Strategic Sourcing Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Contract position - conversion agreement in place

The PLM Project Coordinator works within a team of Project Coordinators and plays a key role in supporting medium to high complexity Development & Engineering (D&E) projects. The role operates at the intersection of D&E and Sourcing & Supply Planning (S&P PL), ensuring material availability, supply chain continuity, and effective project execution.

As a recognized professional in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with strong supply chain expertise, the PLM Project Coordinator proactively supports internal customers, advises stakeholders within established policies, and applies professional judgment to manage priorities and deliver results within defined deadlines. The role is allocated to a D&E project with a dotted line reporting relationship to the D&E Project Lead and interfaces regularly with senior stakeholders such as the Project Core Team Manager (PCM) and Supplier Account Team (SAT).

Role and responsibilities

Project Material Availability Planning

• Drive and challenge D&E project plans from a planning and logistics perspective.
• Secure material availability and create transparency on risks and constraints.
• Proactively communicate potential impacts to stakeholders.
• Lead and present L1 escalations and actively contribute to L2/L3 escalations.

Project Execution

• Perform operational supply chain and logistics activities to support D&E projects and factory operations.
• Proactively update stakeholders within the D&E project team and Supplier Account Team (SAT).
• Ensure timely execution of logistics related actions aligned with project milestones.

Project Review and Reporting

• Proactively and consistently report on material availability, critical path, and cost impacts.
• Maintain a holistic view, including boundary conditions such as cost and timing.
• Contribute to solutions that minimize impact and involve SAT when required.

Advising

• Act as a trusted advisor to S&P PL and other senior stakeholders on PLM related activities.
• Clearly articulate risks, opportunities, and solution options.
• Provide guidance based on deep knowledge of supply chain and PLM processes.

Configuration Change Management

• Support configuration changes within D&E projects while safeguarding PLM requirements.
• Plan changes sequentially and support project prioritization based on timing and cost impact.
• Identify opportunities to cluster changes to reduce supply chain disruption.
• Interface with Configuration Management and support alignment across impacted projects.

Risk and Issue Resolution Management

• Translate project and planning updates into actionable individual objectives.
• Perform impact analyses and present outcomes to stakeholders.
• Anticipate, identify, resolve, and prevent material availability issues caused by plan changes.
• Differentiate between Product Generation Process and Issue Resolution Management and drive SS&P related issues toward timely and cost effective solutions.

Requirement Specification

• Understand SS&P and P&D requirements toward D&E projects and stakeholders.
• Contribute to defining QLTC requirements from a supply chain perspective.
• Clearly explain requirements to colleagues and stakeholders.
• Assess and communicate the impact of unmet requirements.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify inefficiencies in processes and initiate corrective actions.
• Define requirements, implement process changes, and verify end deliverables.
• Develop, review, and recommend improvement solutions for implementation.
• Own work instructions and/or PLM processes.
• Act as a key user within PLM processes and represent PLM in cross sector improvement initiatives.

Stakeholder Management

• Actively manage relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders.
• Represent sourcing and supply chain interests in broader business initiatives.

People Development

• Mentor, coach, and onboard new Project Coordinators.
• Support colleagues across varying levels of complexity.
• Act as a Skill Development Mentor and/or contribute to instructional sessions and training.

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in supply chain management, project coordination, and PLM within complex project environments.
• Proven ability to apply analytical methods, techniques, and procedures in project coordination and management.
• Experience working in a multi stakeholder, matrixed project environment.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of supply chain management and PLM processes.
• Project coordination and planning expertise in complex environments.
• Risk assessment, impact analysis, and escalation management capabilities.
• Strong stakeholder management and advisory skills at senior levels.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and apply professional judgment.
• Clear communication and reporting skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and process ownership capability.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.

GCR Professional Services is an engineering and information technology staffing firm (direct-hire, consultants, contract-to-hire).

Company Description

GCR Professional Services is an engineering and information technology staffing firm (direct-hire, consultants, contract-to-hire).