Senior Procurement Specialist
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
16 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Title: Senior Procurement Specialist Electrical / EPC & Marketplace Category Lead
Company: ReadyToHire
Location: Austin TX preferred (USbased remote with regular visits to Texas)
Type: Senior independent contractor (1099) parttime or fulltime with potential equity
About ReadyToHire
ReadyToHire is building a procurementfirst platform for EPC and industrial firms focused on electrical and materialsheavy projects such as data centers and substations in the United States. We combine independent procurement specialists and engineers with a curated marketplace of electrical solutions and suppliers.
Role overview
We are looking for two Senior Procurement Specialists who will:
- Lead sourcing and negotiation of electrical solutions for EPC firms in the US and
- Act as category and vendoronboarding leads to structure and list these solutions on our platform.
You will directly influence how our procurement engine and marketplace work and may earn equity in ReadyToHire based on your involvement and performance.
Key responsibilities
1) Senior EPC procurement & sourcing
- Own endtoend sourcing for electrical and EPCstyle material packages (e.g. switchgear MV/HV equipment transformers substations industrial electrical gear).
- Use your existing list of approved suppliers distributors and 3PL/logistics partners in the United States to secure competitive pricing lead times and commercial terms for EPC clients.
- Run RFQs/RFPs: review specs issue RFQs evaluate bids negotiate pricing and terms and make clear recommendations to clients.
- Define category strategies (preferred suppliers alternates surplus options logistics approaches) for US EPC and industrial projects.
2) Marketplace category & listing leadership
- Act as Category Lead for assigned product groups: define categories attributes and filters that EPC buyers will use (e.g. voltage rating application region surplus vs. new).
- Translate negotiated supplier deals into structured product and bundle listings on the ReadyToHire platform including specs indicative pricing bands lead times and commercial conditions.
- Work with suppliers and independents to keep listings accurate and uptodate; deduplicate products tag approved vendors and flag highpriority offers.
- Collaborate with the founder and product/engineering interns to define and refine workflows the platform will implement (vendor onboarding RFQ flows approval rules catalog structure).
3) Supplier and 3PL relationship leadership
- Own key supplier and 3PL relationships in your categories: regular touchpoints feedback issue resolution and longterm collaboration.
- Help design supplier onboarding and qualification criteria for ReadyToHire (documentation compliance performance metrics).
- Mentor junior procurement staff and interns who support supplier research data entry and RFQ administration.
Required profile
- Seniorlevel experience (710 years) in procurement/sourcing for EPC firms or large electrical/industrial projects in the United States.
- Proven experience sourcing electrical solutions for EPC firms: e.g. substation equipment MV/HV gear switchgear transformers industrial electrical packages.
- An existing network/list of approved suppliers distributors and ideally 3PL or logistics contacts in the US that you can leverage from day one.
- Strong commercial negotiation skills; comfortable handling supplier agreements frame agreements and projectspecific contracts (with legal support).
- Experience with ERP/procurement tools and strong spreadsheet/analysis skills for bid comparisons cost breakdowns and margin analysis.
- Comfortable thinking like a category manager: how to group products which attributes matter to EPC buyers how to prioritize SKUs and vendors.
- Experience with vendor onboarding or marketplace/ecommerce catalogs (uploading or maintaining product data working with sellers to fix issues) is a strong plus.
- Entrepreneurial and collaborative mindset; excited to codesign a new platform and processes not just follow an existing system.
- Based in Austin TX or willing to travel regularly to Texas for supplier and customer meetings.
Compensation & equity
- Senior procurement talent in Austin averages around the low to mid80s kUSD/year (approx. 4041 USD/hour) with higher ranges for senior and specialized roles.
- For these founding contractor roles we offer:
- Approx. 4565 USD/hour DOE and network with initial 1525 hours/week and potential to scale.
- Performancebased bonuses tied to savings margin and successful EPC projects.
- The opportunity to earn equity in ReadyToHire (0.251% each) vesting and contingent on involvement and results.
Key Skills
- SAP Materials Management
- Purchasing
- Procurement
- Vendor Management
- Employee Evaluation
- HR Sourcing
- Supply Chain Experience
- Federal Aviation Regulations
- Supplier Management
- Contract Negotiation
- negotiation
- Contracts
