What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist position at Garden State Growers/Simply Set?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
The Procurement Specialist is responsible for the purchasing and receiving of all hard goods including pots, trays, tags, and other items as needed. The main duties include determining suppliers, researching and negotiating pricing, planning and creating purchase orders based on forecasting, and managing inventory to ensure availability of hard goods as production schedules dictate.
Responsibilities
- Planning, creating, and processing timely requisitions and purchase orders for hard goods
- Tracking orders
- Ensuring on-time deliveries
- Inspecting orders upon delivery to ensure orders that goods meet specifications and orders have been fulfilled
- Developing strong relationships with key suppliers and evaluate suppliers’ performance based on cost, quality, delivery, and service level
- Communicating with suppliers daily and as needed to resolve supply issues
- Working with Operations to resolve issues and concerns
- Initiating corrective actions on bad materials and following through the resolution with suppliers
Requirements : Requirements
Must be able to push 50lbs
Must be able to work in all weather conditions
Must be available for Saturday work as needed
Desired Skills
Strategic thinking experience
Supply chain experience working on complex procurements or related experience in strategic sourcing and subcontract management
Strong analytical skills and the ability to apply critical thinking in every step during the sourcing process
Experience with price analyses, source selection and justification
Microsoft Office
Experience with ERP systems