Procurement Specialist

What You'll Do:

• Negotiates prices, terms and quality requirements; develops requests for quotes and new supply sources; evaluates market conditions.
• Guides value analysis to identify cost improvements, develops cost‑saving proposals including make‑versus‑buy analysis, alternative sourcing and vendor evaluation criteria.
• Manages a work queue and secures that purchase orders are issued on time.
• Ensures close cooperation with Internal Customers (MRPCs, requisitioners), engineering team, supplier quality teams, and operations to provide customer care and early involvement.
• Manages a portfolio of supplier relationships, negotiates price increase requests, prepares RFQ packs, onboard suppliers, runs bidding processes, and conducts negotiations for medium purchasing volumes.
• Contributes to implementation and ensures usage of globally defined methods, processes and systems to achieve high process efficiency and compliance (compliant Purchase‑to‑Pay (P2P) process, procurement guidelines, IT systems).
• Supports Supplier Management processes (qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification); updates supplier evaluation systems to identify and develop the best suppliers, ensuring transparency and high procurement quality.
• Supports and leads Procurement Business Plan activities.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of experience in SAP.

• Manufacturing environment.

Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, Talent Rise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.