Procurement Associate

Position Description

Position Summary

Procurement Associate

Position Reports to

Director of Proposals and Pricing

Position Supervises

N/A

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Negotiating with vendors in order to ensure the most competitive prices
• Sourcing for items set forth by the client
• Working with several teams to provide sourcing support and advice
• Documenting vendors and quotes
• Working with vendors to meet contract objectives such as quality, quantity, delivery, and cost
• Building strong professional relationship with vendors
• Communicate quotes to Project Management and/or Finance
• Responsible for providing status updates to manager
• Coordinates any special delivery instructions with Receiving
• Assures that all invoice discrepancies are accurately resolved in a timely fashion

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• HS Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• Good Reading and writing skills
• Good communication skills
• English literacy
• General Mathematical skills
• Computer literacy skills
• Attention to detail

Training Methods

• In house Training programs
• On the job with experienced individual
• Literature
• Internet