Procurement Buyer & Operations Specialist

Solon, OH — Hybrid (Tuesday & Wednesday in-office required)

The Procurement Buyer & Operations Specialist owns day-to-day transactional execution across the procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle for Tarkett North America's Procurement Shared Services team. This is a very transactional role built around hands-on buying — requisition-to-PO processing, SRM approvals, invoice resolution, and vendor master support.

This role is the face of Procurement for the internal customers who depend on it every day, and delivering a high level of service is core to the job — fast, accurate, and easy to work with. But great service does not mean quietly working around the same problems every time. This role will need to stay alert for recurring issues, flag them, and where possible, work the fix.

That vigilance is what turns this seat into the on-ramp for deeper process‑improvement and automation work as the team grows.

• Own day-to-day SAP/SRM transactional buying: SRM shopping cart review, PR-to-PO conversion, GR confirmation, and supplier confirmations.
• Serve as first-level SRM approver, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with procurement standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for buyer-side vendor and internal stakeholder inquiries — pricing, delivery, quality, and performance concerns.
• Review and route purchase requests to contracted suppliers; partner with Category Managers to identify compliant, cost-effective solutions for non‑contracted spend.
• Maintain and update purchase orders — vendor confirmations, Annual POs, open POs, and aged POs — to ensure system accuracy and alignment with business needs.
• Track, document, and manage purchasing workflows, proactively driving actions to reduce workflow volume and resolution time.

• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies and blocked invoices through PDAP Read Soft workflows.
• Partner with the Procurement Analytics & Data Governance Specialist on Vendor Master accuracy; perform monthly Vendor Master change audits.
• Support Investment Approval Form (IAF) workflow coordination with Finance and Project Owners as needed.

• Proactively identify inefficiencies in the transactional workflow and propose — and where reasonable, implement — fixes. This is a core expectation, not an extra credit item.
• Partner with the Procurement Process Improvement & Automation Specialist to document transactional pain points that inform automation design.
• Track and report on buying KPIs and exception volumes.

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 1+ year of experience in procurement, purchasing, P2P operations, accounts payable, or shared services.
• ERP experience; SAP/SRM strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated process‑improvement instinct
• Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

• Exposure to Power Automate, SharePoint, or other M365 workflow tools.
• Celonis process‑mining exposure.
• Strong Excel proficiency (pivot tables, core formulas).
• Familiarity with procurement compliance and spend basics.

$65,000.00 USD - $73,000.00 USD Annually

• A commitment that Safety is #1
• Competitive benefits including:
  Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Life and disability insurance
• Career growth, stability, and flexible work arrangements.

• We utilize renewable energy and a closed loop recycled water process.
• We are committed to reducing greenhouse…