Procurement Specialist

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, 8 Paid Holidays, Paid Birthday Off, Paid Vacation, Paid Annual Volunteer Day, Extreme Anniversary Program, and 401(k) Plan

About Us:

Buechel Stone is a family owned and operated company that is headquartered out of Wisconsin with production facilities in Kansas and North Carolina. We are a natural stone company that prides itself on being THE BEST EXPERIENCE in natural stone for both our customers and employees.

About You:

How do you know if Buechel Stone is the right place for you? Simple. Are you looking for a place where the ownership group CARES about their employees? Do you OWN up to tasks and jobs that you have and have INTEGRITY when things are not going right? Do you like to have FUN and GET STUFF DONE? If these are resonating with you, then you are in the right place.

In Short:

As a key member of our team, the Procurement Specialist will be responsible for vendor sourcing, contract negotiation, purchase order processing, and ongoing performance analysis. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.

Role and Responsibilities:

- Negotiate contracts for goods, services, supplies, equipment, maintenance and repair parts; ensuring costs, quality and on-time delivery

- Assess vendor capabilities and develop alternative sources and performance of vendors

- Develop minimum and maximum inventory levels of purchased products

- Maintain purchased stone inventory to meet on time customer delivery

- Order non-inventoried stone for customer orders as needed and communicate with sales reps on expected delivery date

- Ensure that purchasing documents are properly completed using electronic storage methods

- Work with maintenance to track and maintain adequate preventative maintenance parts and materials

- Research and make cost savings recommendations on a quarterly basis

- Analyze market trends and make recommendations on major purchases to stay ahead of anticipated pricing changes or unusual availability circumstances

Qualifications and Competencies:

- Proven experience in procurement, sourcing, purchasing, or supply chain management. Prior industrial purchasing experience (preferred).

- Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem solving skills

- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

- Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment.

- Proficiency with purchasing systems, ERP software and Excel

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field preferred (or equivalent work experience)

Work Conditions:

- Generally Office Environment, but occasionally manufacturing settings

- Hours will be full-time

Buechel Stone Corp will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the FCO