Procurement Specialist - Slg

SLG Procurement Specialist

Are you a motivated, organized person seeking an exciting and rewarding opening in a fast-paced environment?Would you enjoy being part of a committed team that works together to create a relevant, important difference in the lives of our customers and employees?If you're looking for change, and you're ready to make changes … we're looking for you.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage operational issues related to supply challenges.
• Deploy supply risk assessment and mitigation programs to ensure business continuity.
• Act as the Procurement representative in dealing with key internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, better efficiency and other areas of improvement; recommend and implement policy or process changes as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers driving optimized value.
• Negotiate, implement, and manage strategic contracts to ensure optimum cost and reliable supply.
• Develop and implement processes to streamline price quotation requests, sourcing requests from new suppliers or new vendors, and sample requests efficiently.
• Collaborate with Business Unit’s leadership and functional partners on strategy development, innovation, continuous improvement plans.

Required Education and Experience:

• Physical ability to: communicate clearly and accurately, operate a computer and other office equipment.
• Analytical skills; ability to understand complicated concepts and use systems and data to solve and prevent problems.
• Strongly preferred: 5+ years in shipping/logistics/supply chain management industry.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Ability to persuade and lead. Ability to recognize and cultivate talent and develop high-potential employees into high-performing employees.
• Compelling, tactful negotiation and ability to create mutual wins.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Strongly preferred: 3+ years in transportation pricing and/or procurement - preferably domestic and ocean.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office. Advanced-level Excel knowledge.

Our Organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays.

Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.