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Arcadis · 1 day ago

Procurement Specialist

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$65K/yr - $95K/yr

3+ years exp

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. The Procurement Specialist will perform specialized procurement activities, lead evaluations of proposals, conduct market research, and assist in contract negotiations to enhance procurement strategies.

Civil EngineeringConsultingWater

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Participates in market research, best practices investigations, and industry trends analyses for specific procurement and contracting efforts. Solicits and reviews vendor performance information, reviews using department compliance with specific strategic contracts, and spend patterns to make recommendations for the development of future procurement strategy

Assists with the planning and coordination of major procurement events

Performs specialized and standard procurements. Leads the evaluation of proposals of competitive solicitations or other procurements and participates in contract negotiations for professional services or strategic sourcing events

Provides guidance and consultation regarding procurement and contractual matters, and ensures adherence to County procurement ordinance and regulations

Serves as a liaison with contractors, department/units, executive management and other agencies for contract negotiations, agreements, and procurement activities

Participates in special projects related to the County’s procurement strategic goals and initiatives by serving as subject matter expert on specific procurements

Participates in training and presentations on procurement and contracting topics to internal and external audiences. Prepares routine reports, correspondence and documents to be presented to senior management

Serves on County committees and performs other duties and responsibilities appropriate for a Contract Negotiator

Completes data entry, develops solicitations, reviews and processes contract related information using various systems/applications including Oracle EBS system

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Procurement experienceContract negotiationOracle ERPMarket researchVendor performance monitoringPresentation skillsVerbal communicationWritten communicationTeam collaboration