What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing & Procurement Specialist position at Staffmark Group?
Now hiring for a Purchasing and Procurement Specialist
Location: Broussard, LA
Salary: starting $65,000.00 per year
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
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If your skills and experience are a good match for this role please apply today. This opportunity is being offered by Staffmark to qualified candidates.
Job Duties
- Lead daily purchasing activities for hospitality, resort, and operational departments.
- Support the implementation and configuration of a new accounting system, including MR and PO workflows.
- Source, evaluate, and negotiate pricing, contracts, and terms with suppliers and service providers.
- Build and maintain strong vendor relationships to ensure quality, service, and cost efficiency.
- Partner with accounting teams to ensure proper GL coding, invoice approvals, and purchasing compliance.
- Monitor purchasing trends, identify cost-saving opportunities, and improve procurement processes.
- Assist with inventory management, supply planning, and supply chain coordination.
- Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and project teams to support ongoing business needs and construction-related projects.
- Participate in meetings and contribute to strategic procurement initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Accounting, Purchasing, or a related field preferred.
- Equivalent experience in procurement, purchasing, or operations management will be considered.
- Strong understanding of purchasing processes, material requisitions, purchase orders, and vendor management.
- Implementation of material requisitions and purchase orders as experience is HIGHLY Desired
- Construction purchasing experience is highly desirable.
- Minimum 3 years of progressive purchasing or procurement experience required.
- Experience managing operational procurement for hospitality, resort, property management, or similar industries strongly preferred.
- Hands-on experience with ERP, accounting, procurement, or inventory management software required.
- Experience implementing purchasing workflows, material requisition (MR) processes, and purchase order (PO) systems preferred.
- Knowledge of cost accounting, budgeting, invoice reconciliation, and three-way matching is a plus.
- Ability to work in an office environment and travel monthly to Central Texas for site visits and inventory audits.
- Ability to sit, communicate effectively, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to review procurement data, contracts, and inventory records with a high level of accuracy.
Benefits
- Competitive Weekly Pay
- Comprehensive Benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Life Insurance and Disability Insurance for added peace of mind.
- Optional 401(k) Plan to help you prepare for the future.
- Opportunities for Growth through a variety of assignments with leading employers.
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Salary : $65,000