Posted 3 months ago
Sourcing Specialist
@ GoodMorning.com
Overview
GoodMorning.com is hiring a full-time Sourcing Specialist to identify, evaluate and secure vendors, with a primary focus on sourcing new products and working knowledge of indirect spend categories. The role covers market research, contract negotiation, supplier relationship management and supply chain risk mitigation. The posting states competitive compensation, profit share, equity and extended benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and evaluate suppliers for new products and indirect spend
- Prepare RFx documents and negotiate pricing and contracts
- Monitor supplier performance against KPIs and contract terms
- Assess supply chain risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Conduct market research and track pricing trends
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or finance
- 3+ years of procurement or sourcing experience
- Experience drafting and managing vendor agreements
- Advanced financial analysis and TCO skills
- Proficiency with SAP Ariba, Oracle Cloud or Coupa
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · rippling
- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Sales |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Stock or equity, Employee discount, Wellness, Transit support |
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GoodMorning.com
About Us
GoodMorning.com is a Canadian pioneer in the creation and growth of award-winning direct-to-consumer brands. Over the last decade, we have delivered hundreds of thousands of beloved products to customers across North America. And we’ve created an exciting, ownership-driven culture perfectly suited to intelligent, results-driven individuals. If you’re hungry to disrupt stale consumer industries with innovative new brands and products of exceptional value that customers love, then GoodMorning.com is the place for you!
About the role
As a GoodMorning Sourcing Specialist, you will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and securing vendors to meet the company's procurement needs, with a primary focus on sourcing new products and a working knowledge of indirect spend categories such as services, facilities, logistics, marketing, IT, and retail-related spend. This role involves researching market trends, negotiating contracts, maintaining supplier relationships, and ensuring that the materials or services sourced align with the company's quality, cost, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, and delivery requirements.
GoodMorning Sourcing Specialists work closely with colleagues in cross-functional teams to ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services, with growing ownership for supplier performance, contract outcomes, and risk mitigation, while maximizing value. Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills are essential in this role, along with an unwavering commitment to honesty, integrity, and strong moral and ethical principles in all sourcing activities.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with internal teams, such as Brand, Consumer Products, Finance, Operations, and Quality, to understand and meet sourcing needs.
- Identify suppliers or service providers based on quality, cost, regulatory, and delivery performance.
- Prepare and issue RFx documents, ensuring clarity in specifications and requirements.
- Evaluate and select suppliers by conducting thorough due diligence, assessing reliability, production capabilities, and adherence to quality and ethical sourcing standards.
- Negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts with suppliers to optimize value and minimize risk.
- Support sourcing activities across indirect spend categories (e.g., services, facilities, logistics, marketing, IT) in alignment with operational, financial, and retail business needs.
- Monitor and evaluate supplier performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and contractual obligations, and maintain strong, long-term relationships to ensure consistent supply.
- Conduct regular performance reviews with suppliers to discuss achievements, challenges, and areas for improvement.
- Implement corrective actions as needed to address performance issues.
- Assess potential risks in the supply chain and develop mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions.
- Analyze the competitive landscape to make sure GoodMorning's products maintain a market advantage.
- Conduct market research and stay informed on industry trends, pricing fluctuations, and new sourcing opportunities, to ensure GoodMorning continuously offers products that its customers love.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve sourcing strategies to achieve company goals and reduce costs.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, ethical sourcing standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Track and report on key sourcing metrics and supplier performance data to identify improvement areas.
- Support sourcing and negotiation activities related to retail operations, including service providers and retail store-related contracts, as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
- 3+ years of experience in procurement or sourcing, with a proven track record of developing tactics that successfully introduce high-quality consumer products to market.
- Proficient in drafting, negotiating, and managing vendor agreements to secure beneficial terms, enforce compliance and performance metrics, and mitigate sourcing risks.
- Strong capability to conduct end-to-end supplier evaluations (cost, quality, reliability, capacity, sustainability, and ethics) while navigating North American and global regulatory standards.
- Advanced financial analysis and data literacy skills, including cost modeling and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis, to identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Demonstrated organizational and project management skills to handle multiple sourcing initiatives simultaneously, adapt to changing market conditions, and drive continuous improvement.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, grounded in an unwavering commitment to ethics, discretion, and integrity.
- Proficiency with modern procurement software platforms (e.g., SAP Ariba, Oracle Cloud, Coupa) and Google Workspace applications.
- Working knowledge of indirect spend categories (facilities, logistics, marketing, IT) or familiarity with retail market leases and commercial property agreements is a strong asset.
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive compensation, vacation, profit share, and equity package
- 100% employer-paid extended benefits - Health, Dental, & Optical
- Employee Assistance Program
- 125% RRSP matching
- Employee product discounts
- Monthly Transportation Benefit for public transit or parking
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