Our client is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist to support purchasing and supply continuity for a growing manufacturing operation. This position focuses on strategic sourcing, supplier management, and inventory support to ensure materials are available on time and at the right cost and quality.

Salary: $70,000-$90,000
Location: South Houston, TX - ON SITE
Type of Position: Direct Hire

Responsibilities:

• Source and purchase raw materials, metals, and manufacturing-related supplies to support daily production needs.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships, monitoring performance across price, quality, delivery, and service.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and supply agreements to achieve cost and service objectives.
• Create and manage purchase orders, confirming order details and tracking deliveries through receipt.
• Partner with production, planning, engineering, and inventory teams to align purchasing with demand and capacity needs.
• Track market conditions that impact supply and pricing, identifying risks and opportunities for improved outcomes.
• Identify and implement purchasing process improvements, including cost savings and vendor rationalization initiatives.
• Resolve supplier and purchasing issues such as shortages, late deliveries, quality concerns, and invoice discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate procurement documentation and purchasing records to support internal controls and reporting.
• Support inventory availability by monitoring stock levels and coordinating replenishment for key materials.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of purchasing/procurement experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience purchasing metals (steel/aluminum) or other industrial raw materials and manufacturing components.
• Demonstrated success with supplier management and contract/price negotiation.
• Experience working in an ERP/MRP environment (Infor Visual or comparable systems preferred).
• Strong Excel skills, including comfort working with data to support purchasing and inventory decisions.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills; able to collaborate effectively across operations teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Logistics, Operations, or a related field preferred (equivalent experience considered).
• Professional certifications such as APICS/ASCM, CPSM, or CPM are a plus.

Due to the high volume of applications we typically receive, we regret that we are not able to personally respond to all applications. However, if you are invited to take the next step in the process, you will typically be contacted within one week of submitting your application.

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