Procurement Specialist I

Job ID: 24-00436 Job Title: Procurement Specialist I
Duration:6+ Months
Location: Hopkinton, MA
pay - $40.00 - $42.00

Job Details:
This role will assist with rebranding activities for Client by planning and generating appropriate material orders to support production, ensuring on-time delivery and receipt from suppliers, resolving/escalating any issues, and ensuring availability of materials for production.

• Drives material planning and procure-to-pay activities to include the following:
• Reviews/reconciles material requirements based on production demand
• Reviews and processes purchase orders to ensure availability of parts to meet the needs of production
• Adjust due dates, quantities, and shipments as appropriate to meet production needs; ensure dates are communicated to and agreed upon with the supplier
• Pro-actively communicates, resolves, and/or escalates material shortage issues cross-functionally between internal business partners and suppliers.
• Resolves any receiving issues pertaining to quality/incoming inspection or delivery disputes with the supplier
• Ensures seamless delivery of goods and/or services to Client
• Manages inventory for zero out of stocks and minimal obsolescence

Skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year of purchasing, planning, supply chain management and/or management, and/or inventory management experience in a manufacturing environment
• 1 year of experience iin direct buying, contract negotiations, and supplier relationship management
• 1 year of cross-functional team management experience or project management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• SAP experience a plus.
• Strong analytical, reasoning and quantitative skills.
• Able to express concepts and needs clearly, logically and persuasively in both writing and verbally.
• Takes initiative in anticipating issues and mitigating risks.
• Able to process and manage large amounts of information and is comfortable with complexity.
• Able to make appropriate prioritization decisions.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree program

Languages:

• English Read Write Speak
• Certifications & Licenses:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Skills: Required

• PROCUREMENT
• TEAM MANAGEMENT
• PURCHASE ORDERS
• SAP
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Additional
• BUYING
• RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
• MICROSOFT OFFICE
• SUPPLY CHAIN
• CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
• INVENTORY
• MATERIAL PLANNING
• BUYING/PROCUREMENT