Procurement Specialist

GENERAL SUMMARY

Under general supervision and reporting to the to the Director of Operations, the Procurement Specialist is responsible for purchasing a high volume and variety of materials, supplies and services. Processes purchase requisitions in fulfillment of program supply chain plans and other procurement requirements. Ensures the timely and accurate placement of purchase orders.

Essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Coordinates all activities related to procurement of a commodity beginning with intent to purchase through delivery
• Analyzes the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed
• Issues RFQ’s and PO’s and/or IDWA’s in accordance with company and government regulations.
• Solicits and evaluates proposals for the requested commodity
• Investigates and/or interviews potential suppliers to determine if they meet the specified requirements
• Advise team members or management on the appropriate supplier to be used.
• Negotiates the lowest possible cost for the commodity balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs
• Implements purchase contracts that comply with company and government regulations
• Assures that the commodity is delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meets the quality standards of the company
• Maintains timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other documents to assure accurate retention of records
• Coordinates appropriate methods needed to distribute commodity in a cost-effective manner
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• ERP system - SAP
• Department of Defense procurement
• MS Office Suite

Skills:

• Fluent English – reading and writing is required
• Professionalism, integrity, and exceptional attention to detail
• Competency using ERP, EDI and PLM software packages
• Solid understanding of ERP/MRP and production planning principles
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong independent decision-making skills; excellent analytical skills and professional judgment; critical thinker
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Outstanding interpersonal skills; positive attitude and outlook
• Flexible, open-minded listener / learner; self-starter
• Excellent Communicator (verbal and written) / strong team player; ability to work on cross functional teams.
• Strong people skills; energetic
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and organizational skills; ability to excite team
• Continuous process improvement focus

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively and appropriately.
• Work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Effectively communicate orally or in written form with leadership, co-management, internal and external customers with strong presentation skills.
• Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Work independently on a team
• Work on multiple tasks simultaneously

• The work is performed under general supervision

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 2-4 years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• An ability to build relations with a supplier network and have insight into supplier’s processes

• 12 days paid vacation first year, increasing with service years
• 11 paid holidays
• Healthcare insurance available:
  Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, critical illness, life insurance for self and dependents
• Champ Plan Wellness and Health
  • Free to employees working minimum 20 hours/week with anticipated $30k/annual earnings
  • Participation increases net take home pay $$$ in most instances
  • Free wellness initiatives
  • Free tele-health
  • Free and discounted RX
  • Aut…