Procurement Specialist

For more than 40 years, Reworld has been a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing our customers with innovative solutions that help them achieve carbon-negative outcomes.

Our Vision Reworld is leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment.

Our Business Reworld partners with businesses by offering cutting-edge engineering and innovative solutions, to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste streams and meet or exceed their sustainability goals.

Our Value Reworld's differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities and partnerships, trusted by the world’s largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world.

Reworld's Procurement Specialist supports plant operations, maintenance, engineering, and supply chain activities through end-to-end procurement ownership. Supporting facilities in Bristol and Preston, Connecticut, this role combines strategic sourcing, supplier development, services procurement, contract administration, and purchasing to strengthen plant reliability, manage costs, and support safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible operations. At Reworld, procurement professionals directly impact plant performance and long-term business success.

Working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Corporate Procurement, the Procurement Specialist secures critical materials, services, and supplier partnerships across a nationwide network of facilities.

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing initiatives aligned with facility needs, assigned spend categories, and corporate procurement objectives.
• Identify, qualify, and develop new suppliers that expand sourcing options, strengthen service capabilities, and improve supply continuity.
• Manage supplier qualification, onboarding, ongoing relationships, and performance oversight.
• Lead requests for information, quotations, and proposals, including bid solicitation, receipt, evaluation, pricing analysis, market comparisons, and supplier selection.
• Coordinate bid review meetings, supplier conferences, technical discussions, supplier visits, and facility walkdowns.
• Lead cost reduction and continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining quality, safety, service, and supplier performance expectations.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and other stakeholders to develop clear scopes of work, technical requirements, and supplier expectations for plant services, maintenance activities, and capital projects.
• Evaluate service proposals for scope completeness, labor hours, labor rates, materials, equipment, commercial terms, and overall value.
• Work with technical stakeholders to understand how proposed services support plant operations and to clarify differences between supplier bids.
• Negotiate commercial terms, coordinate with appropriate internal partners on contract review and execution, and facilitate contract awards.
• Monitor supplier performance and contract compliance; recommend amendments, renewals, or extensions as needed.
• Address supplier disputes and performance concerns professionally, balancing operational requirements with contractual and financial objectives.
• Issue and manage purchase orders, monitor delivery schedules, track shipments, and expedite critical materials and services.
• Use procurement and supply chain management platforms to support supplier information, quoting, bidding, purchasing, and order tracking.
• Use Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, and VLOOKUP, to analyze spend, compare bids, monitor supplier performance, and identify cost‑saving opportunities.
• Compile procurement, cost, and supplier data to support annual budgets, financial planning, and sourcing decisions.
• Support the sourcing and transfer of maintenance spare parts across facilities to optimize inventory utilization and support corporate inventory management strategies.
• Support supplier quality assurance programs and procurement process compliance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between facility personnel and suppliers.
• Build productive relationships across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Finance, and Corporate Procurement.
• Educate and train internal stakeholders on procurement systems, policies, and processes, including the business reasons behind required…