Procurement Operations Specialist

Clark Associates; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Associates is seeking a Procurement Operations Specialist to manage inventory across our network and own pricing execution. The role focuses on inventory maintenance, strategic planning, and vendor relationship management to optimize costs and profitability.

Based in Lancaster, PA, this full-time position is hybrid-friendly for those within a 1-hour drive. The Specialist will work with the Merchant team to execute pricing strategies and support operational efficiency across distribution

Qualifications

• Experience managing inventory and pricing in a multi-channel procurement environment.
• Ability to coordinate with merchants and vendors to optimize cost-to-serve and profitability.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills for daily inventory maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and achieve inventory management and strategic inventory planning goals.
• Independently manage daily inventory maintenance and day-to-day decisions.
• Lead execution of pricing strategies aligned with revenue, margin, and growth goals.
• Liaise between cross-functional teams to streamline pricing initiatives and promotions.
• Monitor market pricing and adjust prices to maintain profitability.
• Collaborate with merchant teams during negotiations to balance cost and efficiency.
• Identify and implement initiatives to optimize cost-to-serve in coordination with merchants.
• Manage daily vendor relationships and logistical alignment.

Skills

Inventory management

Pricing strategy

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a proven, collaborative Procurement Operations Specialist to manage inventory across our network and reliably own pricing execution within the organization.

Inventory Management

The Specialist independently manages day-to-day inventory maintenance and logistical decision-making, and helps develop and achieve Inventory Management excellence (Ready-to-Ship & Days on Hand) and Strategic Inventory Planning goals. The role also facilitates vendor operational relationships, proactively identifying and implementing logistical efficiencies.

Pricing

The Specialist executes pricing strategy set by the Merchant team to maintain market positioning against Operating Margin dollar goals, and monitors item and category sales for external triggers that signal when pricing strategy needs re-evaluation. The Specialist partners directly with Merchants during negotiations, weighing operational efficiency against Operating Margin impact, and helps identify and implement Cost-to-Serve initiatives.

This position is full-time and located in Lancaster, PA, but is hybrid-friendly for those within a 1-hour driving radius.

Procurement Operation Specialists serve Clark’s procurement division, which buys products for our various distribution channels (industry leading Ecommerce platformWebstaurantStore.com, The Restaurant Stores, Clark National Accounts, Clark Food Service Equipment, and 11400, Inc.)

Responsibilities

• Helps develop & achieve inventory management & strategic inventory planning goals
• Independently manages daily inventory maintenance & is responsible for day-to-day decision making
• Lead the execution of pricing strategies aligned with organizational goals for revnue, margin, and growth objections.
• Act as a laison between cross-functional teams to steamline pricing initiatives and promotional strategies.
• Monitors market pricing and implements price changes to maintain price strategy within profitability goals
• Collaborate with merchant team during negotiations to assess tradeoffs between product cost and operational efficiency
• Helps identify and implement initiatives to optimize our cost-to-serve in coordination with merchant teams
• Facilitates daily vendor relationship management and logistical alignment