Procurement Specialist

Become Part of Our Team

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Paid Volunteer time
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

Summary

Balfour Beatty is adding a Procurement Specialist to our Jacksonville, Florida-based procurement team. This hybrid role offers a mix of remote work and in-person teamwork. The candidate should live near a Balfour Beatty U.S. office.

The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for supporting end-to-end sourcing programs, including data collection and analysis, interrogating multiple data sources, and preparing data to inform procurement decisions. This role also involves preparing RFI and RFP documents, evaluating tenders, negotiating contracts, implementing Supplier Relationship Management processes, and maintaining effective communication with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Essential Functions

• Develop, implement, communicate, and monitor a comprehensive preferred supplier network across categories contributing to an overall category plan.
• Develop, implement, communicate, and monitor supplier reporting and benefits tracking metrics to demonstrate the ongoing value of procurement activities.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to influence behaviors and ensure the appropriate involvement of Procurement in all relevant sourcing activities.
• Support savings project activities (including RFPs, RFIs, direct negotiations, etc.) under the guidance of department leadership.
• Analyze, consolidate, and rationalize historical spend data within assigned categories.
• Be the expert on strategic procurement procedures for your categories, and the go-to resource for internal stakeholders.
• Deliver a clear communications strategy for cascading news of important activities to stakeholders.
• Provide support in preparing category-level forecasts and financial performance reports.
• Implement robust Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) processes, ensuring metrics, governance, and actions are in place for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with 0-2 years of related professional experience preferred; OR equivalent related experience in procurement or finance related activities may be substituted for degree.
• Experience and aptitude in data analytics tools and methodologies.
• Good listening skills and able to focus on issues critical to stakeholders.
• Sharp, critical thinker, with a tenacious personality.
• Strong customer focus with a commitment to meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
• Knowledge of contracts and contract negotiation.
• Comfortable with raw datasets and expertise in Microsoft excel (Power pivot tables, v- lookups, advanced formulas, etc.). Experience with business analytics and visualization tools (i.e. DOMO, Power BI) a plus.
• Able to prepare detailed, error-free analyses and present findings in a clear, concise manner.
• Proven ability to work independently while contributing to team objectives.
• Experience in the construction industry would be advantageous.

About us

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.