Procurement Specilist

Extra Space Storage•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Extra Space Storage, what matters to you matters to us! Join a company that cares about you. It is an exciting time to be at Extra Space. We have been featured on multiple "Best Places to Work" awards, including Forbes and Glassdoor. We’re an S&P 500 company that hasn’t stopped growing since our founding in 1977. Today we are leading the self-storage industry in more ways than one, but to maintain this lead, we need exceptionally motivated, capable, and driven people like you. Self-storage is our product, and helping people is our passion. Come grow with us and find out why so many of our employees recommend us as a great place to work. A Procurement Specialist oversees the management of day-to-day activities associated with both National and Regional vendors that are contracted and managed by procurement. This role assists with customer service and external vendor relations activities. The position also includes setting up vendor services at new stores; troubleshooting and solving account problems; and other tasks and projects as assigned. The incumbent will carry a team-oriented attitude and be flexible in a changing environment.

Requirements

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
Focus on Results
Adaptability
Related Associates degree from an accredited College or University; and minimum two years administrative experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Intermediate understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, including: Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Nice To Haves

Real estate, construction, purchasing background is helpful.

Responsibilities

Coordinates the onboarding and closure of supplier services
Updates and maintains records associated with assigned vendors
Works with vendors and accounts payables to reconcile invoice discrepancies
Monitors and documents the status of supplier accounts on an on-going basis
Handles internal procurement customer service and external vendor relations
Troubleshoots and solves account problems as they arise; adapts quickly to change
Ability to take direction and complete a task with minimal supervision