Procurement Specialist

Are you a skilled procurement professional who thrives on keeping operations running smoothly? As a Procurement Specialist at Tessenderlo Kerley in Phoenix, Arizona, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our plants and projects have the right materials, services, and resources - delivered on time, at the right cost and with the highest quality.

This is your opportunity to influence supplier relationships, drive cost savings and support a business committed to innovation and operational excellence!

Why Join Us?

🧭 Own the Outcomes – Drive sourcing through award and post-award execution, ensuring materials, services and equipment land exactly when needed.

🤝 Build Supplier Partnerships – Strengthen quality, delivery and pricing with scorecards and continuous improvement.

💡 Optimize Costs – Identify savings via competitive events, smart negotiations and supplier optimization.

📈 Influence the Business – Collaborate with our Engineering, Operations and Project Services teams to align procurement with execution plans.

What You’ll Do

✅ Manage purchasing for projects and plants (goods, services and MRO) to meet scope, schedule and quality needs.

✅ Run sourcing events (RFI/RFQ/RFP), perform bid analyses and recommend awards with clear risk evaluations.

✅ Negotiate terms and conditions; support contract reviews and supplier relationship management.

✅ Track contract and PO deliverables; ensure accurate, timely PO execution and on-time completion.

✅ Monitor supplier performance with Supplier ScoreCards; address quality or delivery issues proactively.

✅ Coordinate with internal customers to plan demand and align procurement activity to quantity/quality requirements.

✅ Maintain anti-corruption and due-diligence checks to meet compliance standards.