Procurement Specialist

Job Overview

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Procure materials from approved vendors at competitive prices while meeting budget, technical, quality, safety, and delivery requirements.
• Coordinate with PMT, Engineering, Construction, QA/QC, Safety, Accounting, Warehouse, and external vendors.
• Develop the vendor base, survey markets, evaluate vendor performance, and facilitate supplier registration.
• Review requisitions, issue RFQs, secure compliant offers, coordinate technical evaluations, and manage vendor clarifications.
• Perform commercial bid evaluations, select vendors, prepare Recommendations of Award, and obtain approvals.
• Maintain sourcing lists, purchase order files, revisions, discrepancy resolutions, and procurement audit trails.
• Support expediting, delivery nonconformance resolution, bid pricing, and procurement proposals.
• Monitor market pricing, delivery lead times, manufacturing capacity, products, sources, and business activity.
• Supervise, direct, train, and coordinate assigned personnel and ensure procurement-policy compliance.

Essential Qualifications and Education

• Engineering graduate.
• Approximately 10 years of relevant experience.
• Broad knowledge of the procurement process.
• Ability to communicate commercial solutions to procurement and non-procurement personnel.
• Support for integrated procurement worldwide and supplier-agreement development.
• Understanding of local and regional logistics regulations and agreements.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access.
• Experience with Smart Plant Materials and HR Systems.
• Certificates in process improvement and/or Six Sigma are a plus.