Job Description
Technical Sourcing – Hardlines
Responsibilities
- Support sourcing projects by identifying and evaluating suppliers against defined requirements and specifications.
- Source, assess, and recommend new suppliers based on quality, cost, and business needs.
- Prepare and maintain quotations, cost analyses, pricing comparisons, and sourcing documentation.
- Provide day-to-day operational support to sourcing and buying teams.
- Coordinate supplier onboarding activities and manage supplier communications.
- Perform product research and market analysis to identify sourcing opportunities and support procurement strategies.
- Analyze market trends, consumer insights, and business data to support sourcing decisions and category planning.
- Prepare presentations, reports, and meeting materials for internal stakeholders.
- Administer supplier surveys, consolidate responses, and generate summary insights.
- Maintain supplier performance scorecards and monitor key supplier metrics.
- Track project timelines, follow-up actions, and sourcing milestones to ensure timely execution.
- Generate reports and analytical insights to support business and sourcing activities.
- Maintain and update product master data, costing databases, and project tracking tools.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support sourcing initiatives, procurement projects, and business objectives.
Qualifications
- 1-3 years of experience in sourcing, procurement, purchasing, or supply chain operations.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret costing, pricing, and business data.
- Proficiency in data analysis, reporting, and consolidating information from multiple sources.
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate with suppliers and internal teams.
- Strong teamwork and cross-functional collaboration skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Mandarin and/or Cantonese language proficiency is preferred and considered an advantage.
- Ability and willingness to travel as required.
About Us
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
About The Team
From life jackets to lawnmowers, toys to televisions, beauty and wellness, vitamins and supplements, we're involved in almost every consumer product you can imagine. We work with some of the largest retailers in the world, performing market surveillance, auditing and inspecting the products we put in and on our bodies. We help customers ensure that not only are their products themselves safe, but their supply chains are using ethically and sustainably sourced materials. We build close relationships, providing advice and expertise to help them deliver safer products that meet the latest requirements and manufacture them fairly. Join our team and make your mark on products that shape people's lives.
