Strategic Procurement & Vendor Programs Lead

Covenant Logisitcs; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Health Insurance

HSA

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discount Program

DFSA

Job summary

Covenant Logistics is seeking a Procurement Lead to coordinate national vendor programs, manage supplier accounts, and assist business units with purchasing needs. You will be the main contact for vendor programs, office supplies, and travel program support.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, maintain accurate records, and improve spend visibility, while ensuring policy compliance and timely onboarding of new locations and acquisitions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in procurement, vendor management, accounts payable, or related administrative function required.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Higher education preferred.
• Strong knowledge of procurement, purchasing, vendor administration, accounts payable, and general ledger processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for assigned national vendor programs.
• Monitor new locations and acquisitions and coordinate timely onboarding to approved vendor programs and purchasing accounts.
• Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve service, billing, ordering, and account issues.
• Manage company office supply programs and assist locations and departments with procurement-related requests.
• Administer user access for vendor portals, purchasing platforms, and related systems; maintain accurate access and account records.
• Promote the use of approved vendors and purchasing programs; monitor activity and identify opportunities to improve compliance and participation.
• Support the Company’s travel programs and assist team members with travel issues and inquiries.
• Review travel and purchasing data to identify cost-saving opportunities, improve spend visibility, and support policy compliance.
• Process expense reports weekly with accurate general ledger coding and allocation.
• Process utility invoices with accurate general ledger coding and allocation; maintain utility accrual schedules and supporting records for month-end reporting.
• Respond to procurement inquiries and assist with spend tracking, vendor reporting, procurement analytics, and assigned special projects.
• Partner with Accounting and Accounts Payable to resolve billing discrepancies, payment concerns, and account inquiries.
• Manage unclaimed property due diligence mailings, returned correspondence, documentation tracking and serve as the primary contact for inquiries.
• Coordinate annual 1099 mailings and assist employees and vendors with reporting, distribution, and mailing questions.
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of general ledger structure and accounts payable processes to serve as backup for all check runs, and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Procurement processes

Vendor management

Accounts payable

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Record keeping

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate or higher education preferred

Tools

D365 Finance

ERP systems

Job description

Covenant Logistics is seeking a Procurement Lead to coordinate national vendor programs, manage supplier accounts, and assist business units with purchasing needs. You will be the main contact for vendor programs, office supplies, and travel program support.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, maintain accurate records, and improve spend visibility, while ensuring policy compliance and timely onboarding of new locations and acquisitions.