Procurement Specialist

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 Specialist is responsible for the facilitation of material and service purchases for the organization.

This includes facilitating Requests for Information, Quotes, Bids, Proposals (RFX) processes, developing contracts, supporting vendor negotiations, and ensuring purchasing activities occur in a timely manner while adhering to CORE policies and regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities


* Facilitates the process for various RFX activities by partnering with internal stakeholders.

This includes a strong knowledge of various procurement activities such as requests for bids, proposals, information, quotes, etc.


* Capable of effectively partnering with various levels and teams within the organization to facilitate purchasing activities.


* 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.


* Reviews forecasted demand and supply 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.


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


* Supports contract administration.

This includes enforcing contract compliance, service level agreements, pricing structures, amendments, and a variety of other responsibilities.


* Actively seeks opportunities to leverage different purchasing strategies that better support the organization.


* Knowledgeable about various types of contracts, amendments, and agreements and able to apply them in appropriate situations.

This includes the ability to provide consultation, best practices, and ensure CORE policies are met.


* Executes various purchasing documents including PR’s, PO’s, PA’s, product specifications, etc.

in a manner that meets cost, schedule, and quality goals.

This includes ensuring purchasing, receiving, invoicing and various other master data is accurate and updated in CORE’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.


* Supports inventory management, forecasted purchasing coordination, and supply ch...