Vendor Services Specialist

Westinghouse Electric Company; Canton (MA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Income Protection Benefits

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Vacations for Qualifying Roles

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Vendor Services Specialist to support outage-related vendor activities onsite in Indiantown, FL. This 1-year W-2 contract will coordinate with vendors on contracts, performance, and compliance across pre-outage, outage, and post-outage phases.

Responsibilities include PO setup, rate validation, approvals, and weekly/daily confirmations, with negotiation of cost and rental management.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in the listed fields.
• Equivalent utility or outage experience may substitute for formal education.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Outage: understand and set up all outage POs; request changes as needed; maintain clear communication with vendors; confirm rates align with contracts.
• Outage: approve service confirmations; monitor burn rates; ensure weekly summaries and daily confirmations; issue vendor invoice concerns.
• Post-Outage: obtain post-outage cost summaries; ensure invoicing is complete; participate in cost negotiations; ensure rentals are returned and invoicing completed.

Education

Business Administration

Supply Chain Management

Finance/Accounting

Project Management

Engineering Technology

Job description

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

We do not provide sponsorship or work C2C

We are hiring on behalf of our client for a Vendor Services Specialist. This will be an onsite role based in Indiantown, FL and will be a 1‑year contract, W‑2. The Vendor Services Specialist supports vendor‑related activities during all phases of outages (pre‑outage, outage, and post‑outage). The coordinator will work with vendors to manage contracts, monitor performance, and ensure compliance with expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

Pre‑Outage Responsibilities:

• Preparation: Gain a thorough understanding of all outage‑related Purchase Orders (POs) and set them up accurately. Submit change orders or request changes as necessary
• Communication: Establish and maintain clear lines of communication with vendors to set expectations and address any concerns.
• Rate Updates: Confirm that vendor rates are accurate per the vendor contract/quote.

Outage Responsibilities:

• Error Management: Adjust or communicate any errors on POs or service confirmations to prevent payment delays
• Invoice Approval: Approve service confirmations and monitor burn rates.
• Summary and Timesheets: Ensure vendors provide weekly summaries and daily service confirmations.
• Communication: Maintain clear communication with vendors throughout the outage.
• Invoice Confirmations: Ensure non ERS vendors convert service confirmations to invoices and assist vendors with invoice related issues.

Post‑Outage Responsibilities:

• Cost Summary: Ensure vendors provide a post‑outage cost summary.
• Invoicing: Ensure that all invoicing is complete and accurately recorded.
• Negotiations: Participate in cost negotiations and provide vendor reviews.
• Rental Management: Ensure all rentals are returned and invoicing is completed.

Qualifications:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in:
  • Business Administration
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Finance/Accounting
  • Project Management
  • Engineering Technology
• Equivalent utility or outage experience may substitute for formal education

Our Safety Pledge to You:

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer‑focused solutions, offering everything from high‑volume, cost‑effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best‑in‑class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be ($35.00/hr-$40.00/hr)

Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities