Procurement Specialist ( Des Moines, IA ) ( Hybrid )

Job description

SUMMARY: The Procurement Specialist ensures products and services are purchased in a cost-effective and timely manner leveraging best practices and providing exceptional customer service. Partners with departments across the organization to manage sourcing, vendor negotiations, and terms. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Manage the purchasing process from selecting suppliers to providing guidance on sourcing and procurement processes. - Prepare and process purchase orders and purchase requisitions, and maintain documentation of the acquisition of goods and services - Promote a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs. - Collaborating with IT, create documentation around evaluation, integration, and governance following IT best practices for application adoption, license provisioning, security, privacy, and user on- and off-boarding. - Develop and track action plans for upcoming renewal dates. - Assist stakeholders with identifying tools to increase business effectiveness. - Build and manage the selection of preferred vendors and document the selection process for those vendors - Sourcing, negotiating, and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms -...