Procurement Specialist Plain City, OH

8000 Corporate Blvd Plain City, OH 43064

Post Who We Are:

For over 35 years, ISC has provided safe, high quality electrical, instrumentation and controls solutions to global leading industrial manufacturers. With offices in Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Houston, and Corpus Christi, Texas, as well as job sites around the country, ISC has grown our team as high as 3,000+ associates and offers full-service engineering, construction, and maintenance solutions throughout the United States.

The Position:

Supports the regional logistics and procurement daily activities of sourcing suppliers and purchasing products, equipment, and services to support work in the Columbus Regional Office.

This role will spend a significant amount of time supporting material management, warehouse operations, equipment coordination, and logistics functions in addition to procurement.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for strategic resourcing, negotiating and long-term supplier relationships

Coordinate material flow from suppliers to warehouse locations and final jobsites

Monitor and expedite critical-path materials, long-lead equipment, and procurement risks

Direct continuous improvement of purchasing processes in line with changing organizational needs and market conditions

Evaluate suppliers based upon price, quality, and customer service leveraging purchases to maximize price discount

Oversee the operations and daily activities of the purchasing department

Assist with planning and execution of material staging, laydown areas, and site logistics

Maintain procurement logs, material status reports, inventory records, and equipment tracking procurement, rentals, repairs, calibrations, and asset tracking databases

Maintain procurement logs, material status reports, inventory records, and equipment tracking databases

Support warehouse operations through inventory tracking, material transfers, jobsite releases, and receiving coordination

Coordinate with project management, superintendents, warehouse personnel, vendors, and accounting teams to support uninterrupted field operations

Assist project estimators with material quotes for bids

Support project closeout activities including surplus material disposition, warranty tracking, equipment reconciliation, and vendor account resolution

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related field preferred

Purchasing professional certifications a plus 5+ years of experience in a purchasing environment

Experience working in a purchasing group required

Industrial construction material procurement experience required

Procurement of electrical construction materials a plus

Onsite industrial and/or data center experience a plus

Experience with an ERP system required - Vista experience a plus

Proficient in Microsoft Office Products - Intermediate level required

Competencies:

Professional written and verbal communication skills

Ability to maintain positive business relationships with suppliers and internal customers

Strong analytical skills

Motivated to recognize and resolve problems independently

Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex documents

Capacity to manage multiple priorities

Willingness to work as part of a team

Other Information:

Excellent wages and complete benefits package.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

ISC evaluates and hires applicants for employment based exclusively upon the applicant's merit. No applicant will ever be required to pay money (or any other form of compensation) to an ISC employee in order to be hired by or considered for employment with the Company.

This announcement is not intended to be a complete listing of all similar, miscellaneous, or incidental, duties, which may be required from day-to-day. ISC utilizes the multi-skill concept and expects all associates to perform other job requirements.

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