Sourcing Specialist - Surplus Assets Job Listing at Kelly Services in Houston, TX (Job ID US3604920_BH9978683)

Description

Kelly is currently seeking an experienced Sourcing Specialist for a long-term opportunity in the Houston, Texas area! This role supports surplus asset disposition strategy by coordinating purchasing activities, managing vendor contracts, and driving continuous improvement. The coordinator will lead communication and change management efforts with stakeholders and ensure alignment with compliance, value recovery, and strategic sourcing goals. Do you have what it takes?!

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate surplus asset disposition (sale, donation, redeployment) with site focal points.
• Prepare and manage surplus sales agreements, donation contracts, and miscellaneous invoicing.
• Validate DOA approvals and tax exemptions; manage customer codes and documentation.
• Negotiate new scrap metal contracts with additional vendors to drive competition.
• (Re)negotiate contractual language in existing scrap metal agreements to enhance value generation.
• Maintain a process to competitively bid equipment, scrap metals, and other materials.
• Own and maintain the benefit tracking file; store in a centralized location accessible to all team members.
• Continue communication and change management activities with stakeholders to drive program support.
• Uplift existing training materials to reflect newer tools and processes.
• Schedule and lead training sessions with site focal points to promote awareness and best practices.
• Implement improvement opportunities identified through brainstorming with site teams.
• Maintain global scorecards and ensure alignment with governance and compliance protocols.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in surplus asset sales and scrap metal contract negotiation.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities across global sites.
• Initiative, enthusiasm, and a collaborative mindset.

 

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we're here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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