Procurement Specialist

We're a global leader in providing energy solutions that help businesses grow and communities thrive. We work as a team and we’re proud of the difference we make to customers, to local communities, and towards a sustainable future for the world.

We are hiring immediately for a Procurement Specialist- a role that is critical in making sure our customers get the electricity, heating and cooling they need.

Why Aggreko? Here are some of the perks and rewards.

- Work in a local service center or remote

- Competitive compensation

- No premium cost medical plan option available

- Paid training programs and tuition reimbursement.

- Sales career growth potential in expertise, leadership and across territories

- Safety-focused culture

What you’ll do:

- Procurement of direct and indirect materials, services and capital equipment to support the business requirements.

- Provides purchase orders support to internal customers and vendors, efficient prioritization and completion of all associated document and communications, to ensure timely and cost-effective purchasing.

- Monitor and review contracts/agreements, pricing and performance, and engage with existing suppliers, to identify opportunities for rationalization, consolidation, and cost reduction for nominated spend categories.

- Support inventory optimization, utilizing analysis regarding slow moving/non-moving, excessive stock items, and items low in stock.

- Responsible for reviewing and processing of all requisitions and purchase orders.

- Personally responsible for processing all major and unusual purchase orders and inter-company purchases.

- Responsible to provide support to other regions (supply of spares and support in finding suppliers).

- Negotiation with potential suppliers and personally responsible for negotiating major and unusual purchases.

- Conduct local and overseas market studies and discussion with sales representatives.

- Introducing new suppliers, selection of suppliers, evaluating suppliers and monitoring suppliers’ performance.

- Establishing lead times and follow up outstanding orders with all suppliers and identify consistent late suppliers.

- Liaison with Key stakeholders internally and externally.

- Interact with finance resolving discrepancies in prices.

- Provide regular purchase report to management.

We’re experts, which means you’ll have the following skills and experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in law, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a related field.

- 5+ years of experience in procurement of direct and indirect materials.

- Strong working knowledge in negotiation and pricing with suppliers.

- Demonstrated ability to negotiate complex agreements with suppliers and service providers.

- Familiarity with energy or power generation industry contracts is highly desirable.

- Proficiency in contract lifecycle management tools and ERP systems (SAP, M3, Dojo Suites, i2B, etc.).

- Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and stakeholder communication.

We recruit the best talent. Apply now and help us keep the power on.

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Equal employment opportunity

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.