Procurement Specialist

A Bachelor’s Degree is required; preferably in Supply Chain, Finance, or technical discipline.
3+ years of relevant procurement and supply management experience is required.
Contract negotiations required.
Maintenance procurement.
Knowledge of procurement contracting legal aspects and procurement contracts.
Risk management, warranty, and liability.
An ability to develop and report key performance indicators (KPIs).
An understanding of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling, contracts, and change management.

Supplier qualification and relationship management
Request for Proposal (RFP), bid receipt, market comparisons, evaluation and analysis, and negotiations
Coordination and participation in bid review conferences/walk-downs
Finalization activities (negotiations, awarding of contracts, follow-up, dispute resolutions)
Purchase order placement and expediting
Leading total cost reduction initiatives. Support supplier quality assurance programs
Supplier performance analysis, and contract compliance oversight, to determine the necessity for amendments or contract extensions
Compilation of data for preparing cost reporting in support of the annual budgeting process
Providing training and instruction to internal clients on Procurement systems
Management of supplier interface, strengthening the supplier base through supplier visits and technical conferences
Attendance of Corporate and regional Procurement meetings and conferences as required
Leading and/or facilitating the activities of facility personnel (End Users) who are engaged in formulating the scope of supply
Sourcing of maintenance spare parts from other Reworld facilities to maintain the corporate inventory pool to an optimum level between facilities that share common spare parts.