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American Water · 3 days ago

Associate Procurement Specialist

Camden, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

$54K/yr - $88K/yr

2+ years exp

American Water is a leading water and wastewater utility company, and they are seeking an Associate Procurement Specialist. This role involves providing procurement transactional support, managing purchase orders, and ensuring supplier records are accurate and complete while maintaining operational excellence and financial integrity.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Purchase goods and services as required, either from previously established sources of supply or select new qualified sources of supply

Participates in the negotiations and administration of applicable agreements

Receive requisitions from the business and execute transactions to create and approve purchase orders in a timely manner following AW’s procurement processes, controls and policies

Troubleshoot problematic transactions and resolve purchase order invoice price issues in a timely manner. management, and Taulia utilization

Communicate and facilitate the resolution of all purchase order and vendor master discrepancies. Conduct reviews for use of preferred suppliers; accurate pricing, appropriate coding and tax payer identification (1099) process. Perform Sales and Use Tax updates as required to maintain accuracy of purchase orders

Monitor process compliance and provide feedback and training to improve Business Partners understanding and execution of the purchase order process

Research, analyze, prepare, and communicate reports on the purchasing process and internal controls (for example, open orders or vendor master statistics) and provide action plan follow up