Procurement Specialist

Avicado; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

401k with employer match

Flexible PTO

Remote work

Philanthropic Matching Gift Program

Job summary

A dynamic construction technology company in the United States is in search of a Procurement Specialist to ensure smooth daily operations for clients. The role requires a candidate with experience in construction or customer service and skills in problem-solving and effective communication. You will manage documentation, contracts, and financial reporting while working closely with internal and external teams. This position offers competitive benefits, including remote work flexibility, and is ideal for someone eager to contribute to a high-performance team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years in a construction, engineering or related field.
• Experience with contracts, negotiations, and records management.
• Skill in maintaining accurate records and reports.
• Proficiency in creating financial reports.
• Skill keeping clear and accurate records and reports
• Aptitude creating and generating financial reports
• Proficient Google Suite
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
• Strong leadership, detail orientation, problem solving, initiative and teamwork

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with internal and external teams to resolve roadblocks.
• Manage data integration from multiple teams and platforms.
• Track RFPs, RFQs, contracts, and purchase orders.
• Maintain clients' financial documentation.
• Ensure stakeholder decision buy-in while communicating deadlines and schedules

Skills

Construction experience

Customer service experience

Problem solving

Effective communication skills

Multi-tasking

Leadership

Detail-oriented

Education

2 years in a construction or engineering field

1 year in document management

Tools

Google Suite

Construction project management systems

e-Builder

Procore

Newforma

Google Suite

Job description

Overview

Transforming The Way Construction Owners Use Technology & Data. If you like technology, solving problems, working with a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment, and providing excellent customer service, this is the position for you!

The Procurement Specialist is a crucial component to ensuring the day-to-day operations of our clients run smoothly and efficiently. An ideal candidate for our team would have construction, technology, or customer service experience, although this is not a requirement. This role requires the ability to work well on a remote team.

What you’ll do

• Regularly coordinate with internal and external teams to resolve roadblocks
• Manage data integration from multiple teams and platforms to ensure timely contract and purchase order issuances
• Track RFPs, RFQs, contracts, purchase orders, and other financial items
• Maintain client’s financial documentation and communicate their standards to all internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure stakeholder decision buy-in while communicating deadlines and schedules

You should have

• 2 years in a construction, engineering or related field
• 1 year document management
• Contracts, negotiations, records management practices and procedures experience
• Chart of accounts, GAP, work breakdown structures and other related financial processes
• Skill keeping clear and accurate records and reports
• Aptitude creating and generating financial reports
• Proficient Google Suite
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
• Strong leadership, detail orientation, problem solving, initiative and teamwork

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Construction industry as it relates to business processes or project management
• Experience in the construction industry, particularly supporting or working alongside data center construction projects
• Experience in the Technology industry as it relates to software implementations and administration
• Experience in the Customer Service industry as it relates to software support
• Experience with construction project management systems (i.e., Primavera Unifier, Microsoft Project, e-Builder, Procore, Newforma, etc.)

Characteristics of an ideal candidate

• Responsive; Avicado takes great pride in reacting quickly and positively to our clients and teammates, both internal and external
• Innovative; a desire to drive innovation through new and unique solutions while embracing creative ideas
• Entrepreneurial; the drive to take initiative, deliver results, and create value for our clients
• Empowered; bring solutions instead of problems
• Performance Driven & Accountable; sets goals and challenges our high-performance culture
• Even-tempered; handles pressure and thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Coachable; recognizes strengths & weakness and open to guidance

Why Avicado

• Competitive compensation
• Health insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Flexible PTO
• Remote work
• Philanthropic Matching Gift Program

And more…

About Avicado

Avicado Construction Technology Services, LLP was established in 2015 with a focus on utilizing the latest cloud-based tools and applications to enhance our clients\' experience. As a technology consultancy, we empower construction owners to make the most of their systems and data. Our team of experts collaborates with enterprise organizations such as data centers, universities, hospitals, and real estate developers to promote seamless interoperability across their teams and technologies. We are experiencing an exciting phase of expansion and actively searching for new talent to join our team.

We’re a close-knit team with a high-performance culture, but we don’t like to take ourselves too seriously.

Our diversity and inclusivity are a point of pride, and we have created a highly interactive remote work environment that encourages mutual respect and individuality while fostering opportunities for employees to excel both personally and professionally. We offer competitive benefits, remote work experiences, flexible work arrangements, various career development opportunities, employee resource groups, and more.

Avicado\'s unwavering dedication to creating a remarkable workplace experience has been widely acknowledged by experts in the industry. We are thrilled to have attained the highly coveted "Great Place to Work" certification and to have been included on Inc.\'s esteemed Best Workplaces list for three consecutive years. Additionally, we are humbled to have received the AYA Award, which recognizes allies who promote equality and actively foster positive change for women in technology. At Avicado, we take great pride in fostering a culture that is both inclusive and supportive, especially for women in the technology industry.

These accolades are a testament to our ongoing efforts to foster a culture of inclusion, mutual respect, and professional growth for all members of our team.

If you are a self-motivated individual who wants to work with Fortune 500 clients in a rapidly growing company, we encourage you to join us!

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