Procurement Specialist

The Procurement Specialist works with BASIS Ed personnel, currently serving Arizona, Texas, DC, and Louisiana by centralizing purchasing. The position will be responsible for ensuring all state, federal, and local compliance requirements are met and are consistent with the organization’s internal controls.

• →Work closely with the Head of Operations at the various BASIS schools to assist with meeting their purchasing needs timely while ensuring procurement compliance requirements are being met.
• →Assist with providing training and guidance to the various schools on their respective state, federal and local procurement requirements.
• →Work closely with the accounting team and business partners to answer questions and support the business.
• →Assist with providing training and guidance to schools and the central office during transition to E-procurement software
• →Evaluate current and new suppliers to determine optimal setup for supply contracts, taking into account costs, delivery times, product quality and available inventory
• →Participate in negotiations with vendors, including researching prices, products and other data beforehand and coordinating with suppliers to create optimal purchasing contracts
• →Review and maintain vendor Certificate of Insurance database

• Bachelor’s degree in supply management, business administration or high school diploma plus minimum of 3 years of related work experience
• Solid understanding of supply chain concepts and supplier analysis methods
• Self-starter who is able to work independently and interface with all relevant internal teams and external business partners as needed.
• Experience with internal control compliance
• Experience with writing, scheduling and evaluating RFPs
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel a plus
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, written, problem solving and oral communication skills.
• Proven ability to drive results in a fast-paced/deadline oriented environment while managing multiple projects.

• Previous experience with government procurement and grant requirements, including E-rate
• Knowledge of Procurify