Procurement Specialist at Everon — NeverHard

**_Company Overview:_** At Everon, we truly believe that our people are the difference - for our organization, the customers we serve and the communities we protect. When you're a part of Everon, you'll have the opportunity to be a part of that difference every day. With more than 100 locations, a deep national presence, and comprehensive portfolio of solutions and services, our employees are always poised for career advancement and growth. For more information, visit www.everonsolutions.com or follow us on LinkedIn. **Position Summary:** This position is critical to the Everon Sourcing and Procurement organization and reports to the Manager of Procurement. This role supports company-wide Order Management processes by partnering with internal stakeholders and Everon suppliers to drive operational efficiency. This individual is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of item records, including descriptions, pricing, and item details, thereby helping to prevent costly procurement errors and inventory mismanagement. **Duties and Responsibilities:** + Item Master Maintenance: Create, update, and maintain accurate item records (part numbers, descriptions, units of measure, vendor pricing, and lead times) in the ERP/inventory system. + Ensure item-level lead times are accurate and regularly updated based on supplier commitments, historical performance, and business requirements. + Identify gaps and improvement opportunities within the D365 Item Master and JET item creation processes. Drive corrective actions and implement solutions to enhance data accuracy, standardization, and efficiency, while streamlining Item Master related activities. + Supplier Performance Management: Monitor and track supplier on-time delivery (OTD) performance against defined service expectations. Analyze trends, identify root causes of delivery issues, and partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement. + Assist in resolution of invoice issues between Everon branches and product suppliers. Lead activities to correct and reduce the problems causing invoice discrepancies. + Receive, review, and validate vendor price files against the Item Master. Perform bulk uploads and manual updates within the ERP system to ensure accurate item costing. + Investigate vendor errors to identify root causes and communicate corrective actions to branch teams and suppliers. + Data Analysis & Reporting: Develop and maintain reporting related to item lead times, supplier delivery performance, and Item Master data accuracy. Provide actionable insights to sourcing, procurement, and operations teams. + Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner with sourcing, planning, and operations teams to align lead times and supplier performance with inventory strategies and service level expectations. + Develop and document processes to support and standardize required tasks **Skills:** + Team Work and Relationship Building: Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; can represent his/her own interests and yet be fair to other groups; can solve problems with others with a minimum of noise; is seen as a team player and is cooperative; provides candid, complete, and "actionable" feedback to others; shares wins and successes; easily gains trust and support of others; encourages engagement of others. + Priority Setting: Spends time on what's important, eliminates roadblocks, creates focus + Organizational Agility: Knows how to get things done through formal channels and informal networks + Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations on internal and external customers, gains trust and respect. + Effective communications skills, including the ability to persuasively present information both in writing and verbally + Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), with knowledge of MS Dynamics 365 **Experience:** + Experience with ERP applications such as MS Dynamics 365 a significant plus + Minimum 3-5 years experience with procurement, order management, materials management or relevant technical/analytical discipline. + Ideally can demonstrate a successful track record in similar operating environments (center-led, matrixed, complex). + Excellent written and verbal communication skills + Proficiency in Computer skills (Word, Power point, Excel (Advanced), Microsoft Power platform) **Education/Certification:** + Bachelor degree in business, materials/logistics management, or a technical field Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.