Sr. Procurement Analyst

Position: Sr. Procurement Analyst

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 Months Contract

Top Skills

• Reporting and Analytics
• Program Management
• Procurement Experience
• Organized and attention to detail
• Nice to have - Raindrop
• Excel/Outlook/Teams
  
  

Job Summary

Responsible for procuring inventory, materials, office supplies, and capital goods. Ensures material standards are met and non-conformances or variances are approved and/or minimized. Keep records of all acquisitions to ensure that purchases remain within budget and on schedule. Develops specifications for new contract orders. Gathers quotations, examines bids and makes awards. Monitors cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value.

General Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops purchasing programs for the corporation.
• Develops purchasing arrangements with vendors and suppliers.
• Provides pricing quotes, completes purchase orders, and processes requisitions for clients.
• Develop and investigate supply sources, and issue request for quotations, proposals, or bids for those items not covered by any existing purchasing arrangement.
• Resolves outstanding issues, complies with vendor requests and responds to client inquiries.
• Receive requisitions and check each item for quantity, specifications, and delivery requirements.
• Negotiates with vendors to ensure inventory is acquired in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Serve as liaison to vendors and suppliers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Educational Requirements

Bachelors degree or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience.

General Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of supply chain or procurement functions and procedures
• Knowledge of vendor relations
• Knowledge of project management methods and techniques
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various s levels in the organization (e.g. executive, management, individual contributors)
• Excellent problem solving, team and time management skills managing multiple deadlines for self and others
• Proficiency in evaluating the performance capabilities of subordinates as well as counsel subordinates in development and/or corrective discipline
• Proficiency in making projections of future expenses based on analysis of cost effectiveness of past expenditures
• Proficiency to operate independently