Procurement Specialist

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Job Summary (Basic Functions): LG Chem Advance Materials Inc. (LGCTA) is actively searching for an Equipment/General Procurement Specialist to join our team in Clarksville TN. The Equipment/General Procurement Specialist will be an individual contributor reporting to the Procurement team and be responsible for assisting and sourcing new vendors to acquire equipment or equipment services or vendors who supply equipment and MRO Material.

This position is based full time in Clarksville TN and is not a remote role.

What Youll Be Doing

Essential Functions (include but are not limited to):

Administrative:

• Prepare and issue purchase orders and agreements
• Request for Quotation (RFQ).
• Support Technical Bid Evaluation (TBE).
• Create Commercial Bid Evaluation (CBE) with detailed price analysis.
• Renew the contract if a Change Order occurs.
• Control shipping documents(BL / IV / PL) from partners and managing payment for partners.
• Source quality suppliers and complete bidding process total cost of ownership perspective.
• Procure the MRO material and maintain stock amount Manage receipt shipment and settlement for MRO material.
• Report sourcing / procurement status for management group and stakeholders.

Negotiation Skills:

• Develop and negotiate vendor contracts to ensure favorable terms and pricing for the company.
• Resolve discrepancies and invoice problems.
• Requires persistent and continuous work to address supply chain challenges.

Quality Focus:

• Research and identify prospective new equipment suppliers.
• Liaison with internal project teams and maintaining strong supplier relations.
• Evaluate products and suppliers according to key business criteria.
• Ensure all contract are based upon and meet standards.
• Manage huge data based upon consistency and integrity

Data Analysis

• Prepare reports and maintain accurate inventory and procurement records.
• Monitor supplier performance and resolve issues and concerns

Qualifications Skills and Experience: What Were Looking For

Education: Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university is required. .

Requirements:

• 0 years of experience in industrial equipment and installation project/equipment purchasing highly preferred.
• 0years of experience leveraging strong negotiating and influencing skills with industrial equipment.
• Experience in EPC Battery Battery Materials or Chemical Industry is a plus.
• Working knowledge and understanding of an ERP system. (SAP experience preferred)

Preferred Qualification/What Wed Like to See:

• Excellent communication skills: verbal written and presentation
• Proficiency in the use of PC and Microsoft Office suite (Microsoft Excel Power Point Word etc.)
• Excellent analytical ability to effectively analyze production data.
• Experience working with global company.

Work Environment

The working conditions (including the general work environment and table with physical/mental demands) in this job description reflect the typical conditions you can expect while performing the essential functions of this job. LGCTA provides reasonable accommodations appropriate changes and adjustments to applicants and employees to be considered for a job opening enable them to perform a job gain access to the workplace and enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment.

General Work Environment. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The incoming primarily works in an office setting but work requires exposure to manufacturing environment operations such as moving sample of product noise fumes vibrations dust etc to manage plant.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.