Strategic Sourcing Team Lead

Description Job Title: Strategic Sourcing Team Lead Location: Remote/Hybrid - USA Reports to: Regional Sourcing Manager Department Name: Strategic Sourcing Job Types: Full Time – Non-Exempt Compensation: Starting at $22/hour (Actual compensation is commensurate with job related knowledge, skills, experience, etc.) Position Summary The Strategic Sourcing Lead plays a key role in leading hauler relationships, optimizing service efficiency, and driving savings for current customer locations . Additionally, this role will be critical in ensuring Rubicon meets its operational and financial goals through reporting, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities Complete bids and awards for project customers as well as Key Account clients, ensuring timeliness and margin protection/growth. Review hauler network and find efficiencies in operations and costs where feasible. Ensure all service issues and requests for additional services are received, documented appropriately, responded to, followed up on, and closed in the system in a timely and thorough manner. Manage projects from start to finish including sourcing, awards, service requests, and billing questions. Resolve complex day-to-day escalated requests relating to vendor performance and client issues for current projects. Coach and mentor team members to ensure continuous training is provided to improve the quality of work and responsiveness to inquiries. Monitor queues for accurate WOs completion against KPIs. Resolve vendor invoice issues to ensure data accuracy and timely billing. Confirm deliveries and removals for projects. Ability to travel and/or work onsite as needed. Performs other duties as assigned or apparent. Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities . Experience & Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Two (2)+ years of experience in customer service, vendor management, or operations. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Strong customer service orientation with the ability to handle inquiries and requests efficiently and professionally. Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in all aspects of vendor management. A proactive, can-do attitude with a willingness to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion. Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills. Ability to work effectively and independently with minimal supervision, while also being a team player who thrives in a collaborative environment. Discretion and trustworthiness in handling sensitive information and supporting high-level strategic initiatives. Travel and/or onsite work will be on an as needed basis. Physical Demands and Working Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this job in a home office setting, the employee is regularly required to work on a computer for extended periods of time. Frequent use of a computer requires fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Ability to sit for extended periods while working from home or a designated workspace. Ability to perform tasks that require sustained attention and focus. Occasional lifting of materials up to 25 pounds. Travel to attend team meetings may be required. To facilitate working from home, and as a requirement for this role, the employee must provide reliable internet connection with sufficient bandwidth to execute all job functions and technology setup conducive to remote work. The company laptop will be provided. A quiet, distraction-free workspace is required for maintaining productivity. Collaboration with team members may occur through virtual meetings and communication platforms. About Rubicon Rubicon is a leading provider of technology-based waste and recycling solutions for waste generators, helping them to understand, manage, and reduce waste. We provide multi-location businesses with an all-in-one waste and recycling solution, offering deep insights into your waste streams to enable informed decision-making and actions across all your locations. We help customers achieve sustainability goals with tailored zero waste solutions, leveraging our longstanding relationships with more than 8,000 vendors and hauler partners. Rubicon is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We also maintain a Drug-Free Workplace. Rubicon is committed to sustainability and will rely on all employees to serve as an advocate for Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) both internally and externally to help grow the Company’s ESG objectives. Environment: Contribute, measurably, to Rubicon’s carbon reduction goal and circular economy efforts Social: Support Rubicon’s efforts to cultivate/promote racial and gender equity Governance: Advance Rubicon’s commitment to best-in-class governance practices