Procurement Specialist

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

The Procurement Specialist performs specialized and standard procurement activities. Leads the evaluation of proposals and prepares County competitive solicitations, invitation for bids and other procurements, as well as performs contract negotiations for professional services and strategic sourcing meetings. Participates in special projects/initiatives under the supervision of a senior staff/manager. Conducts market research, best practices investigations, and industry trends analyses for specific procurement and contracting efforts. Solicits/reviews vendor performance information, using department compliance with specific strategic contracts, and spend patterns to make recommendations for the development of future procurement strategy. Develops and reviews specifications and statement of work/scope of services for competitive solicitations. Assists with the development of presentations and workshops regarding procurement solicitations, specifications and contracting topics. Performs reviews and develops and updates solicitation and contract related information in various systems/applications including Oracle EBS

Role accountabilities:

• Participates in market research, best practices investigations, and industry trends analyses for specific procurement and contracting efforts. Solicits and reviews vendor performance information, reviews using department compliance with specific strategic contracts, and spend patterns to make recommendations for the development of future procurement strategy.
• Assists with the planning and coordination of major procurement events.
• Performs specialized and standard procurements. Leads the evaluation of proposals of competitive solicitations or other procurements and participates in contract negotiations for professional services or strategic sourcing events.
• Provides guidance and consultation regarding procurement and contractual matters, and ensures adherence to County procurement ordinance and regulations.
• Serves as a liaison with contractors, department/units, executive management and other agencies for contract negotiations, agreements, and procurement activities.
• Participates in special projects related to the County's procurement strategic goals and initiatives by serving as subject matter expert on specific procurements.
• Participates in training and presentations on procurement and contracting topics to internal and external audiences. Prepares routine reports, correspondence and documents to be presented to senior management.
• Serves on County committees and performs other duties and responsibilities appropriate for a Contract Negotiator.
• Completes data entry, develops solicitations, reviews and processes contract related information using various systems/applications including Oracle EBS system.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience:

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree.
• Five (5) years of full-time work experience in procurement/purchasing within the past eight (8) years.

-OR-

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree.
• Three (3) years of full-time work experience in procurement/purchasing within the past eight (8) years.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of full-time work experience in contract processing, negotiation or strategic sourcing.
• Experience utilizing Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.
• Current Certification in Public Procurement, Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) or Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of public procurement, contract development, and negotiation principles and practices and knowledge of Federal, State and County public procurement laws and procedures.
• Skill in developing and delivering trainings and presentations on procurement and contracting topics. Skill in verbal and written communication.
• Ability to monitor vendor performance, department compliance with strategic contracts, and spend patterns to develop future procurement strategy. Ability to prepare complex RFPs and contracts.
• Ability to conduct market research, investigate best practices, and analyze industry trends for specific procurement and contracting efforts. Ability to plan, coordinate, and execute major procurement events.
• Ability to provide process and technical guidance to a group of staff.
• Knowledge of advanced skills in an area of expertise, to perform tasks with a high degree of proficiency.
• Ability to provide senior-level expertise to employees.
• Ability to serve as a reliable resource for other employees in an area of expertise.

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary Work involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $55,000- $85,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.