Senior Subcontracts Specialist

Dart Container•Mason, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Drive Strategic Sourcing. Reduce Risk. Create Value. At Dart, we're looking for a seasoned procurement professional who thrives on building and owning sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and delivering measurable business results. As a Senior Subcontracts Specialist, you'll play a key role in managing critical construction and engineering services, driving cost savings initiatives, ensuring contract compliance and support on project execution, supporting material purchases for utilities and facilities, and partnering closely with stakeholders across the organization. If you're a strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset, strong negotiation skills, deep procurement or construction expertise, and a passion for continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in procurement, construction, engineering, supply chain, or a related field
Entrepreneurial skill set to build and develop the initiatives with little guidance and varying availability of information
Strong understanding of strategic sourcing, purchasing, and materials management best practices / or strong understanding of construction processes and project delivery
Experience negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships
Knowledge of procurement documentation including purchase orders, requisitions, quotations, bills of lading, contracts, and invoices
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUPs, formulas, and data analysis
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines simultaneously
Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field
Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related discipline
SAP ERP
Strong analytical capabilities with experience interpreting spend data, financial metrics, and statistical information
Experience developing procurement dashboards, reports, and business analytics
Ability to utilize AI stacks as necessary

Responsibilities

Develop and execute sourcing strategies that align with stakeholder needs, provide value, reduce costs, strengthen contractor performance, and minimize risk
Lead negotiations and contracting activities for assigned categories
Partner with internal stakeholders to implement procurement programs and achieve business objectives
Drive value creation through supplier sourcing, alternative supplier qualification, and continuous improvement initiatives
Run the full RFP process utilizing procurement systems and analytical tools
Perform bid walks with stakeholders and contractors to fully materialize the scope requirements
Provide a complete bid analysis (cost, risk, schedule, etc.) to the stakeholders and provide recommendations
Facilitate contract reviews and execution in partnership with Legal and business stakeholders
Identify, track, and deliver savings opportunities for assigned spend categories
Monitor supplier performance, spend trends, and procurement KPIs
Maintain accurate procurement data, documentation, and reporting
Present sourcing recommendations, project updates, and category strategies to business leaders and senior management
Be able to accurately use SAP to issue out purchase orders, maintain master data, and pull spend information
Support procurement system administration and purchasing activities across the organization