Area Procurement Specialist

Who we are

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.

The Procurement Specialist role will be based out of Niagara Falls, NY and support multiple Reworld sites within the NY/PA area. The Procurement role in our facilities contributes to Reworld’s success by effectively leading, developing and executing product and services sourcing strategies for the assigned facilities. The position implements the facility procurement process such that all applicable policies, procedures and regulations are maintained.

The position is responsible for the coordination of all procurement activities, ensuring that programs, initiatives, cost reduction, FPP goals, corporate social responsibility and plant/regional/corporate synergies are achieved.

The position manages suppliers and internal networks to deliver best in class performance for all spend categories while consistently delivering measurable results to achieve a competitive advantage for top line and bottom-line facility growth. The position collaborates effectively internally and with suppliers, develops effective negotiation strategies in conjunction with Corporate Procurement, and communicates with other Reworld procurement professionals, interfacing closely with Corporate and Regional Procurement Management.

The position reports to the Regional Procurement Manager with a strong dotted line to the Facilities Management Team.

The Procurement Specialist is primarily responsible for managing the local/regional Procurement process in accordance with established Reworld procedures and policies. This role owns all facility Procurement activities from Supplier qualification through performance management and will be responsible for all related supplier onboarding activities as well as assuring compliance with all governmental regulations, company policies and acceptable business practices.

• Supplier qualification and relationship management
• Request for Proposal (RFP), Bid receipt, market comparisons, evaluation and analysis and clarifications.
• Identify Global sourcing opportunities based on the maintenance plan and make sure the project timeline is in line with the facility installation schedule.
• Coordinating and participating in bid conferences/walk downs.
• Finalization activities (negotiations, awarding of contracts, follow-up, management, and dispute resolutions) Purchase orders, Approval, placement and expediting for all the sites.
• Administration of cost reduction and supplier quality assurance programs
• Performance Analysis and compliance oversight of suppliers/vendors to determine necessity for amendments or extensions of contracts.
• Compiling data for preparing cost reporting in support of the annual budgeting process.
• Providing site training and instruction of all personnel for Procurement systems
• Management of supplier interface, strengthening the supplier data base through the use of supplier visits and technical conferences
• Attending Corporate and regional Procurement meetings and conferences as required
• Directing and coordinating the activities of facility personnel who are engaged in formulating requests for proposals for the facility.
• Sourcing maintenance spare parts from other Reworld facilities to maintain the corporate inventory pool to an optimum level between facilities who share common spare parts.
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