Procurement Specialist

SPOC Energy•Trussville, AL

30d•Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement Specialist is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing materials to support company operations. This role ensures that the organization receives materials in a timely and efficient manner, at competitive prices, without compromising safety and quality standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field is preferred, or commensurate with minimum of Five years of related Purchasing experience required.
Working knowledge Sales Force purchasing module or similar purchasing application.
High level of proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
Must possess efficient analytical skills; attention to document detail, diligently follow up on many items that are simultaneously in various stages of completion, ensuring contracts and orders are not delayed internally.
Expected to cite examples of organization and time management methods used to manage or prioritize workload demands.
Exceptional communication skills required to interface with vendors and department heads.
Familiar with basic critical path schedules and able to use schedules and market trends in the establishment of materials management milestones.

Nice To Haves

Capable of setting priorities, meeting predetermined deadlines and multi-tasking. Strong initiative and pro-active mindset.
Able to analyze financial data. This includes creating spreadsheets, explaining variances, identifying issues, and making appropriate recommendations.

Responsibilities

Establishing and maintaining effective, professional business relations with suppliers.
Identifying and evaluating potential suppliers for materials, components, and services.
Proactively communicating with vendors ensuring orders and delivery dates are understood.
Performing and managing purchasing forecast; maintaining continuity of supply and ensuring components are available to meet company demands.
Managing assigned material inventories based on defined goals using established inventory control systems and tools including ERP and MRP.
Monitoring and maintaining minimal inventories of excess and obsolete materials; comparing data from various data sources and identifying inconsistencies or variances.
Actively resolving issues or concerns that pertain to work-related and assigned tasks. Facilitating a “problem-solver” approach—identifies the problem, offers solutions and executes/delivers results.
Acting as a Subject Matter Expert for procurement-related initiatives and projects implemented across the business and providing support through various process stages.
Keeping abreast of new products/services, industry trends/developments and market news for all assigned products and services.
Maintaining strong working knowledge of SPOC Energy policies, standards, and procedures.
Working collaboratively with engineering, production, and other business leaders to coordinate material specifications to ensure production requirements are met.
Managing inventory to optimize DOH and maintain material inventory.
Processing all recall notices: Coordinating removal of a product from shelves, retrieving notices from vendors, separating notices for proper return, and ordering replacement/alternative products as indicated.