Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

West Chicago, IL ID: R-21012 Job Category: Supply Chain Job Type: Full time

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If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you’re searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve’s position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone!

We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Procurement Specialist to manage tactical and operational purchasing activities for our manufacturing operations in West Chicago, IL. In this role, you will lead the end-to-end procurement of direct and indirect materials, manage supplier delivery and quality performance, negotiate favorable commercial terms, and collaborate closely with operations, planning, and engineering to maintain production continuity.

The ideal candidate brings a proven background in engineered manufacturing environments, strong MRP/ERP proficiency (SAP/Oracle), and sharp negotiation skills to optimize costs and minimize supply chain risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Purchase Order Execution & Management: Issue, confirm, and expedite purchase orders for raw materials, machined components, castings, hardware, and shop supplies based on MRP demands and project schedules.

• Supplier Performance & Relationship Management: Monitor supplier on-time delivery (OTD), lead times, and quality conformance (PPM). Resolve non-conformance reports (NCRs) and invoice discrepancies directly with vendors.

• Cost Optimization & Negotiation: Conduct RFQs/RFPs, benchmark supplier pricing, and negotiate price, payment terms, and delivery schedules to achieve annual purchase price variance (PPV) and cost-out targets.

• Supply Chain Continuity: Identify supply chain bottlenecks and single-source vulnerabilities. Source, evaluate, and qualify alternate suppliers in alignment with quality and engineering specifications.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Production Planning, Inventory Control, and Engineering to support BOM updates, engineering change orders (ECOs), and inventory turn objectives.

• ERP Data Maintenance: Maintain accurate purchasing master data within the ERP system, including lead times, minimum order quantities (MOQs), safety stock levels, and vendor info records.

• Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Experience: 3+ years of procurement, tactical purchasing, or buyer experience in a discrete manufacturing, industrial machinery, or engineered-to-order (ETO) facility.

• ERP Systems: Demonstrated proficiency executing purchasing transactions within major ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards).

• Technical Acumen: Ability to interpret engineering drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), and technical specifications when sourcing mechanical or electrical components.

• Analytical

Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, data analysis) for spending analysis and inventory tracking.

• Req ID : R-21012

• Job Family Group : Supply Chain

• Job Family : SC Procurement

• Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Join a company whose people are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. We support 10,000+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve.