Equity Staffing has a Sourcing Agent opportunity with a reputable energy company in their Topeka, KS office. Great fit for candidates with 1-2+ years of recent Procurement/Buyer experience!

$20.50/hr. - $26.00/hr. based on experience

Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote - office in downtown Topeka, KS

Overview:

The Sourcing Agent performs routine, low-complexity procurements below the bid threshold, primarily for products but occasionally for routine services. This includes requirements clarification, soliciting bids, evaluating quotations and selecting suppliers in a manner that maximizes total long-term value to the enterprise and optimizes the cost/benefit relationship while meeting or exceeding delivery, quality, service risk management and diversity requirements. This position also supports Negotiators and Sourcing Specialists by completing routine administrative requests and/or specific tasks within larger sourcing projects.

Main Duties:

• Execute and manage the full life-cycle of procurement transactions for contract-based materials and services including purchase order creation, dispatch, acknowledgement, expediting, match exception resolution and purchase order close.
• Supports both auto sourced and non-auto sourced transactions.
• Process requisitions for routine, well-specified materials (and occasionally services) not on contract.
• Solicit, evaluate and document quotes as required, in addition to creating POs, dispatching POs, obtaining acknowledgements, expediting, resolving match exceptions and closing POs.
• Perform routine administrative tasks in support of projects led by Negotiators and Sourcing Specialists such as:
• Distribute and collect NDAs required prior to issuance of RFXs Gather, organize and prepare/post drawings, requirements and specifications for RFPs Gather preliminary supplier lists, seeking to include diverse suppliers
• Schedule meetings on behalf of sourcing leads May attend pre-bid meetings to record questions, clarifications and modifications
• Set up new suppliers
• Collect/organize supplier questions and gather information for responses during RFP Create bid tabulations
• Gather/organize final documentation for completed projects
• Issue POs Resolve match exceptions Provide secondary support for department operations such as planning/scheduling meetings, administering internal and external electronic resources (SharePoint sites, company systems, Experian, PSC, etc.), gathering information and obtaining office supplies.

Qualifications:

• Ability to complete routine procurement transactions effectively, efficiently and accurately from requisition to purchase order close in a fast-paced environment
• Awareness of procure-to-pay process and procurement-related policies, procedures, processes and risks, and ability to apply that understanding to daily work
• Basic understanding of the role of procurement and how procurement creates value for the enterprise
• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft and/or other procurement-related software
• Proficiency in creating and manipulating basic spreadsheets and creating Word documents Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong customer service and team focus
• Familiarity with utilities industry and/or company operations
• Bachelors degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or related field; OR four (4) years of relevant work experience is required
• Utility or construction industry experience preferred
• Understanding of the role of Supply Chain and how it creates value within the business Basic quantitative and analytical skills
• Effective oral and written communications skills Skilled in using Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word, Outlook and Excel