Procurement Specialist

Do you want to do meaningful work that serves your community and helps make people’s lives better? Our partner is dedicated to creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona and doing the right thing for the people and prosperity of the state. They received the 2021 Inclusive Workplace Award for creating an inclusive environment where employees can be their genuine, authentic selves.

This opportunity is not open to C2C relationships or visa sponsorship. This opportunity is for local candidates only.

Role Overview

• Procurement Specialist responsible for supporting the Procurement Operations team by managing invoice exceptions and providing surge support to meet operational procurement demands.
• Executes procurement activities across the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process while partnering with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure timely resolution of purchasing and invoicing issues.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage and resolve invoice exceptions, partnering with internal teams and suppliers to ensure timely processing and issue resolution.
• Provide surge support for procurement operations, assisting with increased workload and business unit purchasing needs.
• Execute purchase order (PO) creation, execution, and maintenance within the P2P process.
• Support contract administration, including contract reviews, redlines, negotiations, and compliance with procurement requirements.
• Track procurement activities, supplier performance, and purchasing transactions to ensure accuracy, cost effectiveness, and service continuity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support sourcing activities, supplier communications, and operational procurement objectives.

Required Experience (Non-Negotiable)

• A four-year Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or other job-related discipline from an accredited college or university plus two (2) years of experience in materials or services positions.
• In lieu of a bachelor's degree, six (6) years of significant, closely related materials/services/supply chain experience is required.
• Experience handling invoice exceptions and procurement issue resolution.
• Experience with PO execution, purchasing processes, and supplier interactions.
• Ability to review and manage contracts, contract redlines, negotiations, and Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Strong analytical, written, verbal communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred / Valuable Background

• Exposure to strategic supply chain management.
• Experience developing or managing supplier performance metrics and KPIs.
• Background working in a high-volume procurement environment requiring prioritization of competing requests.

• Work Location:
  
  CHQ – 400 N. 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
• Work Model:
  Hybrid/Flex; potentially 1 day per week onsite during Procurement team office day.
• Hours:
  
  Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
• Overtime: TBD
• Contract Length: 12 months with possibility of extension

Solü Technology Partners provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetics.