Procurement Supervisor

About the role

CORE Electric Cooperative is the largest member-owned electric distribution cooperative in Colorado dedicated to providing reliable, affordable, clean, and safe electric service to our communities. The Procurement Supervisor is responsible for all purchasing activities across the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads the procurement team and organization through various RFX processes, demonstrating strong knowledge of procurement activities such as bids, proposals, information, quotes, and their appropriate use.
• Supports and develops forecasting processes and review mechanisms for future inventory requirements (e.g., new consumer projects, system improvements, etc.).
• Supports and leads contract development and vendor negotiation strategies to ensure the organization receives the best possible value from vendors.
• Actively seeks out opportunities and leads internal stakeholders to develop purchasing strategies and provide solutions to the organization to support sourcing and contract requirements.
• Supports contract administration, including compliance enforcement, service level agreements, pricing structures, amendments, and other duties.
• Provides expert knowledge on various types of contracts, amendments, and agreements and able to apply them in appropriate situations. This includes the ability to lead others within the organization and provide consultation, best practices, and ensure CORE policies are met.
• Ensures that various purchasing documents including PR’s, PO’s, PA’s, product specifications, etc. are executed in a manner that meets organizational goals. This includes ensuring purchasing, receiving, invoicing and various other master data is accurate and updated in CORE’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Leads forecasted demand and supply conversations with stakeholders, vendors, and suppliers to ensure material availability, project needs, and internal demand is met.
• Maintains updated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system training material for the Supply Chain Department.
• Supports testing and documentation of new software upgrades and patches for ERP system.
• Supports inventory management, forecasted purchasing coordination, and supply chain improvement initiatives.
• Works with vendors and suppliers proactively to identify supply chain risks including delays related to transportation, manufacturing, natural disasters, and any other expected risks.
• Supports vendor management including developing metrics and holding vendors accountable through regular vendor performance meetings and standards.
• Ensures contract compliance, service level, price mechanisms, and key performance indicators (KPI’s) are met.
• Develops and leads department and company KPI reporting.
• Identifies opportunities to reduce non-essential inventory. This includes proactively identifying deadstock, excess, and obsolete inventory and seeking approval to dispose of or sell non-essential inventory.
• Supports inventory management, forecasted purchasing coordination, supply chain and improvement initiatives.
• Contributes to a positive work environment by treating others with honesty, integrity, and professionalism, and promptly addressing challenges with respect.
• Demonstrates the ability to troubleshoot, follow up, mitigate, and ensure barriers and obstacles are actively managed and accounted for.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Inventory Management, Business Administration or similar.
• Willing to consider relevant years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Five years of contract management, formal purchasing competition, or relevant experience, with at least three years of supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated expertise writing contracts or technical documents.
• Demonstrated expertise and understanding of various purchasing mechanisms, contract types, and pricing models.
• Expert negotiating skills and attention to detail to ensure CORE receives the best possible value for all materials and services.
• Skilled in data analytics with a proven ability to recommend and drive solutions.
• Experience with ERP Enterprise Resource Planning software system in the fields of inventory master data, warehousing, accounts payable or purchasing.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills as well as verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized and skilled at managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Self-motivated, takes initiative and ownership of responsible tasks.
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to analyze a problem and recommend potential solutions.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite - specifically Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams, and SharePoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Supply Chain industry certifications; APICS or ISM/CPSM.
• Procurement industry certifications; CPSM, CIPS, CPPO, Etc.
• Five years’ experience in electrical utility operations.
• Experience with the NISC ERP software.
• Understanding of inventory management, forecasting, project management, or warehousing principles.
• Knowledge and skills in strategic sourcing and category management.
• Familiarity with purchasing policies and compliance requirements.
• Cost analysis and budgeting.
• Contract law and terms & conditions.
• Negotiation and supplier engagement.
• Expertise in proposal scoring and assessments.
• Purchasing life cycle from PR to delivery.
• Vendor onboarding and management.
• Market research and price benchmarking.
• Strong technical writing capabilities.
• ERP/WMS system proficiency.

Application Timeline

The application deadline for this job is estimated to be 7/16/2026. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs, the availability of qualified candidates, and whether the role is filled or not. We encourage qualified candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on opportunities.

CORE Offers a Comprehensive Benefits Package

• 9/80 work schedule: every other Friday off!
• Nine paid holidays per year
• 160 Hours of accruable PTO per year
• Paid parental leave
• Education and training reimbursement
• Volunteer paid time off
• 100% Cooperative paid benefits, including:
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance
• HSA with employer contribution 401(k) with up to 4% match. Immediately 100% vested
• Length of service program
• Free Onsite EV charging stations (at certain locations)
• Onsite micro market (at certain locations)
• Onsite gym with golf simulator and massage chairs (at certain locations)

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

CORE is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap or disability, or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran in accordance with federal law. If you need assistance, please reach out to us at hr@core.coop