What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Procurement Officer position at Aston Carter?
Description:
Procurement Officer - located in Sterling Heights, MI. This company provides services in the building, design, engineering and construction sectors providing heating and air conditioning, electrical and mechanical systems and digital networks, industrial systems and control panels. This is more than your typical purchasing agent, this is higher-level, looking at cost savings, vendor relationships, and analyzing.
Description: We are seeking a detail-oriented, thorough, and organized procurement officer to oversee procurement department, negotiate major purchases and develop new contracts. In this position, you will play a key role in procuring high-quality and cost-efficient supplies for our organization and negotiating and administrating subcontracts, with an annual spend more than US$100M. You will represent our organization, with operations in several states, both with our supply base and among our affiliates as part of a US$10B global entity. You will develop and administrate procurement.
Position will start off fully onsite and as this person gets more comfortable in the role, they will have the flexibility to remotely some days.
Essential Job Functions:
• Estimate and establish cost parameters and budgets for purchases
• Create and maintain good relationships with vendors/suppliers
• Make professional decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Maintain records of purchases, pricing, and other important data
• Review and analyze all vendors/suppliers, supply, and price options
• Develop plans for purchasing equipment, services, and supplies
• Negotiate the best deal for pricing and supply contracts
• Ensure that the products and supplies are high quality
• Maintain and update a list of suppliers and their qualifications, delivery times, and potential future development
• Work with team members and procurement manager to complete duties as needed
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Must haves:
Minimum 5 years experience within Procurement (actively doing purchasing activities)
Experience within Electrical/Construction Industry
Experience with analysis/reporting (relating to cost-savings)
MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
Experience managing others
Nice to haves:
Bachelors Degree (not required if they have the experience)
Experience with system "Coins" - this is a construction/project based system.
Experience with control panels
Experience Level:
Expert Level
About Aston Carter:
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At Aston Carter, we’re dedicated to expanding career opportunities for the skilled professionals who power our business. Our success is driven by the talented, motivated people who join our team across a range of positions – from recruiting, sales and delivery to corporate roles. As part of our team, employees have the opportunity for long-term career success, where hard work is rewarded and the potential for growth is limitless.
Established in 1997, Aston Carter is a leading staffing and consulting firm, providing high-caliber talent and premium services to more than 7,000 companies across North America. Spanning four continents and more than 200 offices, we extend our clients’ capabilities by seeking solvers and delivering solutions to address today’s workforce challenges. For organizations looking for innovative solutions shaped by critical-thinking professionals, visit AstonCarter.com. Aston Carter is a company within Allegis Group, a global leader in talent solutions.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please call 888-237-6835 or email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options. However, if you have questions about this position, please contact the Recruiter located at the bottom of the job posting. The Recruiter is the sole point of contact for questions about this position.
Salary : $100,000 - $120,000
