Supply Chain Lead

Role: Supply Chain Lead. Pay: $42.75 - $62/hr. Anticipated conversion salary range: $96,000–$120,000 annually. Assignment: 8/3/26 - 8/2/27. Location: 290 W Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215. Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Hybrid schedule: In-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (3 days per week) What you\'ll do Lead and manage multiple strategic enterprise sourcing initiatives independently. Drive value through strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management processes. Negotiate contractual agreements with suppliers. Collect, analyze, and interpret data to support sourcing decisions. Develop cost models, present findings, and drive business decisions. Track and manage supplier performance metrics. Establish, facilitate, and support cross-functional category management teams. Develop and maintain category plans and monitor ongoing category performance. Manage category-related projects from initiation through implementation, ensuring on-time and in-scope delivery. Develop expertise within assigned spend management categories. Conduct spend, performance, and external market analyses to identify improvement opportunities. Forecast spend, savings, and performance improvements to ensure goals are achieved. Develop and execute plans to capture identified savings and performance opportunities. Define category requirements in collaboration with stakeholders. Build consensus among stakeholders regarding category plans and priorities. Lead strategic sourcing and performance improvement initiatives. Facilitate cross-functional sourcing teams to achieve cost, quality, and supplier diversity objectives. Maintain supplier agreements, including renewals, negotiations, issue resolution, and contract management. Develop and maintain supplier criticality ratings. Manage critical supplier relationships and conduct Quarterly Business Reviews with suppliers and executive sponsors. Build and maintain strong partnerships with stakeholders and business partners. Lead and coordinate cross-functional category management and sourcing teams. Collaborate with stakeholders to drive decisions and achieve business objectives. Requirements Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or equivalent related work experience. Proven track record of delivering results and achieving goals. Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships. Experience leading cross-functional teams. Ability to build support and consensus among stakeholders. Strong financial acumen and analytical abilities. Highly analytical and self-driven professional. Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment while meeting timelines and performance expectations. Preferred Qualifications Experience managing large supplier agreements. Experience working in a Shared Services organization. Supply Chain experience within the utility industry. Knowledge of category management and strategic sourcing practices. Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans The Know Your Rights poster is available here: The pay transparency policy is available here: For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team. AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program. We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. #J-18808-Ljbffr AppleOne Employment Services