Procurement Supervisor

About CORE

CORE Electric Cooperative is the largest member-owned electric distribution cooperative in Colorado dedicated to providing reliable, affordable, clean, and safe electric service to our communities.

With a commitment to innovation and member satisfaction, we strive to meet the evolving needs of our members while maintaining the highest standards of service excellence.

Job Summary

The Procurement Supervisor is responsible for all purchasing activities across the organization. This includes leading a team through complex Requests for Information, Quotes, Bids, Proposals, (RFX) processes, contract development, and vendor negotiations. All while ensuring CORE purchasing occurs in a manner that supports the organization and in a manner that adheres to CORE policies and regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities


* Leads the procurement team and organization through various RFX processes, demonstrating strong knowledge of procurement activities such as bids, proposals, information, quotes, and their appropriate use.


* Supports and develops forecasting processes and review mechanisms for future inventory requirements (e.g., new consumer projects, system improvements, etc.).

This role must collaboratively work across the organization to confirm material needs and place requisitions to ensure material is ordered and received ahead of material requirement dates. 



* Supports and leads contract development and vendor negotiation strategies to ensure the organization receives the best possible value from vendors. 



* Actively seeks out opportunities and leads internal stakeholders to develop purchasing strategies and provide solutions to the organization to support sourcing and contract requirements.



* Supports contract administration, including compliance enforcement, service level agreements, pricing structures, amendments, and other duties.



* Provides expert knowledge on various types of contracts, amendments, and agreements and able to apply them in appropriate situations. This includes the ability to lead others within the organization and provide consultation, best practices, and ensure CORE policies are met. 



* Ensures that various purchasing documents including PR’s, PO’s, PA’s, product specifications, etc. are executed in a manner that meets organizational goals. This includes ensuring purchasing, receiving, invoicing and various other master data is accurate and updated in CORE’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. 



* Leads forecasted demand and supply conversations with stakeholders, vendors, and suppliers to ensure material availability, project needs, and internal demand is met.



* Maintains updated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system training material for the Supply Chain Department.

Supports testing and documentation of new software upgrades and patches for ERP system. 



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