Purchasing Specialist

ECS; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to join our Plano, TX office. You will conduct strategic needs assessments, manage end-to-end sourcing, and perform market analyses to expand our supplier base and optimize costs.

The role requires 13+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, and proficiency with CAMS, Enterprise Data Warehouse, and Coupa. You will negotiate terms, evaluate proposals, and ensure contract compliance with a focus on value and delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• Ability to pass a public trust background check is required.
• 13+ years of experience in the field.
• Proficiency with tools: CAMS, Enterprise Data Warehouse, Coupa (eBuyPlus/eSourcing).
• MS Office Suite proficiency, especially MS Excel.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform strategic sourcing and needs assessment across services, supplies, and equipment.
• Lead end-to-end buy cycles, including RFPs, proposals, negotiations, and contract administration.
• Evaluate proposals for total cost of ownership and supplier capability.
• Plan and conduct negotiations on price and terms; develop negotiation strategy.
• Prepare contract award recommendations and manage contract modifications.
• Assist in supplier diversity planning and compliance, and drive savings in supply chain processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Public trust background check

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CAMS

Enterprise Data Warehouse

Coupa (eBuyPlus/eSourcing)

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description
ECS is seeking a

• Performs strategic needs assessment to identify customers' needs for services, supplies, and equipment; uses assessment to determine requirements, and solicitation criteria, including production needs, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced.
• Performs market and industry trend analysis to expand and improve the supplier base and to determine availability of services, supplies equipment, and producers; researches and evaluates process and technology options available by the magnitude and impact on the competitive advantage.
• Review requirements, issue RFP/Soliciation, obtains proposals, negotiates, administers, and settles contracts and purchases. Defines long and short-term business and customer needs. Completes market and industry trend analysis. Conduct supplier value and cost analysis to include logistics related activities; makes supplier selections.
• Manages cradle to grave acquisition projects to include planning, determining resource requirements, developing timelines, risk analysis, monitoring progress, providing technical guidance and feedback.
• Review requirements, prepare sourcing strategy and plan, including solicitation criteria, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced. Performs market and industry trend analysis to determine availability of services, supplies, equipment, and products.
• Prepares contract solicitations, determines specific contract language, clauses, and best type of contract; evaluates offers and recommends source selections.
• Evaluate proposals for Technical/Price/Total Cost of Ownership to determine best value based on planned and approved selection criteria - Conducts supplier price and cost analysis to address logistics, pricing, leverage, competitive advantage, and other industry factors related to purchase; performs supplier capability assessment, past performance reviews, customer evaluations.
• Plans and conducts negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract; obtains audits and pricing reports where needed to develop negotiation strategy
• Prepare contract award recommendation memo and awarding contracts/contract modifications.
• Complies with Postal Service supplier diversity planning and sourcing strategies. Contract administration including period of performance review for multi-year IDIQ contracts/option exercise/DOL Wage Determination adjustments/Delivery Orders for IDIQ contracts.
• Drive for Supply Chain Management Savings and documentation.
• Contract close out process.

Job Description
ECS is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to work in our Plano, TX office.

• Performs strategic needs assessment to identify customers' needs for services, supplies, and equipment; uses assessment to determine requirements, and solicitation criteria, including production needs, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced.
• Performs market and industry trend analysis to expand and improve the supplier base and to determine availability of services, supplies equipment, and producers; researches and evaluates process and technology options available by the magnitude and impact on the competitive advantage.
• Review requirements, issue RFP/Soliciation, obtains proposals, negotiates, administers, and settles contracts and purchases. Defines long and short-term business and customer needs. Completes market and industry trend analysis. Conduct supplier value and cost analysis to include logistics related activities; makes supplier selections.
• Manages cradle to grave acquisition projects to include planning, determining resource requirements, developing timelines, risk analysis, monitoring progress, providing technical guidance and feedback.
• Review requirements, prepare sourcing strategy and plan, including solicitation criteria, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced. Performs market and industry trend analysis to determine availability of services, supplies, equipment, and products.
• Prepares contract solicitations, determines specific contract language, clauses, and best type of contract; evaluates offers and recommends source selections.
• Evaluate proposals for Technical/Price/Total Cost of Ownership to determine best value based on planned and approved selection criteria - Conducts supplier price and cost analysis to address logistics, pricing, leverage, competitive advantage, and other industry factors related to purchase; performs supplier capability assessment, past performance reviews, customer evaluations.
• Plans and conducts negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract; obtains audits and pricing reports where needed to develop negotiation strategy
• Prepare contract award recommendation memo and awarding contracts/contract modifications.
• Complies with Postal Service supplier diversity planning and sourcing strategies. Contract administration including period of performance review for multi-year IDIQ contracts/option exercise/DOL Wage Determination adjustments/Delivery Orders for IDIQ contracts.
• Drive for Supply Chain Management Savings and documentation.
• Contract close out process.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree
• Ability to pass a public trust background check
• 13+ years experience in field
• Resources will leverage Postal provided tools and systems (i.e., CAMS, Enterprise Data Warehouse, Coupa (eBuyPlus/eSourcing tool).
• Proficient in MS Office Suite - specifically Microsoft Excel with excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desired Skills

• CPSM, CPIM, CSCP certifications or Supply Chain Degree preferred but not mandatory.

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