multiple programs and deadlines.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technological world's most desirable employers; we have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unparalleled growth, best-in-class teams are rapidly growing. If you're creative and autonomous with a real passion for your work, we want to hear from you!

The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 270,250 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Title: IT Sourcing Leader

Location: NY 10016

Duration: 6 month contract to hire

Shift: M-F 9am-5pm (2x a week onsite)

Salary: $60-$70 hourly

Job Description:

Insight Global is seeking an IT Software Sourcing Leader for one of New York’s leading hospital systems. This role will partner with MCIT, IT Finance, Legal, and vendor leadership to align sourcing strategies with organizational goals, focusing on quality, innovation, cost savings, and efficiency. Key responsibilities include developing multi-year sourcing strategies, leading end-to-end RFx processes, managing vendor relationships, negotiating complex software agreements (including SaaS and perpetual licenses), conducting market and spend analysis, and driving cost optimization through TCO analysis. The position also involves risk management, compliance, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure strategic alignment and operational excellence.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of strong experience in strategic sourcing with a focus on IT in any area: telecom, hardware, software, end user equipment, infrastructure, etc.
• Strong sourcing fundamentals (Strategic sourcing planning, vendor + end user relationship management, negotiation and contract management, market analysis, cost management, risk management)

Overview

Executes purchasing, sourcing, and supply operations, using AI-enabled tools and large data sets to drive data-informed purchasing, demand planning, and inventory decisions that support margin, inventory turn, and supply reliability within approved guardrails.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather quotes and product details as requested by Sales, Merchandising or marketplace team for resourcing and new product onboarding, utilizing the approved vendor network, sourcing platforms, and supplier marketplaces
• Align and communicate with cross-functional stakeholders including Amazon/marketplace teams on demand projections, timing, and launch strategy
• Complete new item and kit setup in the ERP system and ensure all required supplier and warehouse information is communicated to cross-functional teams to support multi-channel onboarding.
• Issue purchase orders, testing request forms, and deposits; confirm pricing, manage follow-up on shipping status, testing timelines, and payment schedules
• Maintain a detailed Open-to-Buy (OTB) log, tracking shipments, inventory commitments, and cash flow in accordance with approved financial guardrails
• Generate weekly purchasing and inventory analysis using AI-enabled tools and advanced analytics to identify trends by market channel
• Adjust delivery timing on open orders or issue replenishment orders based on performance trends and inventory needs by channel
• Manage freight coordination and port consolidation strategies, as appropriate, to control logistics costs while supporting in-stock performance.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of domestic and international orders through coordination with customs brokers, freight forwarders, suppliers, testing labs, and merchandising partners
• Calculate and maintain accurate landed costs, including tariffs and duties; manage documentation through required systems (e.g., ACE portal)
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and advanced analytics to analyze competitive pricing data scrapes and recommend pricing actions to Merchandising to offset landed cost impacts and support healthy margins by market channel
• Use data and analytics to identify overstock or underperforming items and recommend lifecycle actions, including promotions, digital and print marketing support, or discontinuation by market channel
• Manage, prioritize, and develop a Purchasing Assistant responsible for purchase order execution, follow-up, and transactional reporting

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, Finance, Operations, or a related field
• Demonstrated expertise leveraging AI-enabled tools, analytics platforms, and large data sets to inform purchasing, sourcing, demand planning, and inventory decisions
• An equivalent combination of education and relevant practical experience will be considered
• Strong understanding of demand planning, Open-to-Buy (OTB), and inventory forecasting
• Proven experience working with suppliers, including quote evaluation, cost structures, and MOQs
• Familiarity with imports, customs processes, tariffs, and landed cost calculation preferred
• Highly organized, analytical, and execution-focused, with strong attention to detail and follow-through

When you're the best, we're the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Summary:

In this role, you will be a senior strategic sourcing resource, providing best in class sourcing and contracting strategies focused on delivering and optimizing provider value. You will accomplish this by leading and facilitating all aspects of strategic sourcing processes including developing and executing a robust workplan and roadmap of opportunities, strategy building, contract development, negotiations, communications, documentation, and implementation. You will also develop a provider-specific contract strategy to reduce spending and develop savings and service solutions, improve terms and conditions, identify new value propositions, maximize delivered value/operational efficiencies, and ultimately achieve a higher level of member satisfaction by becoming a trusted adviser.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and assist team members to create project plans that engage others to meet savings goals and business objectives.
• Evaluate client spend data to prioritize implementation of contracts based on highest savings opportunities and present a workplan of priority to provider and Vizient teammates.
• Work in collaboration with provider and Vizient colleagues to enhance existing Vizient national agreements and create custom agreements on behalf of the provider.
• Identify new savings and contracting opportunities as well as gaps in contracting portfolio to ensure realization of engagement value.
• Conduct meetings and communicate opportunities, next steps, successes, and challenges to Vizient leadership and key provider stakeholders, leading the effort to collaborate and incorporate feedback to improve process, outcomes, and deliverables.
• Lead the bid process and generate Request for Proposals (RFP's).

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 5 or more years of experience working with contracts and negotiations required.
• Experience in a health care environment preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in competitive bidding, and management of high profile agreements.
• Must be financially savvy with working with expense and revenue budgets.
• Excellent verbal, written presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel.

Estimated Hiring Range:

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $88,900.00 to $155,500.00. This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

About the Company

Avdoo is a New York City–based real estate development firm focused on acquiring, entitling, and developing residential and mixed-use projects across Manhattan and Brooklyn.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly driven, aggressive, and entrepreneurial Acquisitions Associate to focus exclusively on off-market deal origination. This is not a broker-facing role. This position is about building direct relationships with building owners and sourcing opportunities before they ever reach the market. We are looking for someone who has successfully closed real estate transactions in Manhattan and Brooklyn — not just sourced deals, but helped drive them across the finish line. If you are hungry, competitive, and relentless about finding and closing deals — this is the opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Source off-market acquisition opportunities directly from property owners throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn
• Develop and maintain direct relationships with building owners (not brokers)
• Identify and pursue development sites, conversion opportunities, multifamily assets, distressed situations, and office repositioning opportunities
• Confidently discuss and structure potential joint ventures, recapitalizations, and ground leases directly with building owners
• Drive opportunities from initial outreach through LOI, negotiation, and closing
• Conduct neighborhood-level research to uncover ownership patterns and acquisition angles
• Perform high-level zoning analysis (FAR, bulk, use, air rights, conversion potential)
• Collaborate with the underwriting team to evaluate feasibility and structure transactions
• Present new opportunities weekly to the executive team in acquisition meetings, clearly articulating the opportunity, zoning potential, ownership dynamics, and strategic angle
• Track outreach efforts, pipeline, and owner communications
• Be active in the field — walking neighborhoods, meeting owners, uncovering opportunities before competitors

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of experience in NYC real estate acquisitions, investment sales, or development
• Demonstrated track record of closing transactions in Manhattan and Brooklyn
• Deep familiarity with prime Manhattan and Brooklyn neighborhoods, including submarkets and development dynamics
• Strong working knowledge of NYC zoning and development potential
• Comfortable analyzing development upside and structuring transactions
• Confident and professional communicating directly with building owners and principals
• Ability to clearly and confidently present opportunities to senior executives
• Persistent, resilient, and comfortable handling rejection
• Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
• Organized and disciplined in managing outreach and pipeline

Pay range and compensation package

• Base Salary: $75,000 – $100,000 (commensurate with experience)
• Upside: Meaningful commission structure tied directly to deals sourced and closed
• Significant earning potential for high performers

Equal Opportunity Statement

Avdoo is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.

Additional Details

• In-office role based in New York City (not remote)
• Highly entrepreneurial, performance-driven environment
• Direct exposure to senior leadership
• Clear path for growth and advancement

For more than 30 years, SQA Services has been a leading provider of managed supplier quality services, offering audits, assessments, remote surveillance, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering solutions to manufacturers across all industries. We deliver these services by deploying a network of highly skilled associates based throughout the United States and in over 90 countries worldwide, ensuring rapid on-site support at your supplier locations. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with extensive experience and local expertise, enabling us to represent our clients on-demand and with greater speed and efficiency than our competitors.

We're hiring for a Quality Mechanical Source Inspector position in Cleveland, OH. The schedule is for the first shift, part-time, 20-35 hours a week, 3-4 days per week on an as-needed basis. If you have a passion for mechanical products and a keen eye for quality, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

• Conducting precision mechanical inspections at one or more client suppliers in Cleveland, OH, and the Midwest region.
• Performing precision inspection verifications on mechanical parts, components, assemblies, and materials.
• Inspection may include, but is not limited to, purchased parts, in-process and final assemblies, and materials for workmanship and conformance to specifications/drawings.
• Performing surface plate inspection of the first article, in-process, and lot sample parts if required.
• Utilizing inspection equipment such as micrometers, gauge blocks, dial indicators, height gauges, optical comparators, profilometers, and coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) if necessary.
• Visual acuity and the ability to detect defects in highly complex products.
• Verifying documentation packages to industry/commodity-specific standards.
• Classifying defect types and verifying rework conducted during the time of the inspection.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with precision mechanical parts inspection.
• Strong ability to read and interpret manufacturing drawings and industry/commodity standards.
• Proficient in GD&T and validating dimensions (tolerances ?.005") using hand tools (e.g., indicators, micrometers, calipers, height gauges).
• Experience with certificates of conformance and inspection documentation.
• Ability to adapt to new technology and software.
• Excellent visual acuity to detect defects in complex products.

• Associate's degree or higher in a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Certification in inspection techniques or GD&T is a plus.

SQA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is based on merit and qualifications, and is not influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

This position requires access to ITAR-controlled technical data and/or defense articles. As such, the candidate must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) to comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants who do not meet these criteria will not be considered for this role.