Procurement Specialist

Ingram Content Group (ICG) is hiring a Procurement Specialist to contribute to our Procurement team in LaVergne, TN just outside Nashville. The Procurement Specialist is responsible for the procurement functions of reviewing purchase requisitions, locating competitive sources (suppliers) for products and services, speaking with suppliers, examining prices, suitability, and availability of items or services, supplier selection, data entry of purchase orders, transmission of purchase orders to vendors; expediting purchase orders; and receipt verification. Essential Duties:Processes and approves purchase orders through the Oracle purchasing system.Maintains and monitors material inventory spreadsheet, initiating reorder when applicable.Purchases operating supplies and consumables for all domestic and international LSI locations.Assists Procurement Manager in large bids and quote activities.Prices and buys special selected commodities as directed by internal customers.Receives requisitions for office supplies, reviews for appropriateness of items and pricing, and makes determination if best procured from selected office supplies vendor or other approved supplier.Initiates purchase of raw materials and reconciles against blanket purchase orders.Assists in compiling data into reports that are utilized by senior leadership.Receives all raw/direct materials, logs in inventory, maintains receiving log, and maintains BPO logs.Assists LS Transportation department with scheduling of local/international deliveries of direct materials. Schedules delivery appointments with offsite storage facilities.Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.Manages and reconciles spending on corporate credit card with $50K limit.Partners with AP, operations, and suppliers to resolve billing issues.Trains/supports others in the use of Oracle and serves as a resource for purchasing questions.Reviews orders for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with existing policies and procedures.Other DutiesCollects and supplies accounting department with all information required to set up new suppliers as needed.Assists Accounts Payable Department in review of invoices for payment when required.Other duties as assigned.