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    Procurement Specialist - Houston, United States - 48forty Solutions

    48forty Solutions
    48forty Solutions Houston, United States

    6 days ago

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    Job Description

    Job Description

    48forty Solutions is the largest pallet management services company in North America. We provide end-to-end pallet solutions, from supply to retrieval, on-site services, reverse logistics, and packaging materials. 48forty Solutions is truly Pallet Management Made Simple. Our workforce is the heart and soul of our business.

    Summary

    The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for sourcing suppliers and products for our core business operations, fulfilling the task of a buyer negotiating terms with vendors, ensuring adherence to outlined terms and conducting on-going cost analysis to confirm relationships are in the company's best interests.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    • Identify and interview potential suppliers
    • Research and negotiate terms with suppliers such as price, quality of products, deadlines, expectations, etc.
    • Develop sourcing lists for various commodities to support the development of requests for information
    • Must be able to develop tiered vendor KPI's and hold them accountable to agreements
    • Liaise with suppliers and operational procurement managers regarding updates and details of goods or services in the pipeline
    • Create purchase orders and tally these with supply requests and orders
    • Analyze invoices to ensure accuracy of goods delivered
    • Monitor inventory to ensure the flow of goods remains positive
    • Attend meetings and provide cost analysis to ensure any contracts are favorable to the company
    • Ensure venders are sustainable and fully endorsed via our national vendor selection process
    • Work closely with the internal project team to understand the details of procurement requirements

    Experience and Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline is required; equivalent experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree
    • 3 - 5 years of experience purchasing commodities and /or services is required
    • Complex understanding of wood/steel pricing index and relationship building methodology
    • Complex understanding of tractors, trailers and forklift industry, components evaluation
    • Very familiar with fleet management
    • Must be proficient in basic office software applications (such as Word, Excel, Outlook)
    • Must exercise good judgment in safeguarding confidential or sensitive. information and adhere to high standards of confidentiality and honesty.
    • Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
    • Must be able to work professionally in a team environment and independently as necessary
    • Must be a team player and have positive attitude.
    • Ability to Identify problems, analyze alternatives, and develop viable recommendations
    • Act with integrity at all times when representing the Company

    Benefits

    • Competitive Pay
    • Holiday Pay
    • Referral Bonuses
    • Long-Term Career Advancement
    • Great Team Environment
    • PTO
    • Full-time employees eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance on the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment.

    Work Environment

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    • The candidate will be working in an office environment and will be required to sit for long periods of time

    48forty Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.

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