Job Tittle:  Procurement Analyst
Pay per hour:  $30.00 (W2 Contractor)

Hours per week: 40 hours a week 

Contract Duration: 1 year

Location: Remote right now but if it goes hybrid, contract will need to work onsite 1 day a week in  Hicksville, NY office

Job Description:

The Procurement Analyst is responsible for procuring services and/or materials consistent with the needs of the company’s Long Island Procurement Operations Group. The Procurement Analyst is also responsible for accurate procurement planning, innovative sourcing, contract development and contract administration while maintaining compliance with enterprise procurement policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities:

• Procuring services and/or materials consistent with the needs of the company’s Long Island Procurement Operations Group.  
• Responsible for accurate procurement planning, innovative sourcing, contract development and contract administration while maintaining compliance with enterprise procurement policies and procedures.  
• This position is an individual contributor role that initiates and coordinates procurement activities which include preparation of bid packages, conducting pre-bid meetings, evaluating bids, negotiating terms & conditions, issue contracts, amendments, purchase orders and change orders as required. 
• Independently negotiates and settles supplier claims and back-charges with guidance provided as needed. 
• Fostering and implementing process improvement initiatives, client relationship management, communicating contractual commitments, and representing the company’s Long Island in the external marketplace.
  • Able to execute full procurement process (partnering with LOB on proposals, equipment needs, bid evaluations, drafting RTA, etc.)
  • Ability to redline documents and communicate effectively with attorneys or subject‑matter experts
  • Role focuses on equipment and materials procurement (substation transmission equipment, overhead transmission, underground transmission, distribution, stock projects) — not IT procurement
  • Supports Senior Procurement Analyst
  • Procurement projects may range from $500K to $8M; large RFPs handled jointly with Senior Analyst

Requirements:

• High School diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred

• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Experience negotiating commercial terms and conditions; works closely with Legal and Line of Business (LOB)
• Mostly remote, but candidate must be able to pick up items from the office
• Strong ability to work with contractors
• Utility industry experience preferred
• Contract administration experience

• Big‑company experience preferred to demonstrate ability to operate at scale
• Self‑starter; motivated
• Strong time‑management skills
• Able to handle multiple bids simultaneously
• Not responsible for transactional work, but must know how to run reports in SAP
• SAP and Ariba preferred
• Vertical (insurance certificate tracking) experience helpful
• VendMinder (risk assessment tool) preferred
• Power Advocate / McKinsey preferred
• Adobe Acrobat required
• IronClad (contracts platform) preferred
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, Excel spreadsheets
• Procurement background expected; most candidates will have some systems experience
• Core procurement knowledge required
• Must know procurement, negotiation, redlining, and working with contractors

**MUST be local to NJ/NY

** Must be able to legally authorized to work in the United States**

** If chosen, prior to hiring a Background and Drug Screening will be Mandatory **

Please apply today. Thank you.