Procurement Specialist

Description

Procurement Specialist

As a Procurement Specialist, you will play a crucial role in sourcing and procuring materials, equipment, and services to support a variety of electric infrastructure projects. This position requires previous procurement experience in the engineering or electric utility industry, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to collaborate with multiple departments and teams to ensure efficient and cost-effective procurement operations.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 / year

The salary range above is based upon the Denver, Colorado labor market.

This opportunity is a hybrid role, with the expectation you can come into the Lakewood, CO, office at least 1 day per week to receive/confirm receipt of goods.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Proposal Development and Review: Collaborates with project managers and engineering directors to develop and review proposals, ensuring all procurement aspects are accurately represented.
• Requests for Proposals (RFPs): Prepares, issues, and manages RFPs to solicit bids from suppliers and contractors, ensuring alignment with project requirements and timelines.
• Cashflow Analysis and Cost Management: Supports project managers with contract cashflow analysis and cost management as purchase orders and subcontracts are executed throughout the project.
• Contract Compliance: Works with project managers to ensure all terms are met and the timely delivery of services, materials, and equipment; ensure the Project Accounting team is notified of project taxability.
• Risk Management: Identifies potential risks in procurement processes and develops mitigation strategies to minimize impact on projects.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Proven experience in building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and contractors, ensuring high-quality service and favorable terms.
• Vendor Contract Management: Maintains an up-to-date database of vendors, including contact information and performance records.
• Accounts Payable (AP) Review and Approval: Review AP invoices and confirm receipt of goods invoiced, confirm accuracy of project and accounting categories/GL codes assigned.
• Subcontracts: Prepares project-specific subcontractors and coordinates with project managers to ensure compliance with project needs and schedule.
• Purchase Orders: Manages the purchasing process, enters POs into the ERP system, ensuring accuracy of order, pricing and accounting categories/coding.
• Document Control: Maintain and track documentation needed for subcontracts, purchase orders, and RFPs for projects with procurement; ensure compliance with NEI document control standards.
• Material and Shipping Tracking: Maintain a purchase order log for every major procurement scoped project, including tracking shipping status and communicating status with stakeholders as appropriate.
• Receiving: Verify and document receipt of goods, ensuring all items are accounted for and meet quality standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Recommend and implement process improvements and cost-saving initiatives within procurement operations.

Must Have:

• Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in procurement, preferably in the engineering or electric industry. Strong contract review/compliance experience and procurement best practices.
• Understanding of industry-specific market conditions and their impact on procurement strategies.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in a variety of procurement scenarios.
• Excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including an ability to maintain calm and effective exchanges by all parties during stressful situations.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and project scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 and/or SmartSheet; strong proficiency working in an ERP system.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice to Have

• Education: Undergraduate degree in supply chain management, business administration, finance, construction management, engineering, or equivalent. Proven track record in making recommendations for continuous improvement of procurement practices.
• Basic understanding of accounting procedures as they relate to purchasing, including project assignment, taxability of procurement and G/L coding

Work Environment: Work is performed in an office setting and some field work is also required

Travel: Minimal: 0-10%

Physical Activities: Must be able to lift 25 lbs.

Managerial Responsibility: Team member is responsible for managing their own work schedule with input from their supervisor and completing assigned tasks. Team Member should identify discrepancies in assigned work and bring to attention of supervisor or engineer responsible for the project in a timely manner. Team Member’s work product should be self-checked in a manner that is suitable for review by the supervisor or engineer responsible for the project.

About NEI Electric Power Engineering

Serving Others. Enriching Environment. Improving Continually. Quality Results. Voted as a top workplace by the Denver Post for three straight years (2020, 2021, 2022), our values have been woven into the fabric of who we are since 1982, guiding our decision making throughout the years. As an engineering services firm, NEI’s mission is to create a great organization that serves people and solves problems.

Since NEI’s founding, we have developed a culture of collaboration and accountability, both across our teams and departments, and externally with our clients across the United States. We believe in two core ideas: hiring great people and celebrating our team members diverse background and unique experiences; bringing in new, unique, and exciting perspectives that can only strengthen NEI as we chart out path into the future.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, martial status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.

Team Member Benefits

We believe that taking care of our team members is of the utmost importance. We strive to foster a community of belonging, professional development, and industry involvement; providing our team with the benefits, tools, and support systems to excel in their roles. Out comprehensive benefits package includes:

• 100% Employer paid team member premiums for Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching; 100% immediate vesting
• Annual & discretionary bonus programs
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Employer paid licensure (FE/PE), certifications, seminars, & conferences
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Eight (8) paid holidays including a floating holiday to use at your discretion
• Annual Team Building
• Hybrid work environment with remote flexibility
• Career development, training, and coaching opportunities
• Pet insurance

NEI Electric Power Engineering participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your completed Form I-9 to confirm your work authorization in the United States.

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