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:

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

Required Education and Experience:

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

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.

Responsibilities also include:

• Source and qualify carriers to move freight in a timely and cost-effective manner while cultivating strong core carrier relationships
• Negotiate best rates with carriers to get the most cost- and operationally-efficient transport lanes
• Serve as the primary contact for transportation inquiries for carriers and internal teams
• Maintain and update accurate information in company systems
• Monitor carrier invoicing and ensure that carrier charges are accurate
• Organize and manage Requests for Quotes (RFQs) on demand and seasonally

Experience desired in these systems:

• Mercury Gate Transportation Management System
• Infor Warehouse Management System
• Qlik Reporting
• PowerBI
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills