Aston Carter Hiring for Procurement Specialist – 100% REMOTE at Seattle, WA Full Time

Description:Job Description:
Procurement Specialists – to help with a future acquisition (SAP, POs, etc)

Provides tactical level coordination, analysis, and/or support for one or more procurement categories. Under the leadership of Category Manager or as part of GPG Central Buy Desk staff, performs tactical sourcing activities (requirements definition, RFx preparation, vendor pool definition, analysis of proposals) utilizing eProcurement tools and resources. May also require data analysis and reporting inputs to support development and execution of category strategy, negotiation strategies and vendor performance reviews.

Skills: Bachelor’s degree and 1-2 years of related work experience are required. Preferences include demonstrated knowledge and experience with Procurement lifecycle processes and operations as well as strong analytical, communication and cross-group collaboration skills. Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and eSourcing and reverse auction experience are also preferred.

Skills:
procurement, procurement experience

Top Skills Details:
procurement, procurement experience

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Degrees or certifications required – MSFT procurement experience, a year or 2 of MSFT prior experience. PM skill as there will be a lot of activity to manage.
• Disqualifiers – If they don’t have MSFT experience.
• Best vs. average – MSFT experience and MSFT experience in Procurement.
• Performance indicators – Metrics. Suppliers drive and execute. Gaining suppliers to onboarding and payment execution. Metrix on NDA, SAL, PO’s. PO approved, efficiently and how many completed as there will hundreds.

Experience Level:
Entry Level

About Aston Carter:
At Aston Carter, we’re dedicated to expanding career opportunities for the skilled professionals who power our business. Our success is driven by the talented, motivated people who join our team across a range of positions – from recruiting, sales and delivery to corporate roles. As part of our team, employees have the opportunity for long-term career success, where hard work is rewarded and the potential for growth is limitless.

Established in 1997, Aston Carter is a leading staffing and consulting firm, providing high-caliber talent and premium services to more than 7,000 companies across North America. Spanning four continents and more than 200 offices, we extend our clients’ capabilities by seeking solvers and delivering solutions to address today’s workforce challenges. For organizations looking for innovative solutions shaped by critical-thinking professionals, visit AstonCarter.com. Aston Carter is a company within Allegis Group, a global leader in talent solutions.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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