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Job Summary: Lead the tactical Sourcing team for supplier onboarding, requisition and purchase order (PO) generation, invoice reconciliation, and on-site support. Key Highlights: 1. Invoice management and discrepancy resolution. 2. Successful negotiation with suppliers. 3. Cost-saving projects and improvement initiatives. Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve challenges related to spaces, lighting, and much more. Through our two business segments—Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS)—we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that deliver meaningful value in people’s lives. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services—including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and audio, video, and control platforms. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior profitability. We seek to deploy capital aggressively to grow our business and enter new vertical markets. Acuity Inc. is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and operates in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company has over 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com. **Job Summary** ----------------------- Lead the tactical Sourcing team for supplier onboarding, requisition and purchase order (PO) generation, invoice reconciliation, and on-site support for POMs as needed. **Key Responsibilities (Essential Functions)** ----------------------------------------------------------- * Invoice management (discrepancies, blocks, and resolutions) * On-site support upon request * Physical inventory * Annual policy RFPs (RFQs) (supplier research, evaluation, and meetings) * RFQs (creation of bidding events in the RFx tool) * Daily support (escalations, shortages, and PO requests) * Emails (timely responses to stakeholders) * Meetings (as scheduled) * Cost-saving projects (idea generation, pipeline tracking, execution) * Reporting (KPIs, project status, etc.) * Contract review and administration (signatures, scanning, archiving) * Internal audit (requested by Trade Compliance) * Supplier onboarding; supplier maintenance (changes, portals, trainings, ad hoc requests) * REPSE platform training and maintenance * Fieldglass (training and maintenance) * Project Card updates; reporting (KPIs, project status, etc.) * RCCM and follow-up **Experience (Minimum Required Experience)** ---------------------------------------------- * More than 3 years of procurement and materials planning experience in a manufacturing environment (indirect spend) * Experience with MRP/ERP systems * Fluent English * Completed bachelor’s degree * Excellent customer service and communication skills * Proven track record of successful supplier negotiation * Strong organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills * Solid IT skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office tools **Travel Requirements** ----------------------- 0\-10% We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnic or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable Accommodations for Candidates with Disabilities: As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. If you encounter difficulty using our online system due to a disability and require a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at \+1 (770\) 922\-9000, Option 4\. Please clearly indicate the type of accommodation you are requesting and for which job requisition. Unsolicited resumes submitted to Acuity Inc. by a third party, such as a staffing agency—including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Inc. postal address, fax, or email address, directly to Acuity Inc. employees, or to Acuity Inc.’s resume database—will be considered the property of Acuity Inc. Acuity Inc. will not pay fees for any placement resulting from receipt of an unsolicited resume. Acuity Inc. will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume as having been referred by the Agency without entitlement to fees or charges. This includes any Agency that is an approved/contracted vendor but lacks the appropriate approvals to participate in a search.