Project Procurement Manager

About Ascendion

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

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Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

• Responsible for procuring inventory, materials, office supplies, and capital goods. Ensures material standards are met and non-conformances or variances are approved and/or minimized.
• Keep records of all acquisitions to ensure that purchases remain within budget and on schedule.
• Develops specifications for new contract orders. Gathers quotations, examines bids and makes awards.
• Monitors cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value.

Job Title: Project Manager (Procurement)

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops purchasing programs for the corporation.
• Develops purchasing arrangements with vendors and suppliers.
• Provides pricing quotes, completes purchase orders, and processes requisitions for clients.
• Develop and investigate supply sources, and issue request for quotations, proposals, or bids for those items not covered by any existing purchasing arrangement.
• Resolves outstanding issues, complies with vendor requests, and responds to client inquiries.
• Receive requisitions and check each item for quantity, specifications, and delivery requirements.
• Negotiates with vendors to ensure inventory is acquired in a cost-effective and timely manner.
• Serve as liaison to vendors and suppliers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of supply chain or procurement functions and procedures
• Knowledge of vendor relations
• Knowledge of project management methods and techniques
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization (e.g., executive, management, individual contributors)
• Excellent problem-solving, team, and time management skills managing multiple deadlines for self and others
• Proficiency in evaluating the performance capabilities of subordinates as well as counseling subordinates in development and/or corrective discipline
• Proficiency in making projections of future expenses based on analysis of cost-effectiveness of past expenditures
• Proficiency to operate independently

Location: Remote (Ohio)

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $75,000 – $85,000 annually. Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, and 5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meets the paid sick and safe time laws that pertain to the City/ State, 10-15 days of paid vacation time, 6 paid holidays, and 1 floating holiday per calendar year, Ascendion Learning Management System.

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