Procurement Specialist

Join the Family - Come work for an exciting company offering great benefits, challenging opportunities, and colleagues who feel more like family.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Conduct spend analytics; use data to influence change and build strong ROI cases
• Perform market research; conduct external research to analyze market opportunities, risks, and trends associated with assigned categories
• Model, monitor, and report trends in underlying cost drivers
• Develop category expertise to fully understand supply market, appropriate sourcing strategies, and typical savings levers for a category of spend
• Execute sourcing events, with some direction as needed; create bid packages and coordinate the bid (RFI,RFT,RFQ) process including, pre-bid/proposal meetings, walk-throughs, bid openings, and bid reviews
• Conduct total cost modeling and scenario analysis to help stakeholders understand trade-offs and benefits to various outcomes
• Help identify targets and leverage to support negotiations efforts
• Adhere to sourcing project plans; proactively communicate project timelines with business units
• Help develop and capture intellectual capital such as RFP templates, analyses, case studies, etc.
• Help develop relationships with business unit stakeholders and build credibility of Global Sourcing & Strategy Solutions team
• Tracks project status and project results (e.g. savings, duration, supplier selection, etc.)
• Performs other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in Procurement, Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance
• Demonstrated experience in strategically supporting data-driven cross-functional efforts and managing communications with diverse set of stakeholders.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Understanding and application of sourcing policies, procedures, and supply strategies
• Desire and ability to work well with diverse employees and partners in a cooperative and friendly manner
• Capable of coordinating across business units and sharing critical information, with particular strength in explaining complex concepts and coaching individuals through complex decision-making
• Capable of managing deadlines and balancing multiple priorities
• Comfortable with organizational change; able to thrive in a rapidly changing business environment
• Comfortable professionally challenging conventional thinking and existing processes
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Solid organizational skills
• Effective oral and written communications and presentation skills
• Professionalism and good judgment
• Creative problem solving 
• Must be proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite
• Possesses relevant category/technical knowledge, as applicable                  

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Physical demands include sitting for extended periods of time while frequently typing, viewing computer screens and use of mouse/keyboard.
• Operation of office equipment to include but not limited to telephones, printers, copiers, and scanners.
• Repetitive motion of data entry, hand, finger wrist motion and dexterity.
• May include filing and handling paperwork may involve reaching, grasping, or bending.
• Will require walking and standing during the office hours.
• Good vision for reading and screen use.
• Clear verbal communication and active listening, often over the phone or video calls.

Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Austin Powder also participates in E-Verify.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.