As a STRATEGUC SOURCING SPECIALIST, you will collaborate with a dedicated procurement team to ensure the marketing strategy of our businesses exceeds expectations.**Key Responsibilities**- Build strong communication channels to both customers and suppliers to accomplish help develop a sourcing strategy for marketing, promotion and publicity services where savings are prioritized.- Be part of a team in charge of negotiations, requisitions, quotation and billing processes directly with vendors/suppliers of marketing categories such as promotional services, advertisement, events, media, etc. to meet company goals in a timely manner.- Follow up closely on internal customer's request and insights to collaborate on continuous improvement processes and facilitate the sourcing process inside PPG.- Partner closely with other PPG functions to provide efficient and differentiated solutions to our internal customers**Qualifications**- Proven experience in procurement/purchasing or equivalent, ideally for marketing services with outstanding record negotiating directly with suppliers, not agencies.- Proficient english and SAP/ Oracle knowledge is highly valued.- Data driven person, with ability handle multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills.**ABOUT US**:**PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD****The PPG Way**Every single day at PPG:**We partner with customers to create mutual value.**We are insightful, dedicated and proactive. We have intimate knowledge of the market and our customers. We focus on practical solutions that make a difference.**We are "One PPG" to the world.**We are better and stronger together. We leverage our scale to reach new markets and introduce innovative technologies as we differentiate and disrupt our markets.**We trust our people every day, in every way.**We enable and empower our people to make the right decisions. We are inclusive, transparent and respectful. Our feedback is clear and actionable.**We make it happen.**We have a passion for winning. We achieve. We deliver with discipline and integrity. We bring our best energy to our work. We decide and act intelligently and quickly.**We run it like we own it.**We respect one another by being responsible and accountable. We always act in the best interest of our company, customers, shareholders and our communities.**We do better today than yesterday - everyday.**We continuously learn. We develop our people to grow our businesses.**PPG Way: (**Click here to learn more about the PPG Way**)**Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.