Strategic Procurement Project Lead

The Fountain Group; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fountain Group is seeking a Procurement Project Coordinator to drive procurement initiatives and manage project records in Columbus, Indiana. You will ensure part numbers, savings data, owners, and approvals are up to date, and track milestones to keep projects on schedule.

This 6-12+ month position offers an hourly pay range of $28 to $32.59 with potential extension based on performance and budget; Monday to Friday schedule and a standard first shift.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
• Strong project management, procurement knowledge, and communication skills are essential.
• Ideally experience in manufacturing, automotive, or industrial supply chain environments.

Responsibilities

• Utilize Project Management skills to drive Procurement project.
• Keep project information accurate: Check that project records contain the required part numbers, savings information, project owners, and approval references.
• Track deadlines and follow up: Monitor upcoming and overdue milestones, follow up with project owners, and track their plans to bring delayed projects back on schedule.
• Coordinate project readiness: Track engineering-resource assignments, required reviews, and open questions so projects are ready to move to the next stage.
• Follow up on approvals: Work with Procurement, Finance, Engineering, and the project-management office to close pending approvals.
• Conducts complex analysis of markets, supply chains, and supply base; applies analysis to purchasing process improvement initiatives.
• Identifies qualified suppliers and executes sound source selection processes.
• Executes sourcing tactics of varying complexity in accordance with established category/commodity strategies reflecting the optimum cost, quality, delivery.
• Responsible for attending and leading meetings with the procurement team, tracking project progress, following up on action items, and providing updates to leadership.

Skills

Project management

Procurement knowledge

Communication skills

Data accuracy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Fountain Group is seeking a Procurement Project Coordinator to drive procurement initiatives and manage project records in Columbus, Indiana. You will ensure part numbers, savings data, owners, and approvals are up to date, and track milestones to keep projects on schedule.

This 6-12+ month position offers an hourly pay range of $28 to $32.59 with potential extension based on performance and budget; Monday to Friday schedule and a standard first shift.