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When it comes to IT solution providers, there are a lot of choices. But when it comes to providers with innovative and differentiating end-to-end service offerings, there’s really only one: Zones – First Choice for IT.TM 

Zones is a Global Solution Provider of end-to-end IT solutions with an unmatched supply chain. Positioned to be the IT partner you need, Zones, a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in business for over 35 years, specializes in Digital Workplace, Cloud & Data Center, Networking, Security, and Managed/Professional/Staffing services. Operating in more than 120 countries, leveraging a robust portfolio, and utilizing the highest certification levels from key partners, including Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Lenovo, Adobe, and more, Zones has mastered the science of building digital infrastructures that change the way business does business ensuring whatever they need, they can Consider IT Done. Follow Zones, LLC on Twitter @Zones, and LinkedIn and Facebook.

Position Overview:

As a Procurement Specialist, you are responsible for supporting the process, execution and creation and sourcing of products that we sell into our customer base.

What you’ll do as the Procurement Specialist:

Employees employed in the role of Procurement Specialist shall be required to apply their independent mind and demonstrate intellectual abilities in their decision-making.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Monitoring and managing the mailbox relating to Sourcing and creation of product information.
• Meet or exceed the various customer Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in place for processing sourcing and SKU creation to properly support sales growth and customer satisfaction.
• Understanding the tender of products and our actual route to market.
• Act as support for the procurement function in the streamlining of item creation, product sourcing and initial supplier engagement pre onboarding.
• Presales Advice - Advise on pre-quotation to cover ability to transact and ultimately procure and sell.
• Creating and ensuring that all product information is correct and of an adequate standard.
• Ensuring that other departments requirements are met with clarity especially on barcoding and commodity codes for products later exported.
• Direct activities, schedules, risks understand dependencies, and manages timelines
• Manage cohesive work streams, ensuring coordinated approach when working with cross-functional resources for input, data gathering, analysis, etc.
• Coordinated engagement of partner resources and subject matter experts across multiple areas.
• Proactive identification, documentation and resolution management of project risks and issues with complex sourcing.
• Ability to define, track and report on specific measurable outcomes for case resolution.
• Ability to work independently with ambiguous direction, requirements or specifications and to create strategy, plans and direction from ambiguity
• Build models to estimate project costs, assess resource needs, and forecast expenses over time Communication
• Formulate recommendations and summarize findings; effectively summarize key information (e.g. cost savings, efficiency improvements, accountability metrics, etc.)
• Ensure that 100% of all tasks are resolved within appropriate time constraints through proper task management.
• Provide weekly status report showing total tasks completed, time taken and incorrect requests.
• Project Status complex quotes and larger deal registrations.
• Risks and working with procurement and Inventory team to ensure a co-ordinated approach to sourcing high value goods.
• Issue Mitigation – escalations of possible non-compliant requests and quotations that are unclear.

What you will bring to the team:

• Graduate – Any Specialization preferred.
• Product information management
• At least 1 year of experience working in an Offshore/Outsourced model in a combined sales/operation/supply chain function; reseller hardware/software industry preferred.
• General understanding of information technology products and terminology preferred.
• Vendor engagement
• Sourcing using a Just In Time model
• Excellent Coordination, Excellent Communication Skills, Business Excellence
• Record keeping of tasks and sourcing of complex products.
• Key vendor understanding, Apple, HP, Dell, Lenovo & Cisco

Zones offers a comprehensive Benefits package

At Zones, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We provide comprehensive benefits to support our employees, including health insurance coverage for parents, spouse, and children, life insurance, pension fund scheme, EOBI, and on the house free quality food, gym, and much more. We embrace equal employment opportunity, free from discrimination based on various characteristics, and offer an exciting career immersed in an inventive, collaborative culture.

If you are enthusiastic about working on the cutting edge of IT innovation, sales, engineering, and operations, Zones is the perfect opportunity for you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. 
 

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