Procurement Specialist

Aldridge Group•Green Oaks, IL

37d•$90,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

Aldridge is seeking a Procurement Specialist to be part of Aldridge’s Purchasing team. Your role at Aldridge will support some of the largest and most technically challenging infrastructure projects in the nation! Our Purchasing Agents support project teams from coast to coast with project procurement strategies to keep our people safe, maximize operational efficiencies, stay under budget, and solve purchasing and logistics problems. You will have the opportunity to create partnerships with project teams and vendors focusing on lowest installed cost strategies needed to complete our projects.

Requirements

3+ years’ experience with a degree, 5+years’ experience without a degree
Purchasing/procurement field experience, construction is a plus
Communicates well in person, on the phone, and through email
Proven problem solver with strong organizational and analytical skills
Essential computer skills: MS Office, Google, and PDF creation

Nice To Haves

Experience with procurement software, specifically Coupa, is a plus
Construction experience desired

Responsibilities

Working with project teams and vendors to negotiate project procurement plans and packages
Being a material subject matter expert resource for project managers that might not fully understand their needs
Using questioning to ensure orders are complete
Reviewing, monitoring, and controlling the creation and execution of purchase order requests from project teams
Pursing and negotiating available vendor discounts
Making recommendations to increase efficiency and drive greater value
Assist with the training and rollout of any purchasing processes and system changes
Facilitating the resolution of material and/or logistics issues with vendors
Monitoring the purchase order status with project teams to ensure timely completion
Working with the project and accounting teams to correct coding and/or data entry errors related to purchase orders and invoices that impact timely vendor payments
Coordinating all equipment procurement activities
Interfacing with equipment vendors, including expediting vendor procurement information and deliverables, as necessary
Preparing the engineering and equipment procurement requirements of the Project
Scheduling day-to-day equipment procurement activities and coordinating these activities with the Project Manager and the Project Scheduler
Providing the Project Manager, a “Procurement Report”
Performing additional duties as directed by the Project Manager