Akkodis is Seeking Operational Procurement Specialist role is a Contract opportunity with a client located in King Of Prussia PA 19406-Onsite . We’re ideally looking for applicants to have a solid background in the similar domain.
Job Title: Operational Procurement Specialist
Location: King Of Prussia PA 19406
Pay Rate: $28-30/hr (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)
Contract: 6+ Months
Job Summary (Purpose):
The Operational Procurement Specialist I will act on behalf of company to minimize the cost of acquiring goods and services across specific categories and be relied on to provide category/commodity subject matter information to both internal customer and vendors. This role will be accountable for executing against specific sourcing and procurement strategies across a number of categories such as tanks, cylinders and MRO. They will also be challenged with managing associated supplier relationships tied with their category responsibility.
Key Characteristics:
- Act as the day-to-day operational support for:
- Demand management, analysis of business needs for supply and services
- Supplier issue resolution, includes monitoring service requirements, working with the business and supplier to resolve conflicts and discrepancies
- Supplier Risk Management , supports BU supplier risk evaluations and compliance management activities
- Set up, maintain and update the Region/BU catalog (internal and external), if applicable
- Support local supplier management, providing BU support and prequalification of potential bidders as it relates to local and as-needed regional tenders when required.
- Support improvements in purchasing and procedure efficiencies and working capital, in collaboration with Region/BU staff, including field personnel
- As required, initative local quotes and bidding support, conduct analysis, negotiation and implementation.
- Assists in the development of customer solutions
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support resolution of supplier issues impacting business activity
- Interact with business stakeholder to identify requirements and resolve issues
- Address and resolve inquiries, discrepancies and support expediting orders (e.g., missing items/order status of products from internal customers)
- Ensure timely and accurate payment processing through collaboration with Accounts Payable and suppliers
- Convert assigned requisitions to a purchase order (PO); approve POs up to a specified amount
- Verify purchase requisitions for accuracy, completion, required approvals, and contract compliance
- Responsible for inbound tactical supply/replenishment; ensures order accuracy, ship method, payment terms, etc.
- Perform purchase order acknowledgement updates and processing, as well as identify any exceptions to PO terms and conditions, ensuring collaboration with the Legal Department
- Maintain purchasing compliance through maximizing the use of established agreements
- Ensure products and services are obtained at budgeted prices and identify lower cost opportunities
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to work in a global, matrixed team environment
- Experience with operational purchasing across various procurement channels (requisitions, change orders, expedited purchasing and company credit cards known as “P-Cards”) desired; experience with purchase requisition and order management
- Exposure to the procure to pay processes, tools and philosophies
- Familiarity with spend assessment (from both a technology and a methodology perspective)
- Contract administration experience
- Effective in the demonstration of key competencies:
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Conflict resolution skills
- Business acumen
- Analytical and measurement driven
- Process-driven
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Oral and written communication skills
- Organization and time management skills
- Exposure to eProcurement, eCatalogs, and contract management
- Exposure to leading P2P technology practices and trends
Education and Experience Required:
- BA/BS in relevant field, including Business Admin, Supply Chain, Finance.
- 3-5 years’ procurement related experience required
- Background that includes negotiations, contract management, and vendor management is strongly desired.
If you feel this is not something that you are currently interested in, but know of someone, that might be, please share the details with them or let me know their details so I can reach out to them!
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.
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· The California Fair Chance Act
· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
