Strategic Sourcing Specialist

HF Sinclair's Strategic Sourcing Specialist acts as an integrated business partner who facilitates an organized and collaborative approach to leveraging targeted spend across the location(s) with selected suppliers that are best suited to create enabling value.  Understands business requirements and aids in market analysis, supplier identification, sourcing, evaluation, negotiation, selection, and drives continuous improvement with the existing supplier base.  Ultimately, develops procurement agreements, ensuring work is conducted to achieve the greatest overall benefit to the Corporation. May direct or lead the work of others from time-to-time.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration:

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders by understanding their strategic and tactical business needs/goals, and align procurement support and strategy accordingly
• Work closely with various departments, including maintenance, operations, turnaround, projects, engineering, environmental, laboratory, health & safety, training, and legal
• Partner with affected stakeholders to develop holistic strategies and submissions to company Supply Chain Committees
• Collaborate and coordinate with Category Management for decisions with enterprise-wide impacts or value thresholds requiring senior management review

Market Research and Analysis:

• Leverage spend intelligence, benchmarking, industry and trade publications, and other analytical tools to conduct market research and identify potential suppliers
• Conduct spend analysis and identify opportunities for consolidation and optimization
• Prepare and present regular reports on sourcing activities, cost savings, and supplier performance

Procurement and Sourcing:

• Solicit bids for procurement agreements and projects over company bid threshold.
• Prepare RFx and manage sourcing events for purchases of goods and services exceeding company bid threshold, including bid evaluations
• Develop and implement purpose-fit scorecards for each sourcing event to ensure objective evaluation of suppliers
• Apply should-cost modeling and analytical tools to augment decision-making, negotiation, supplier selection, and management

Supplier Selection and Relationship Management:

• Discuss proposed suppliers with requisitioners, investigate to determine actual needs, and participate in supplier qualification and performance audits
• Identify and select suppliers based on criteria including safety, assurance of supply, quality, service, cost, and innovation
• Maintain positive business relationships with suppliers
• Conduct regular supplier performance reviews and implement improvement plans

Negotiation and Contract Management:

• Negotiate terms and conditions, hourly labor/equipment rates, mark-ups, and prices with suppliers to achieve the best possible outcomes for the company
• Prepare, negotiate, and manage procurement agreements, including master agreements

• Collaborate with business stakeholders and suppliers to drive innovation and continuous improvement
• Identify and act on opportunities for value generation throughout the end-to-end procurement process
• Perform after-action reviews on significant projects to measure supplier performance, compare to benchmarks, document non-conformance or improvement areas, and track contractor performance over time

Compliance and Training:

• Ensure procurement procedures and guidelines are followed, identify issues as they arise, recommend and develop changes, and participate in their implementation.
• Train plant personnel and others on procurement procedures and guidelines.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting:

• Audit and monitor supplier capabilities, performance, costs, and adherence to terms and conditions.
• Adjust procurement strategies as necessary.
• Develop and maintain procurement dashboards and metrics.

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their manager, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion

A minimum 4 years related experience in procurement, supply chain management, strategic sourcing, finance, or operations management is required.

Preferred Experience: 

A C.P.M (Certified Purchasing Manager) or other, equivalent procurement certification is preferred.

A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field. Each year of experience over two in procurement or inventory control may be substituted for one year of education (10 years total experience required w/o education).

The ideal candidate will demonstrate proficiency in procurement systems with a strong knowledge of contract administration and purchasing. Advanced reading and writing skills are required to ensure clear and effective communication. A proven history of navigating complex negotiations to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes while meeting critical business needs and fortifying relationships are crucial.  Bias for action and strong project management skills are required to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.  Basic computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, and familiarity with data analysis tools, are essential. The ability to organize and analyze data, lead teams, and perform intermediate mathematical calculations is also necessary. 

May fill in for departmental manager. May lead Buyer(s) in prioritization of activities and development within respective categories/departments.

Office based with up to 5% travel by land and air required. Petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant environment, out-of-doors environment, and driver based environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, fumes and airborne particles. Subject to all temperatures, weather and varying road conditions. May be required to work extended hours and regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and varying road conditions.

HF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
• Educational Reimbursement
• Parental Bonding Time
• Employee Discounts

We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees have the resources needed to thrive professionally and personally. Benefit eligibility is governed by official plan documents, for more details visit Total Rewards.

At HF Sinclair, we are united through our One HF Sinclair Culture, which is underpinned by our five core values of Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Ownership and Inclusion. Developed to empower our people, our five core cultural values are at the heart of everything we do and extend to how we engage our stakeholders. These values influence our decisions, shape our behaviors and keep us connected across the entire organization. We maintain a true Safety culture for our employees, communities, environments and customers. Our goal is to make sure everyone returns home safely each day. We have a long-standing commitment to Integrity and ethical behavior and do what is right for our employees, investors, communities and the environment. We encourage employees to Step Up and Stand Out by championing a culture of Teamwork and Ownership. We foster a culture of Inclusion by encouraging diversity of experiences, viewpoints and backgrounds. What makes each of us different, together makes us stronger.

HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and lubricants and specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to our refineries and the petroleum industry. HF Sinclair markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states and supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,750 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand to more than 350 additional locations throughout the country. HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in New Mexico. In addition, subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries.