Senior Procurement Specialist

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The Senior Procurement Specialist will provide procurement support to various vertical lines of business to ensure optimal sourcing decisions for complex and/or critical categories with minimal oversight. This position will also be responsible for negotiating business terms, conducting price/cost analysis, and preparing compliant procurement documentation as required by company or project specific acquisition procedures. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Autonomy & Decision-Making:  Makes decisions on non-routine matters, provides recommendations to supervisor, and refers all exceptions to supervisor.
• Career Path: Procurement Manager

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST FAMILY – CORE

• Responsible for procurement related projects including developing processes, implementing best practices, and process improvement enhancements.
• Solicits and tabulates quotes from suppliers for various material and supply purchases.
• Functions as first line of review for supplier contracts.
• Evaluates supplier performance through dashboard utilization and stakeholder inputs and provides feedback for ongoing decision making.
• Plans and facilitates supplier review meetings, tracking key outcomes and communicating with impacted stakeholders.
• Analyzes transaction activity to understand spend category trends on an as needed basis.
• Leads cross functional sourcing initiatives including RFPs, bids, or other solicitation methods.
• Researches and collects information related to supply and material trends.
• Regularly evaluates marketplace for new suppliers based on project, market, or industry trends.
• Negotiates business terms and conditions with suppliers and works with Legal and other internal and external stakeholders on resolution of contract terms, primarily purchase orders.
• Engages end users to gather business requirements to build RFPs or contract documents.
• Works to ensure that purchasing business requirements align with system functionality.
• Develops and maintains a database of key suppliers and vendors.

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

SENIOR PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

In addition, this position will be responsible for the following:

• Negotiates, renegotiates, and administers contracts for major industrial equipment and specified materials.
• Assists with defining technical specifications for equipment and materials.
• Attends relevant project planning meetings and provides guidance on procurement activities.
• Conducts market analysis and advises stakeholders on supply chain impacts including availability and pricing.
• Works with operations to plan, forecast, and schedule procurement activities.
• Supports change initiatives. Identifies the best approach for implementing strategic processes.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
• Communication skills, verbal and written
• Proficiency in MS Office - Intermediate
• Proficiency in Ecommerce platform and ERPs