Procurement Specialist

Job Description

The Procurement Specialist supports the Buying Team by expanding product selection, setting up new vendors and items, maintaining the product catalog, and managing pricing across multiple suppliers. This role coordinates new product launches, oversees product cost and retail pricing, maintains product content and images, and manages vendor relationships. The Procurement Specialist also provides support and training as a backup to the Control Buyer while owning key procure-to-pay activities and resolving invoice and supplier payment issues.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Buying Team in expanding product selection by setting up new vendors and new items in the catalog.
• Maintain the product catalog, including product cost, retail price, content descriptions, and images.
• Coordinate new product launches from initial setup through readiness for sale.
• Manage day-to-day vendor relations, ensuring timely communication and follow-up.
• Support and train as a backup to the Control Buyer when needed.
• Own the procure-to-pay process for indirect purchasing, ensuring accuracy and compliance from purchase order creation through supplier payment.
• Resolve invoice issues such as double spend, overbilling, incorrect billing, and supplier payment discrepancies.
• Provide administrative procurement support including vendor onboarding and vendor outreach.
• Coordinate non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with vendors and manage related documentation.
• Send and receive requests for proposals (RFPs) and gather pricing and terms from suppliers.
• Analyze supplier pricing and proposals to support sourcing and purchasing decisions.
• Manage procurement documentation and maintain accurate records for purchasing and supply chain activities.
• Support general supply chain and inventory-related purchasing needs as required.
• Work effectively in a highly demanding, fast-paced, and collegial environment where teamwork is essential.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of purchasing and procurement experience, ideally in an indirect buyer role.
• Hands-on procurement and sourcing experience, including RFP management, vendor management, and pricing analysis.
• Strong problem-solving skills for resolving invoice issues such as double spend, overbilling, incorrect billing, and supplier payment concerns.
• Ability to own and manage the end-to-end procure-to-pay process.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple vendors and NDAs simultaneously.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for vendor outreach and internal collaboration.
• Advanced computer skills, including proficiency in Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using Coupa or similar procurement systems.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Bellevue, WA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $48.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully…