Associate Procurement Specialist

3 weeks ago

Camden, New Jersey, United States American Water Works Company Inc Full time
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People are the heart of our business.

As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career.

Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.

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We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers.

We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds.

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About American Water
American Water (

NYSE:
AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States.

With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing(R) by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations.

American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.


As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years.

The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.


American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S.

Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense(R) Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.

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Do you have a passion for providing procurement transactional support to the business by maintaining, monitoring and participating in procurement activities and looking to begin your career then this role is for YOU American Water has an immediate opening for a Full-Time Associate Procurement Specialist Apply TODAY for immediate consideration

Primary Role

The Transactional Buyer position provides procurement transactional support to the business by maintaining, monitoring and participating in procurement activities. Competitively bids products and services as required. Ensures suppliers vendor records and purchase orders are accurate and complete. Performs analysis and audits to ensure the proper delivery of products and services while maintaining internal controls, operational excellence, financial integrity and customer service
objectives.

Key Accountabilities

  • Purchase goods and services as required, either from previously established sources of supply or select new qualified sources of supply.
  • Participates in the negotiations and administration of applicable agreements.
  • Receive requisitions from the business and execute transactions to create and approve purchase orders in a timely manner following AW's procurement processes, controls and policies.
  • Troubleshoot problematic transactions and resolve purchase order invoice price issues in a timely manner.
  • Management, and Taulia utilization.
  • Communicate and facilitate the resolution of all purchase order and vendor master discrepancies.
Conduct reviews for use of preferred suppliers; accurate pricing, appropriate coding and tax payer identification process. Perform Sales and Use Tax updates as required to maintain accuracy of purchase orders.

  • Monitor process compliance and provide feedback and training to improve Business Partners understanding and execution of the purchase order process
  • Research, analyze, prepare, and communicate reports on the purchasing process and internal controls (for example, open orders or vendor master statistics) and provide action plan follow up.
  • Support other procurement team members in tasks such as RFPs, contract entry, procurement system updates.
Knowledge/Skills

  • Knowledge of purchasing processes from Supplier creation to goods receipt.
  • Understanding of database management concepts.
Knowledge of payment terms.

  • Knowledge of Sales and Use Tax Individual Contributor.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Products.
Experience/Education

  • Minimum 2 years of professional work experience.
  • Exposure to procurement and supply chain.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Work Environment

  • Indoor office environment.
Travel Requirements

  • Infrequent travel required.
Competencies

Champions safety
Customer obsessed
Cultivates innovation
Nimble learning
Drives Results
Collaborates

Join American Water...

We Keep Life FlowingTM

American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants


based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

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