What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist 1 position at Cadwell?
Position Summary:
The Procurement Specialist 1 is responsible for placing purchase orders, schedule deliveries, and resolves vendor and order issues, in accordance with set procedures and budget/schedule requirements. These products and services are for Class I and II medical devices hence quality and productivity standards are critical. This is a hybrid role located at HQ in Kennewick, WA.
Key Duties / Responsibilities:
The Procurement Specialist 1 is responsible for placing purchase orders, schedule deliveries, and resolves vendor and order issues, in accordance with set procedures and budget/schedule requirements. These products and services are for Class I and II medical devices hence quality and productivity standards are critical. This is a hybrid role located at HQ in Kennewick, WA.
Key Duties / Responsibilities:
- Prepare purchase orders/bid requests, and send purchase orders to vendors, adhering to purchasing policies, processes and procedures
- Monitor status of orders, and contact vendor as needed regarding delivery, and discrepancies such as with quantity and quality of items
- Complete data entry of purchase orders with high level of accuracy and proficiency
- Perform data analytics
- Negotiate best vendor terms, pricing and delivery, based on specific quality, budget and schedule requirements
- Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned
- Education / Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field; or at least 4 years’ related experience
- 2 years of related experience required
- CPM (Certified Procurement Management) or similar certification preferred; certification accepted in lieu of 1 year of required experience
Job Knowledge / Requirements:
- Communicate clearly and professionally through listening, speaking, and writing skills; remain calm and solutions-focused while interacting with customers and internal partners
- Strong customer service skills
- Strong business math skills; read and interpret data and reports
- Complete work both independently and as an effective member of the team, adapting to changing requirements, deadlines, and priorities as needed
- Competency in computer skills: MS Office and Google applications, query tools, and database systems and applications
- Critical success criteria include attention to detail, organized approach to work, effective time management and follow-through
- Must develop knowledge of Cadwell products and components
Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:
- General office positions may require some reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, crawling, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying up to 20 pounds, finger dexterity, repetitive motions, standing, walking, sitting, hearing, visual acuity, color vision and 2-way written/verbal communication. More specific details may be provided as needed or requested
- Extensive use of computer and telephone experience
- Work assigned shifts to cover department hours of 6:30am-5:00pm.
Cadwell Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department at careers@cadwell.com.
