Purchasing Administrator

Hybrid Details: Springfield, MA - Hybrid

Duration: 6 months to start

Job Description

• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced environment, working through various levels of approval requirements, processing documentation and information.
• Must have a sense of urgency, able to multitask in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines with a high degree of accuracy, high attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality are essential.

Primary Responsibilities
The consultant role is for an experienced Indirect Purchasing Administrator to independently:

• Process purchase requisitions
• Purchase orders and ensure compliance with purchasing guidelines,
• Company policies and procedures, and alignment with strategic company objectives.
• Independently process RFPs, RFIs and RFQs to assist business owners with specific project needs.
• Source new product streams, acquire new vendors, and develop innovative strategies.
• Responsible for data management with regards to purchases and contracts
• Work to develop purchasing standard methodologies.

Minimum Requirements / Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field.
• 7+ years of purchasing experience required. Experience shall include but not limited to management of RFPs,
• RFQs, and RFIs, processing of Requisitions and Purchase Orders, managing vendor relationships, cost reduction
• and consolidation.
• Hands on experience working through all facets of the Purchasing cycle either in a manual or automated
• process.
• Strong command of purchasing management fundamentals.
• Advanced computer skills required (Adobe Pro, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and MS Word).
• Excellent written and oral communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to adapt to different
• personalities.
• Must have experience dealing with internal and external customers/vendors.
• Ability to independently plan and prioritize own work as well as work unaided and in a team environment.
• Willingness to work additional hours at peak operating cycles

Talent Groups is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to protected characteristics. The listed compensation range represents a good-faith estimate and may vary based on experience, skills, education, certifications, market conditions, client budget, and location, in accordance with applicable pay transparency laws.