Procurement Specialist

Arcadis•Chicago, IL

1d•$65,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: The Procurement Specialist performs specialized and standard procurement activities. Leads the evaluation of proposals and prepares County competitive solicitations, invitation for bids and other procurements, as well as performs contract negotiations for professional services and strategic sourcing meetings. Participates in special projects/initiatives under the supervision of a senior staff/manager. Conducts market research, best practices investigations, and industry trends analyses for specific procurement and contracting efforts. Solicits/reviews vendor performance information, using department compliance with specific strategic contracts, and spend patterns to make recommendations for the development of future procurement strategy. Develops and reviews specifications and statement of work/scope of services for competitive solicitations. Assists with the development of presentations and workshops regarding procurement solicitations, specifications and contracting topics. Performs reviews and develops and updates solicitation and contract related information in various systems/applications including Oracle EBS

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate’s Degree.
Five (5) years of full-time work experience in procurement/purchasing within the past eight (8) years.
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree.
Three (3) years of full-time work experience in procurement/purchasing within the past eight (8) years.
Knowledge of public procurement, contract development, and negotiation principles and practices and knowledge of Federal, State and County public procurement laws and procedures.
Skill in developing and delivering trainings and presentations on procurement and contracting topics. Skill in verbal and written communication.
Ability to monitor vendor performance, department compliance with strategic contracts, and spend patterns to develop future procurement strategy. Ability to prepare complex RFPs and contracts.
Ability to conduct market research, investigate best practices, and analyze industry trends for specific procurement and contracting efforts. Ability to plan, coordinate, and execute major procurement events.
Ability to provide process and technical guidance to a group of staff.
Knowledge of advanced skills in an area of expertise, to perform tasks with a high degree of proficiency.
Ability to provide senior-level expertise to employees.
Ability to serve as a reliable resource for other employees in an area of expertise.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year of full-time work experience in contract processing, negotiation or strategic sourcing.
Experience utilizing Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.
Current Certification in Public Procurement, Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) or Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB).

Responsibilities

Participates in market research, best practices investigations, and industry trends analyses for specific procurement and contracting efforts. Solicits and reviews vendor performance information, reviews using department compliance with specific strategic contracts, and spend patterns to make recommendations for the development of future procurement strategy.
Assists with the planning and coordination of major procurement events.
Performs specialized and standard procurements. Leads the evaluation of proposals of competitive solicitations or other procurements and participates in contract negotiations for professional services or strategic sourcing events.
Provides guidance and consultation regarding procurement and contractual matters, and ensures adherence to County procurement ordinance and regulations.
Serves as a liaison with contractors, department/units, executive management and other agencies for contract negotiations, agreements, and procurement activities.
Participates in special projects related to the County’s procurement strategic goals and initiatives by serving as subject matter expert on specific procurements.
Participates in training and presentations on procurement and contracting topics to internal and external audiences. Prepares routine reports, correspondence and documents to be presented to senior management.
Serves on County committees and performs other duties and responsibilities appropriate for a Contract Negotiator.
Completes data entry, develops solicitations, reviews and processes contract related information using various systems/applications including Oracle EBS system.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.
We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.
The salary range for this position is $65,000- $95,000.

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