Procurement Specialist

Procurement SpecialistLocation: Opa-Locka, FL (100% in office, not hybrid/remote)Salary: $70k - $75k base, plus bonus and excellent benefits that includes 401k and 100% paid health insurance.Schedule: 8am - 4:30pm Mon. - Fri.**** Bilingual Spanish is required *****ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Plans, organizes, directs, and controls activities related to the procurement functionMaintains inventory of listed items, tracks their availability, and prepares reports as neededPrepares delivery schedule and monitors against production plan to guarantee availability; reports any issues.Utilizes appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques to maximize savings and benefit to the company.Recruits, evaluates, and maintains suppliers while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct; maintains the approved supplier list (ASL).Makes all necessary inquiries to obtain the best quote for all of the products and/or services, as needed.Prepares contracts, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal review, price, and acceptability of items to specifications, as requested.Prepares and issues purchase orders and change notices for raw materials, equipment parts and general office supplies.Oversees all activities related to procurement of a commodity from intent to purchase through delivery of commodity; monitors processing of the PO in the system until it's fully closed.Tracks on time deliveries with vendors.Investigates and resolves pricing discrepancies between supplier invoices and purchase orders.Enters records of all received materials in the system on a daily basis.Maintains and keeps procurement records.Participates in inventory of materials and equipment parts on a monthly basis, as assigned.