Procurement Operations Specialist

Sirius Talent Group; Cordova (TN); On-site; USD 84,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting Day 1

On-the-job training

Culture that promotes from within

401k with company matching & retirem­­

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance/Disability Insurance

Paid vacations and holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Sirius Staffing is seeking an experienced Procurement Operations Specialist to support purchasing operations across multiple manufacturing facilities. This hands-on role involves working with plant teams, managers, and vendors to improve processes and cost savings, with frequent travel to sites across the U.S.

and Canada. You will train and coach facility teams on IBM Maximo for requisitions, POs, inventory, and related purchasing activities, while driving standardization and best practices in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or sourcing within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on IBM Maximo experience is required.
• Strong knowledge of plant-level purchasing and inventory management.
• Experience with MRO, maintenance materials, spare parts, or production-related purchasing is highly preferred.
• A track record of finding cost savings and improving purchasing or inventory practices.
• Experience training, coaching, or mentoring others.
• Strong communication skills, the ability to influence & build relationships with different teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% throughout the U.S. and Canada.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support Purchasing Managers and facility purchasing teams across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Travel to facilities to provide hands-on training, coaching, and purchasing support.
• Help teams effectively use IBM Maximo for requisitions, purchase orders, inventory, and other purchasing activities.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve inventory management.
• Support purchasing of MRO, maintenance, repair, and production-related materials.
• Help facilities improve purchasing and storeroom processes and follow consistent best practices.
• Work with plant teams and vendors to resolve purchasing, inventory, and supplier issues.
• Use purchasing and inventory data to identify areas for improvement.
• Build relationships with facility teams and encourage process improvements, even when those employees do not directly report to you.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Communication skills

Training experience

Relationship building

Tools

IBM Maximo

Job description

• Salary: $84,000–$105,000 + up to 15% bonus
• Travel: Up to 50% throughout the U.S. and Canada

Sirius Staffing is seeking an experienced Procurement Operations Specialist to support purchasing operations across multiple manufacturing facilities. This is a hands-on role for someone who understands plant purchasing, inventory management, and IBM Maximo and enjoys working directly with teams to improve processes and find cost-saving opportunities.

You’ll serve as a go-to resource for facility purchasing teams, traveling to different locations to provide training, solve purchasing and inventory challenges, and help teams get the most out of Maximo.

What You’ll Do

• Support Purchasing Managers and facility purchasing teams across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Travel to facilities to provide hands-on training, coaching, and purchasing support.
• Help teams effectively use IBM Maximo for requisitions, purchase orders, inventory, and other purchasing activities.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve inventory management.
• Support purchasing of MRO, maintenance, repair, and production-related materials.
• Help facilities improve purchasing and storeroom processes and follow consistent best practices.
• Work with plant teams and vendors to resolve purchasing, inventory, and supplier issues.
• Use purchasing and inventory data to identify areas for improvement.
• Build relationships with facility teams and encourage process improvements, even when those employees do not directly report to you.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or sourcing within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on IBM Maximo experience is required.
• Strong knowledge of plant-level purchasing and inventory management.
• Experience with MRO, maintenance materials, spare parts, or production-related purchasing is highly preferred.
• A track record of finding cost savings and improving purchasing or inventory practices.
• Experience training, coaching, or mentoring others.
• Strong communication skills , the ability to influence & build relationships with different teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% throughout the U.S. and Canada.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship.

Highly competitive benefits include:

• Benefits starting Day 1
• On-the-job training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• 401k with company matching & retirement contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance/Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program

Sirius Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by law.