Procurement Specialist - (Hagerstown, MD)

Job summary Procurement Specialist If you are a Procurement Specialist/Supervisor with background, please read on What You Will Be Doing The Procurement Specialist/Leader role has been created to better link the Procurement efforts and those of the Business Unit, with the goal of strengthening the end to end Procurement process company-wide. In this role, your role will be to Assist in providing strategic advice to the Business Unit on all issue related to the external procurement of goods and services, including process, strategic sourcing, category management, and purchasing activities. -This role will have a strong focus on ongoing cost reduction and management across the entire business unit. -Craft win/win deals and successfully manage priding negotiations, goods and service contracts, and approval of new vendors where relevant. -Lead the development and execution of category strategies to target improvement in cost, quality, and service in alignment with business unit objectives.