Procurement Specialist

TAR•Austin, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

As Procurement Specialist on our Supply Chain team in Austin, you are an instrumental part of the operational backbone of that machine: you build and modify POs, draft contracts from templates and work initial redlines, resolve invoicing and mismatch disputes with vendors, and help stand up the P2P and contract management systems the department will scale on. This is a hands-on role for someone with pre-existing supply chain experience, interested in owner-side procurement experience on a GW-scale buildout.

Requirements

2+ years of supply chain experience, including buyer and/or procurement functions.
Hands-on experience building and modifying purchase orders.
Some familiarity with contracting, including document revision and redlining.
Comfort engaging vendors and internal stakeholders on invoicing, billing, mismatch, and other PO-related disputes.
Competency in both MS Office and Google Docs.
Strong written and oral communication, with careful editing and proofreading.
Strong organizational skills; you juggle many, often changing tasks without dropping threads.

Nice To Haves

Experience setting up or implementing RFx bids.
Experience participating in the implementation of new software tools for a department or converting from legacy systems.
Experience collaborating on larger category sourcing requirements.
Experience using AI tools in your day-to-day work.
Prior work on a high-tempo supply chain team.

Responsibilities

Execute direct procurement activities, building and modifying purchase orders for equipment, materials, and services so orders go out accurately and on schedule.
Draft contracts from approved templates and run initial review and redlining with vendors and internal owners to move agreements to signature quickly.
Resolve PO, invoicing, billing, and mismatch issues directly with vendors and internal teams, keeping payments accurate and supplier relationships clean.
Assist in implementation of new procurement systems, including P2P, contract management, and RFx tools, and help drive department adoption so the team runs on them efficiently.
Enter and maintain PO, contract, and vendor data in those systems.
Run regular reports on open contracts and POs, flagging deadlines and keeping the team on-target.
Revise, edit, and proofread procurement documents and redlines so contract packages leave the department error-free.