Specialist, Procurement at Pilot Company — Knoxville, TN

The purpose of this job is to provide product and services sourcing as well as store support encompassing response and resolution to store needs and problems.

In this role you will:

• Review form and standard contracts and understand terms and conditions.
• Perform routine data analysis on vendor performance and metrics.
• Look for improvement opportunities within departmental processes and workstreams.
• Identify issues and engage management and key stakeholders to review.
• Drive day-to-day product and services administration and store support including sourcing, testing, and selecting new products, programs, and services; respond to store needs and solve store problems.
• Compile and send out bid packages to potential vendors, analyze returned packages, review and accurately summarize contract terms and analyze and edit contracts.
• Organize, review, and analyze company data to identify trends, create meaningful reporting, and develop action items.
• Recommend and collaborate in vendor evaluation, selection, and negotiation process; establish and maintain contractual and business relationships.
• Collect pricing data and support in analyses.
• SME on store support, driving results and solutions autonomously.
• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field required. 3 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to multitask
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Effective problem solving and situation analysis skills
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills
• Effective financial modeling skills
• Ability to collect, thoroughly analyze and draw insights / make recommendations from data
• Ability to prioritize
• This position requires candidates to be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
• Nation-wide Medical Plan/Dental/Vision
• 401(k) Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Weekly Pay