Procurement Specialist
Oak Brook, Il
Support quality and cost objectives by implementing strategies that ensure the total cost of materials and services purchased have considerable value and minimize risk.Assist and support the implementation of inventory management and investment recovery practices.Support the maintenance and analysis of inventory performance measures and the planning and forecasting of inventory levels; and support investment recovery efforts.Support Category Managers in the management, maintenance and implementation of contracts and purchase orders and the associated databases; and with supplier performance monitoring.Investigate and correct issues associated with mismatch invoices; contracts, purchase orders, deliveries, shipping, expediting orders, quality, and receiving.Monitor and manage supplier relationships, performance oversight, and assist in the development of supplier performance metrics & systems. Manage changes to customer requirements on material requests, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, vendor exceptions, receiving reconciliation, engineering specifications, category IDs, and business unit disputes with the suppliers.