Procurement Specialist

Position Summary

Contract Procurement Specialist will be responsible for finding goods and services for the company at the best value regarding quality and price for projects. The type of goods procured varies from one project to another with the underlying duty of meeting budget constraint to increase profitability. Additional duties of this position include assisting the analysis and preparation of contracts and working closely with upper management teams as well as outside vendors to meet project requirements and work with corporate procurement team on standardization and other purchasing processes.

Tasks & Responsibilities

·       Consistently maintain and demonstrate a high regard for personal safety.

·       Ensuring regular employees and contractors are well-informed of the status of items being procured for projects.

·       Provide necessary training of job, skill, and knowledge in procurement of goods and services.

·       Strong team player, able to communicate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.

·       Identify suppliers of goods and services

·       Serve as the lead procurement specialist for the engineering department, responsible for creating, tracking, and updating purchase documents.

·       Negotiate terms with suppliers such as price, quality of goods, deadlines, expectations, etc.

·       Liaise with suppliers and project managers regarding updates and details of goods

·       Create purchase orders and tally these with supply requests and orders

·       Attend meetings with the legal department to ensure any contractual obligations are favorable to the company

·       Work closely with the projects team to understand details of procurement requirements

·       Proactively identifies opportunities and demonstrates a bias towards action in response to issues as they occur

·       Knowledgeable about current and future material commodities and market trends as well as continuously learns about the business requirements

·       Embraces companies core values and beliefs, and employs them on a daily basis in interactions within and outside the organization 

·       Demonstrates good judgment incorporating risk management to create both immediate and long-term value

·       Achieves results in a manner consistent with company’s core values and beliefs

·        Makes sound decisions utilizing data analytics

Key Metric Role is accountable for:

·     Assist project group with quoting and procurement of goods and services.

·     Convert purchase requisitions to POs

·     Work with corporate commodity managers on contracts for larger projects.

• Assist with issues associated with purchasing and invoicing

Minimum Qualifications

·       Working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP/MRP systems

·       Strong negotiation and persuasion skills

·       Effectively communicate with key personnel

·       Ability to collaborate and influence change

·       Must have good communication skills

·       Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook / Office / Excel/ etc. – computer basics

·       Ability to multi-task and manage multiple tasks at one time

·       Flexibility to work from home on occasion

Long-term contract position with possibility of progressing to a permanent position with Client

Preferred Qualifications

·       Bachelor of Science degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or Technical Field

·       Previous experience as Procurement Specialist

·       2-5 years’ experience in sourcing or purchasing role

 Experience in a chemical industry desired