Job Title: Procurement Specialist
Location: Pennington, NJ
Salary: $60,000 - $90,000
A high reputable corporate organization is seeking a Procurement Specialist to join their team! This individual would responsible for various procurement duties including but not limited to supporting site operations through sourcing, purchasing, supplier management, contract administration, and procure-to-pay execution. The role is responsible for procurement activities related to capital expenditures, facility maintenance services, general operational purchasing, and other assigned categories. The position works closely with Operations, Engineering, Facilities, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Legal, Information Technology, and other cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, manage procurement activities, resolve operational issues, and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
Lead sourcing activities for capital expenditures, facility maintenance services, general operational purchasing, and other assigned categories.
Independently manage RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, competitive bids, supplier evaluations, commercial analyses, negotiations, and award recommendations within delegated authority.
Review purchase requisitions for complete and accurate scope, specifications, quantities, pricing, accounting information, approvals, and supporting documentation.
Work constructively with requestors to clarify requirements and appropriately challenge incomplete specifications, unsupported supplier selections, unfavorable commercial conditions, and noncompliant purchasing requests.
Create, amend, monitor, reconcile, and close purchase orders for assigned categories and projects.
Evaluate and select suppliers based on cost, quality, technical capability, service, delivery, compliance, and risk.
Identify and implement cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, standardization, and process-improvement opportunities.
Negotiate and administer Master Service Agreements, annual contracts, statements of work, and related commercial documents while coordinating final review and approval with the Procurement Manager, Legal, and applicable stakeholders.
Support supplier onboarding, qualification, master-data maintenance, performance monitoring, relationship management, corrective actions, and issue resolution.
Resolve purchase order, receiving, invoice, pricing, quantity, delivery, and three-way-match discrepancies in coordination with suppliers and internal teams.
Maintain accurate material master records, supplier master data, pricing records, purchasing configurations, and other procurement information within ERP, SAP, Source-to-Pay, and related systems.
Monitor supplier performance against contractual obligations, service levels, quality requirements, delivery expectations, and business needs.
Partner with internal stakeholders to forecast requirements, support project planning, establish sourcing strategies, and address procurement risks and opportunities.
Ensure required sourcing, approvals, contracts, and purchase orders are in place before suppliers begin work or receive commitments.
Comply with global procure-to-pay procedures, procurement policies, delegated-authority requirements, approval workflows, documentation standards, and file-management requirements.
Collaborate with Quality and other applicable functions to address supplier qualification, noncompliance, quality issues, corrective actions, and regulated-supplier requirements.
Support internal and external audits by maintaining and providing complete procurement documentation, records, approvals, and justifications.
Protect confidential, proprietary, personal, financial, and commercially sensitive information.
Escalate unauthorized commitments, purchase splitting, conflicts of interest, insufficient competition, policy violations, and other material procurement risks.
Support procurement projects, process changes, system improvements, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Essential Skills
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Minimum of three to five years of procurement, sourcing, purchasing, supply-chain, or contract-administration experience.
Experience supporting capital expenditures, facility maintenance services, operational purchasing, or similar indirect procurement categories.
Strong understanding of sourcing, supplier management, contract administration, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, receiving, invoice matching, and procure-to-pay controls.
Experience independently conducting RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, commercial analyses, negotiations, and award recommendations.
Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, manufacturing, healthcare, laboratory operations, or another regulated environment.
Experience in a GMP-regulated environment and familiarity with quality systems and regulated-supplier requirements.
Experience with SAP, Source-to-Pay, eProcurement, contract-management, supplier-management, or spend-analysis platforms.
Experience maintaining material master data, supplier master data, pricing records, and purchasing configurations.
Experience supporting multicultural, international, or global teams and working effectively across different functions, locations, and business practices.
Professional certification such as CPSM, C.P.M., CSCP, CPPB, PMP, or an equivalent procurement, supply-chain, or project-management credential
Benefits:
Great benefits package
Work life balance
Stability and clear opportunities for growth into other areas of the dealership over time.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK***
This position is moving extremely fast as this is an urgent need for the client. If interested, please send over your most up to date resume along with your availability for a 10-minute phone call to dyseidenberg@astoncarter.com
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Pennington, NJ.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $29.00 - $42.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Pennington,NJ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 11, 2026.
About Aston Carter
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
