About this role
<div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Title: Associate, Procurement </strong></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Code: 37427</strong></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT</strong></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Schedule: </strong></span><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off </strong></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Description: </strong></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">As a new graduate in the procurement role, you will assist in maintaining strategic alliances and partnerships established by the Purchasing organization. You will send requests for (information/proposal/quote) to suppliers, analyze responses, justify procurements, and place purchase orders. Your role includes streamlining the order fulfillment process to ensure supplier quality and timely delivery that meet performance metrics. You will facilitate strong communication with vendors, understand and apply the company’s “Terms and Conditions,” and ensure compliance with corporate policies. Additionally, you will help assess supplier capabilities and participate in risk assessments, escalating issues to management and recommending appropriate actions </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Essential Functions: </strong></span></p> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Procure material, equipment, supplies, services, and commodity products </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Evaluate cost and analyze supplier bids to attain best overall value </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Negotiate price, delivery and quality of products/services and determine supplier selections </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Track all Purchase Orders through reports, work matched exceptions, open commitments, receiving discrepancies, returns, supplier discrepancies, and problem reports/supplier corrective action responses. Interface with receiving and accounting to resolve issues </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Manage supplier relationship through the acquisition process </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Confer with suppliers to determine factors that affect competitive total cost of ownership consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules. Evaluate root cause and corrective action with suppliers on late delivery performance </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Interpret FAR/DFAR/ITAR laws, rules and regulations regarding import/export control certifications and licenses </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> </span></div> </div> <div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Qualifications: </span></p> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Operations Management, General Business Management, Business Administration or related field or have completed their bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age. </span></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div>