Procurement Specialist

About the role

The Branch Procurement Specialist is responsible for managing the entire equipment procurement process, from sales quotation to installation, and ensuring smooth coordination with the Sales and Service departments.

Responsibilities

• Manages equipment life-cycle: sales quotation, order, receiving, invoicing, returns, schedule job site evaluation, resource planning, staging, inspection and inventory management
• Maintains Gross Margin for all equipment sales
• Closely works with TechEdge Service Coordinator(s) for resource and project planning
• Coordinates the installation of equipment with the Service Department, Equipment Specialist, Territory Salesperson and the Customer
• Verifies orders upon receipt from the manufacturer and stages equipment for delivery to customer for installation
• Ensures equipment is tagged appropriately upon receipt at branch for inventory levels
• Procures all equipment orders from internal/external customers, maintaining an optimum inventory of items and determining an ideal source and timing for purchase
• Manages invoices, prepares purchase orders, maintains equipment files, processes credits and returns, creates finance documents and files UCC’s on some equipment
• Manages warehouse operations including preparing, counting, maintaining and reconciling inventory using necessary systems, tools and equipment
• Works with outside lenders to confirm finance approvals and collection of payments
• Works with vendors to research any price discrepancies from the cost on the purchase order to vendor invoice

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or above with general business or accounting concentration preferred, or at least 2 years of equivalent experience
• Proven soft skills – organization, attention to detail, analytics, problem solving, collaboration
• Demonstrated success in prioritizing and time-management
• Established decision-making abilities and sound judgement
• Possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to positively contribute to the Branch team environment by taking initiative to learn and improve upon skillsets
• Uses technology with efficiency

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of previous experience in dental industry
• Project management and/or accounting experience
• Experience with technology including Microsoft 365 and SAP CRM and ECC platforms
• Demonstrated passion for learning and embracing continuous improvement

Skills

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of SAP CRM and ECC platforms (preferred)

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$25.05 - $32.55 per hour

Schedule

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