Procurement Specialist

Duration: 6 Months w/ Potential Extension

Location: Oakbrook Terrace, IL (Hybrid, 3-2 Schedule)

Compensation: $40.00/ HR W2

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain supplier relationships to meet supply, quality, and pricing needs.

• Serve as the primary escalation point for supplier issues.

• Develop and monitor supplier scorecards for performance reviews.

• Support the supplier quality management program.

• Work with A/P, Finance, Suppliers, and Stakeholders to gather documentation for new vendor setups.

• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, innovation, and productivity improvements.

• Collaborate with departments like Plant Operations, Finance, and Product Development to align on supply chain needs.

• Work with corporate Sourcing to ensure requisition-to-pay support.

• Continuously improving purchasing systems and processes.

• Provide data and analysis for budget preparation and decision-making.

• Lead or collaborate with teams to enhance business objectives, including cost management and inventory control.

• Maintain ERP data, issue POs, and manage receiving schedules for materials.

• Perform ERP contract and price maintenance and reconcile invoices for non-commodity items.

• Work with manufacturers and vendors to manage returns and issue credits.

• Coordinate with vendors to adjust material schedules and resolve inventory discrepancies.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience in the Procurement and/ or Purchasing of materials in Manufacturing, Food Manufacturing, CPG or similar industries.

• Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP and Infor.

• Proficiency in as MS Office Tools such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Proven ability to manage supplier relationships and resolve issues.

• Experience developing and tracking supplier scorecards.

• Knowledge of supporting supplier quality management programs.

• Skilled in gathering documentation for vendor setups.

• Ability to identify cost reduction and productivity opportunities.

• Cross-functional collaboration experience with departments like Operations, Finance, etc.

• Experience in sourcing and requisition-to-pay processes.

• Ability to provide data for budget preparation and cost management.

• Proficiency in issuing POs and reconciling invoices.

• Experience managing returns and issuing credits with manufacturers and vendors.

• Ability to adjust material schedules and resolve inventory discrepancies.