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Procurement Specialist
Job in
St. Louis, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, 63105, USA
Listed on 2026-07-09
Listing for:
American Water
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-09
Job specializations:
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Procurement / Purchasing, Supply Chain / Intl. Trade, Logistics Coordination, Supply Chain Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Description
Procurement Specialist
Posting Start Date11/18/25
Primary RoleThe buyer position manages the sourcing of goods, services, and projects while continuously identifying and implementing opportunities to lower total cost of ownership. Activities include participating in cross functional project teams and executing sourcing strategies.
Key Accountabilities- Prepare, assist and develop bid packages, statement of work documents, and requests (RFP/RFI) according to specifications and business requirements. Develop and execute sourcing strategies from project identification through close-out including alternative sourcing options.
- Establish and maintain productive relationships with Engineering Center of Excellence and Operations management.
- Support business with all commercial needs including dispute resolution and contract interpretation.
- Analyze project specific detail on relevant costs related to projects such as labor, material, equipment, and overheads to facilitate sourcing decisions.
- Build and maintain Supplier/Contractor relationships with the objective of reducing total costs, increasing productivity, and eliminating inefficiencies in the supply chain.
- Measure compliance to and effectiveness of unit-cost and other framework agreements.
- Support Company risk management objectives in areas such as safety insurance requirements, and supplier depth.
- Support Supplier Diversity strategies.
- Identify and recommend sustainability options to the business.
- Analytical problem solving skills to produce best product/service at lowest total cost of ownership within required time frames.
- Business acumen to analyze commercial business, procurement issues and risk management issues with continuous improvement mindset.
- Knowledge of sourcing strategies, and methodologies related to service and construction procurement.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in written presentation form.
- Ability to work in a collaborative team environment within Supply Chain and stakeholders.
- Knowledge of SAP (Preferred).
- Extensive knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office Products and ability to utilize e‑procurement tools effectively as an Individual Contributor.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering or related disciplines.
- CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) or CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager) a plus.
- Minimum 4 years’ total work experience. Minimum 2 years’ experience in procurement or in category management.
- Travel Required 10-20%
- Indoor Office Environment
- Director of Supply Chain
- Supply Chain Managers
- Supply Chain Coordinators
- Category Sourcing Teams
- Regional Supply Chain Managers
- P2P Group
- Business Analysts
- Internal Customers
- Senior Strategic Buyers/Strategic Buyers
- Champions safety
- Customer obsessed
- Cultivates innovation
- Nimble learning
- Drives Results
- Collaborates
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