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Description: Roers Companies is seeking an energetic, dedicated Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join our team in Plymouth, MN! About Us Roers Companies is a 2025 USA Today Top Workplace and a national leader in multifamily real estate investment, development, construction, and property management. Headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, we're on a mission to elevate multifamily housing by developing and operating market-rate and affordable apartments in growing neighborhoods. Since our founding in 2012, Roers Cos. has developed more than $4 billion in real estate, representing 15,000+ homes across the Midwest, Mountain Southwest, and Sunbelt regions. Our team thrives on purpose-filled work, an entrepreneurial spirit, and unlimited growth potential. About YouYou're passionate about your work and driven to achieve ambitious goals. You step up when the team needs an extra hand and aren't afraid to ask for help when you need it. You make smart decisions because you get the big picture and ace the little details. In other words, you share our corporate values - passion, work ethic, teamwork, integrity, and ownership mindset. Job SummaryThe Strategic Sourcing Specialist supports the organization's supply chain strategy by executing sourcing activities and managing supplier relationships that improve cost, quality, delivery, and operational performance.This role partners closely with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to support sourcing across both project-based construction and operational/SG&A spend categories within a vertically integrated multi-family homebuilding environment, including competitive bidding, supplier performance management, and sourcing workflow coordination.The position combines tactical execution and analytical support responsibilities, including supplier evaluation, cost analysis, data accuracy, sourcing documentation, and continuous process improvement. The Strategic Sourcing Specialist plays a key role in driving total cost of ownership improvements and supporting operational excellence and project delivery while maintaining strong internal and external partnerships.Responsibilities Strategic Sourcing & Category Support Support execution of sourcing strategies for assigned commodities across both project and operational/SG&A spend categories. Conduct spend analysis and supplier segmentation to identify sourcing opportunities, risks, and cost drivers. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define sourcing requirements and support category planning and execution. Assist in sourcing events (RFIs, RFQs, RFPs), including supplier qualification, bid analysis, and recommendation development. Supplier & Cross-Functional Coordination Develop and maintain supplier relationships focused on performance, quality, delivery, and long-term value creation. Monitor supplier performance using structured scorecards and key metrics, supporting resolution of issues related to quality, delivery, pricing, and continuity. Coordinate sourcing workflows and ensure alignment between suppliers and internal stakeholders across project and operational needs.Market Analysis & Cost Optimization Analyze market conditions, supplier trends, capacity constraints, and category spend to identify sourcing opportunities, risks, and consolidation opportunities. Support total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, cost savings initiatives, and supplier rationalization efforts across assigned categories. Contribute to forecasting, reporting, and evaluation of sourcing performance and financial impact.Process Development & Operational Support Support development and continuous improvement of sourcing workflows, reporting tools, and category support processes. Maintain accurate sourcing documentation, supplier data, and reporting inputs to ensure consistency and reliability of category information. Participate in process improvement initiatives and support ad hoc supply chain projects as needed. Requirements: Education: Bachelor's