Custom Solutions Procurement Specialist

2 weeks ago


Scottsdale, United States Interface Inc Full time

**The Custom Solutions Procurement Specialist** is responsible for procuring the best quality products and services at the most competitive prices, creating, and maintaining positive relationships with our global suppliers, attaining on-time deliveries and ensuring that the proper inventory levels are kept at all times.

You will be directly involved in:

- Purchased components the company uses to support sales
- Buy/resale products that are sold by our company
- Services for use by our company

**Responsibilities**

As the Procurement Specialist, you'll need to:

- Be responsible for supporting the revenue growth of the Custom Solutions product portfolio
- Work with Custom Solutions Director to determine demand for buy/resale products, manage supplier relationships, lead negotiations, track quality, price, and delivery metrics
- Modify processes and procedures for shipping, receiving, transport, and inventory control of Custom Solutions products
- Document and analyze all materials quality, received from our partners
- Review inventory accuracy and maximize inventory turns
- Ensure that inventory is available to meet performance goals
- Manage inventory levels using ERP system and excel spreadsheets
- Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments, and customers as needed
- Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers
- Work with accounting to ensure payments are processed
- Keep contract files and use them as reference for the future
- Develop strategies to make sure that cost savings and supplier performance targets are met - or exceeded
- Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities
- Give presentations about supplier performance and trends
- Develop a purchasing strategy
- Produce reports and statistics on spending and saving
- Evaluate bids and make recommendations, based on commercial and technical factors
- Ensure suppliers are aware of our business objectives
- Improve lead times for repair of buy/resale products
- Review specialty product orders and ensure proper work orders are released as required
- Assist with processing rush orders

**Qualifications**
- Proven experience in purchasing and materials management
- Experience in customer service
- Experience in shipping and receiving
- Familiarity with supply chain and inventory management systems
- Understanding of forecasting and budgeting
- Working knowledge of Syteline or other relational database
- Proficient in MS Office
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills
- Problem solver
- BS/BA and/or Certification in logistics, material management or relevant field

**Required Skills**:

- Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills
- commercial awareness
- Strong analytical ability to adapt to different client needs and to develop and maintain successful working relationships
- Numeracy skills to analyze facts and figures
- Ability to lead and motivate others
- Strong in negotiation and networking
- Tact and diplomacy
- Ability to make important decisions and cope with the pressure of demanding targets and tight deadlines
- Strong project management skills
- Time management skills and the ability to deliver to deadlines
- Resilience.

**Work Experience**
- Six to eight years' experience, including**(3) years in Purchasing, three years in Materials Management **with some international purchasing experience as well.

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee must be able to lift and/or move items over 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

**AAP/EEO STATEMENT**:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and a drug screen.

**_ ** Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice**_**

**About Interface, Inc.**

We lead the world in force measurement solutions; designing, manufacturing, and we guarantee the highest quality



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