Procurement Specialist

If you're excited about joining a collaborative and successful team and possess a can-do attitude with the initiative to learn and grow, we want to hear from you! A good life begins with a good company! Apply TODAY!

Cornell Pump Company is a prominent industry leader with over 77 years of experience and continuous growth, we specialize in crafting centrifugal pumps.

Our manufacturing facilities in Clackamas, Oregon, Vancouver, Washington, and Rock Hill, South Carolina allow us to serve diverse sectors such as Agriculture, Industrial, Municipal, Rental, and Mining.

We have two immediate openings for a Procurement Specialist in the Clackamas, Oregon, or Vancouver, Washington locations.

The salary pay range is from $60,000 - $75,000 (DOE)

Company Benefits:


* Starting at two weeks paid PTO and 10 paid holidays


* 401K Plan - 3% employer contribution, employer matching contributions based on your contribution, and you are fully vested immediately


* Two medical plans: a PPO and an HDHP with an HSA


* Company-paid Employee Assistant Program (EAP)


* Dental/Vision coverage


* Two weeks of paid Parental Leave


* Company-Paid Life Insurance & AD&D, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability


* Additional Voluntary Life Insurance & AD&D


* Supplemental health insurance: hospital, accident, and critical illness insurance


* Safety Shoes: Get up to $250 reimbursed every two years or receive a voucher for safety shoes


* Prescription Safety Glasses: Get up to $250 reimbursement every two years or a voucher for glasses


* Employee Rewards and Recognition Program

The perfect candidate will manage assigned commodities, establish, and maintain supplier relationships, coordinate cross-functional team interaction, and integrate material requirements through the supply chain.

This position will be responsible for cost containment and reduction, new product introductions and related project support, sourcing new suppliers, and continuous development of existing suppliers for each assigned commodity.

What you will do:


* Evaluate existing suppliers and initiate the development of new suppliers and products.


* Initiates, plans, and implements supplier consolidation to benefit the company.


* Develop and implement cost-saving or profit-improvement ideas


* Qualifies and manages suppliers for assigned commodities by negotiating price, terms and conditions, delivery, quality, and service levels.


* Performs supplier reviews/evaluations for quality, on-time delivery, and cost competitiveness.


* Resolves supplier performance issues that negatively impact Cornell's ability to fill customer orders, e.g.

nonconforming material returns and replacements, late deliveries, cost increases, etc.


* Initiates RFPs and RFQs from the simple to the complex.


* Create, maintain, and update files on overall supplier performance and effectively report to management and others as required, includ...