Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

Blue Collar
Location: Elgin, IL. 60123
Shift Hours: 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Shift Days: Monday - Friday.
Pay Rate: $59k - $65k per Year
Job Type: Temp-to-hire

Job Description

Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the Procurement Analyst is responsible for searching for new suppliers, ensuring that all purchased materials meet company specifications, and negotiating with vendors as needed. This role assists with the procurement process, including contract management, contract negotiation, and preparation of purchase orders. Additionally, incumbent builds vendor relationships to secure competitive pricing and on-time deliveries of products, tracks inventory, and restocks goods as needed to keep up with demand of the company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Accurately enters and processes purchase orders in a timely
• Problem solves by researching within the database, e-mail exchanges, NetSuite projects, and appropriate personnel throughout the company.
• Diligently follows purchase orders through to completion while working with appropriate parties to quickly resolve issues that delay timely processing.
• Assists in maintaining inventory levels based on demand and past
• Monitors and negotiates pricing to ensure department stays within
• Updates expected delivery dates and quickly communicates issues that could impact
• Finds secondary sources for current single sourced
• Generates vendor
• Evaluates the current supplier list for targeted cost
• Ensures on-time
• Sets purchase plans for supply chain and develops back-up suppliers for a 70/20/10 distribution
• Works with other internal departments such as PD, Accounting and Operations to resolve issues and concerns.
• Maintains the "receiving" process that tracks on-time quantity and quality to purchase orders from all suppliers.
• Manages and actively participates in the inventory

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Travel: Minimal; less than 10%. Occasionally required to visit vendors and suppliers as needed during normal operations.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Understands how to prepare and review contracts, invoices, and how to negotiate pricing and
• Comfortable in a fast-paced work environment where processes are still evolving and are updated as needed depending on business requirements.
• Reads and understands work-related
• Prioritizes and multi-tasks for maximum efficiency without sacrificing
• Possesses good written and verbal communication
• Professional and pleasant phone manner to service incoming and outgoing
• Excellent organizational and time management
• Proficient use of computers and
• Proficient use of MS Office Suite and general computer
• Knowledge of NetSuite (Oracle, Salesforce, other CRM software) a
• Knowledge of Lean tools and

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

1. Office Environment - This position operates in a professional office environment and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. No PPE is required.

1. Plant Environment - This position operates in a manufacturing setting and can be subject to extreme cold and hot temperatures; uneven walking surfaces with cords, tools, and other obstacles; intermittent loud noises; and dusty or dirty conditions. Required PPE includes hard hat (when required), safety glasses, earplugs, steel toe/composite boots, and fall protection.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance or logistics or 3 to 5 years of relevant

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a manufacturing or purchasing environment with a focus on accuracy and quality.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Competencies

• See Professional (Grade 7-14)

Other Skills and Abilities