Procurement Specialist - Hoffman Estates, IL

Crystal Clean (CC) is one of the nation's leading privately held companies in the environmental waste services industry. We are seeking highly motivated individuals with a strong work ethic to join our rapidly growing company. Crystal Clean offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and opportunities for advancement.

As the Procurement Specialist, this position acts as a strong business partner within the company's Buyers and Category Managers team. This role provides transparent information to enable and drive effective decision-making in achieving our strategic objectives. One of the main duties is identifying and developing reports that generate business insights and support decision-making using Coupa Analytics and a combination of cross-sector data sources. Other important duties include, but are not limited to:

• Supplier Registration: Manage the supplier registration process from start to finish, including responding to all supplier questions, Coupa system requirements and format, forms programming, and integration.
• Payment Terms, Training, Admin: Enforce and implement company standard payment terms with all suppliers, provide training to both internal teams and suppliers to ensure a seamless and smooth process. Responsible for all department administration requirements, including Coupa Catalog, Punchout, hotlink design, and responding to all CC_Purchasing questions.
• Travel: Set up users in the company travel portal, follow up with all users about their travel needs, negotiate with top spenders for better rates, and manage site implementation.
• P-card: Manage company purchase card reports, new requests, follow-ups, audits, and initiate the request for new cards until delivery.
• Uniforms: Follow up with the uniform contractor(s) and address all company changes and requirements.

This role involves managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and ensuring the supply chain operates efficiently and cost-effectively. result oriented, team player, with excellent analytical skills and an interest in data science, critical thinking, proactive and communicative personality who can connect with all layers in a demanding and highly technology driven organization.

Standards and qualifications for this role:

• Strategic Sourcing: Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans for assigned categories to achieve value creation.
• Change management: Implementing category or commodity strategies to optimize business efficiency. Then Executing elements of the overall operations category strategy
• Supplier Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure quality and timely delivery of goods. Fostering vendor and internal stakeholder relationships
• Start to finish RFP events: Leading category strategies and strategic sourcing events.
• Negotiation: Lead negotiations with suppliers to secure favorable terms and conditions.
• Category Strategy: Develop and implement category strategies that align with the overall procurement strategy.
• Reporting: Present reports to management highlighting trends, savings, and any issues within the category.
• Cost savings: Driving cost-effective solutions and cost savings to achieve the organizational goal.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 2-5 years of experience in procurement or purchasing, preferably in a similar role.
• Skills: Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Education: MBA is preferred or Relevant qualifications in procurement and supply, CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) or CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) certifications level 3.
• Analytical Abilities: Proficiency in analyzing data and market trends to make informed decisions.

Other Information

• Travel up to 10% as needed.

Crystal Clean LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Crystal Clean expressly values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourages the applications of individuals from diverse backgrounds, so that Crystal Clean reflects the communities and customers that we serve.