{"id":3864816,"url":"https://alion.io/job/plexus-sourcing-specialist-ii","title":"Sourcing Specialist II","company":{"id":2065822,"name":"Plexus","domain":"plexus.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/plexus-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Eightfold","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":79,"open_postings":82,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.829,"repost_share":0.012,"time_to_fill_p50_days":43,"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"}},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Oradea, Romania"],"countries":["RO"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-11-06T11:38:31Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-06","last_verified_at":"2026-11-07T22:16:33Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-11-07T22:16:33Z","days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Purpose Statement: Responsible for negotiating lowest total cost of ownership, terms for assigned commodities. Support sites in achieving customer satisfaction with associated cost, quality, delivery, and working capital.\nKey Job Accountabilities:\nCollaborate to the lowest total cost of ownership sourcing solutions for assigned commodities.\nNegotiation of supply side component contracts, purchase agreements & tooling awards (where applicable).\nManage Supplier business review, and work with Supplier Quality Engineering on qualifying new supplier.\nSupport Business Units in the areas of: resolving quality issues, generating material cost reductions, assisting in supplier delivery problems, and implementation of supply chain strategies.\nManage the localization project until FA passes and localized parts move to volume production.\nEducation/Experience Qualifications:\nBachelor’s Degree with 2 or more years of related experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.\nOther Qualifications:\nProcurement, supply chain, distribution, and logistics competence\nStrong experience driving KPIs\nDemonstrated commodity management expertise\nAbility to communicate at all levels within an organization\nStrong data analysis and decision-making capabilities\nContinuous improvement mindset\nProject management experience\nPhysical Requirements:\nProfessional office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and low noise level. May require prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, using a computer, and other office equipment. Minimal physical activity is generally involved, emphasizing the importance of good posture and ergonomic workplace arrangements.\nTravel Requirements:\nLess than 40%\nThis document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.","description_format":"text","description_chars":1909,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electronics Manufacturing","Contract Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-06T11:38:31Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-11-07T22:16:33Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/plexus-sourcing-specialist-ii","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/plexus-sourcing-specialist-ii.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-08T20:31:33Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":42869,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-09T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2065822},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2065822"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fplexus-sourcing-specialist-ii"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fplexus-sourcing-specialist-ii"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fplexus-sourcing-specialist-ii"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/plexus-sourcing-specialist-ii\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fplexus-sourcing-specialist-ii"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3864816}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"plexus.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3864816},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}