Procurement Specialist - Labor

Essential Job Functions

• Identify and vet additional regional and national 3rd party lighting installers that meet all required licenses and insurance standards.
• Develop and maintain relationships with labor partners.
• Negotiate with 3rd party labor partners and improve pricing/costs of labor partners to ensure optimal margin results and profitability.
• Participate in labor partner program by providing input in performance measures, accountability, utilization, incentives, and best practices.
• Manage escalated issues related to labor partner execution.
• Create and maintain Intent to Bid documents (ITBs).
• Create PO’s from awarded labor.
• Accountable for data entry and maintaining Salesforce & Oracle.
• Create Request for Quote packages for Labor Partners including SOW, RFQs, Spec Sheets, etc.
• Manage the filing and storage of the RFQ packages.
• Maintain labor data in Smartsheets.
• Gather data and present at yearly Labor Partner Summit.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills And Abilities

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Expertise in presenting and communicating with labor partners.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong problem-solving, financial management and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel used for tracking and analysis.
• Able to take direction from multiple people, prioritize work and meet deadlines with limited supervision.
• Able to work well in a team environment as well as individually.
• Detail-orientated, high degree of accuracy and ability to multi-task.

Education And Experience

• Four-year degree preferred in Business or related degree.
• Required: Labor Partner procurement and negotiations, Workload planning for labor partners.
• PREFERRED/OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Labor partner (lighting installs, industrial, commercial, retail, others) management, sourcing, negotiating, and licensing experience. 3+ years technical experience to include knowledge on electrical, compliance, and licensing.

Physical Job Requirements And Working Conditions

• 10% travel, with some overnights required.
• The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.