Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

What we are looking for:

Aldridge is seeking a Procurement Specialist to be part of Aldridge’s Purchasing team. Your role at Aldridge will support some of the largest and most technically challenging infrastructure projects in the nation! Our Purchasing Agents support project teams from coast to coast with project procurement strategies to keep our people safe, maximize operational efficiencies, stay under budget, and solve purchasing and logistics problems. You will have the opportunity to create partnerships with project teams and vendors focusing on lowest installed cost strategies needed to complete our projects.

What you’ll do:

Essential project and divisional duties include:

• Working with project teams and vendors to negotiate project procurement plans and packages
• Being a material subject matter expert resource for project managers that might not fully understand their needs
• Using questioning to ensure orders are complete
• Reviewing, monitoring, and controlling the creation and execution of purchase order requests from project teams
• Pursing and negotiating available vendor discounts
• Making recommendations to increase efficiency and drive greater value
• Assist with the training and rollout of any purchasing processes and system changes
• Facilitating the resolution of material and/or logistics issues with vendors
• Monitoring the purchase order status with project teams to ensure timely completion
• Working with the project and accounting teams to correct coding and/or data entry errors related to purchase orders and invoices that impact timely vendor payments
• Coordinating all equipment procurement activities
• Interfacing with equipment vendors, including expediting vendor procurement information and deliverables, as necessary
• Preparing the engineering and equipment procurement requirements of the Project
• Scheduling day-to-day equipment procurement activities and coordinating these activities with the Project Manager and the Project Scheduler
• Providing the Project Manager, a “Procurement Report”
• Performing additional duties as directed by the Project Manager

Who you are:

We are pursuing candidates with the following qualifications:

• 2 years’ experience with a degree, 5 years’ experience without a degree
• Purchasing/procurement field experience, construction is a plus
• Communicates well in person, on the phone, and through email
• Proven problem solver with strong organizational and analytical skills
• Essential computer skills: MS Office, Google, and PDF creation
• Experience with procurement software, specifically Coupa, is a plus
• Construction experience desired

Who we are:

With $600 Million in annual revenue and 70 years of experience completing complex infrastructure projects, Aldridge is widely recognized as one of the leading contractors in the country. Aldridge has built a reputation for completing challenging projects in the transportation, power, utility, and industrial markets while upholding our commitment to being Incident and Injury Free. Our strength comes from our team, with 1,500 of the industry’s best individuals driving the success of our organization. Aldridge provides quality work through innovation; finding better and more efficient ways to approach our projects and ensure customer satisfaction.

As a learning organization, Aldridge is constantly evolving, and this forward momentum is propelled by the passion and creativity found within Aldridge personnel. These unique and determined individuals are what make the organization so exceptional. People are also the driving force behind safety. Aldridge is committed to being Incident and Injury Free; to create an environment in which Nobody Gets Hurt. Safety is our #1 value, and this mindset extends at home or at work, day, or night.

What we offer:

At Aldridge, you will be a valued member of our workforce and receive:

• 401K plan with matching contributions
• Competitive Salaries
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Wellness Programs
• Life and Disability Insurance

Aldridge cares about our team members and the communities in which they live. We are proud to support and participate in:

• JDRF
• Bridges to Prosperity
• Bucks for Burn
• Special Olympics’ Polar Plunge
• Feed My Starving Children
• Greenhouse Scholars

This job-specific task list covers only the most important job duties. Employees assigned to this position title will also perform other occasional work assignments not mentioned above, including temporary assignments, training assignments, and other related duties. Aldridge is an EEO Employer and will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.