Procurement Specialist
Our Central client company is seeking a Procurement Specialist for their growing IT consulting firm. This role has expanded over the past year and a half to include procurement, vendor management, quoting, and invoicing clients. Strong communication, attention to detail and follow up are key aspects of building and managing our client’s needs.
This role requires someone who is a critical thinker, meticulous, and outgoing who enjoys working with an energetic team and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Ability to work flexible hours up to a maximum of two days a week is a plus. Successful candidates will have strong interpersonal skills, writing and verbal communication skills, a confident presence, adept logical troubleshooting ability, and task management skills.
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Education/Certification/Experience
- Basic technical knowledge preferred
- Strong Microsoft Excel knowledge/usage
- Procurement experience is a plus
- College degree(s) is a plus
- Technical certification(s) is a plus
Personal
- Must be able to work in a team-centric, communicative environment.
- Must be positive and upbeat.
- Must be professional and courteous.
- Must be willing to ask for help when needed.
- Must have great phone skills and interpersonal skills.
- Must have great attention to detail and be a strong critical thinker.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Procurement/Inventory
- Help maintain very strong personal relationships with our vendors.
- Manage renewals of licenses and warranties.
- Manage inventory and the related database.
- Work closely with technical team and our clients to quote computer hardware and software.
- Research equipment to insure best pricing and availability.
- Order equipment approved by clients.
- Meet deadlines to quote and order equipment.
- Follow-up with clients on previously quoted equipment.
- Return equipment when necessary.
- Track daily activity in our time-management software.
Recommended Skills
- Attention To Detail
- Communication
- Computer Architectures
- Confident And Emotionally Stable
- Critical Thinking
- Databases