Procurement Coordinator

Procurement Coordinator

Position Title: Procurement Coordinator

Wage: $17/hour

Shift: 1st

Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm (2 15-minute breaks, 1 hour lunch)


QPS Employment Group is hiring a Procurement Coordinator at a great company in Grandview, MO. This is a temporary opportunity.

Procurement Coordinator Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Confer with service members, venders, military installations, and operations teams by telephone and email to provide information about services, and/or negotiate dates and rates for shipment serviceability

- Coordinate with transportation providers to ensure prompt and proper movement of shipments

- Respond to customer/vendor/base inquiries and refer clients to the proper resources for assistance

- Review various booking/shipping documents to ensure accuracy

- Make special shipping/transportation arrangements as necessary

- Track and fix shipping registration/booking errors

- Approve bills and invoices from vendors

- Monitor distribution and shipment budgets as set by Senior Management

- Ensure the quality of all booking services provided meet the required standards

- Offer solutions that make our supply chain more efficient and organized

- Help create strategies for minimizing costs along with ensuring current proven strategies are followed

- Review reports and processes necessary for updates and changes in systems

- Work swiftly in securing short fuse shipments while ensuring shipments meet or exceed profitability levels set forth by the company

- Use task driven software to keep records of member interactions, ensuring accuracy in booking details, member/vendor details, and initiate new tasks when necessary

- Refer unresolved member grievances to designated escalation specialist and/or quality control/operations departments for further investigation and resolution

- Understand, apply, and educate members on the Defense Transportation Regulation (DTR)

- Maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality

- Keep accurate records of time worked and submits timesheets at appropriate times

- Adhere to all company safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

- Work scheduled shifts with predictable and reliable attendance, adhering to department schedule

- Work weekends and evenings, including more than 8 hours a day when the needs of the business demand

- Perform various special projects and other duties as assigned

Procurement Coordinator Requirements:

- High school diploma/GED

- Microsoft Office Suite experience

- Knowledge of the logistics industry preferred

- Strong work history

- Excel experience preferred

- Common computer navigation


QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the Midwest. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment.


Why Work with QPS?

- Access to sought-after positions with leading employers

- Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process

- Over 30 years of staffing experience

Best of all, our services are 100% free to job seekers!

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.


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