Procurement Specialist

Summary

The Procurement Specialist supports Towne's supply chain by managing the sourcing, purchasing, supplier management, and inventory activities that keep parking operations supplied across all locations. This includes procuring equipment, supplies, services, and company vehicles; negotiating pricing and terms with suppliers; and supporting order fulfillment and new location openings.

Drawing on experience in transportation, the role also supports fleet management, including managing maintenance vendors, coordinating preventive maintenance, maintaining vehicle records, compliance and tracking fleet costs.

Compensation

Towne is committed to offering competitive, fair, and commensurate compensation. Actual compensation will be based on a candidate's job-related skills, experience, education or training, and location. The annual base pay range for this position is $57,600 - $86,400.

Additional Compensation: Employees may be eligible to receive annual incentive bonuses depending on their job classification and the policy guidelines.

Benefits

Employees are eligible to enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, and telemedicine benefits. Employees are provided company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance as well as short-term and long-term disability. Employees are also able to enroll in the company's 401k retirement savings plan.

Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 0.0654 hours of PTO per hour worked up to a maximum of 136 hours per calendar year. Employees receive 6 paid holidays throughout the calendar year and employees accrue up to a maximum of 4 paid floating holidays per calendar year.

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 a specific plan or program terms.

Descriptive Statement(s)

• Purchases the goods and services that support parking operations across all locations, including parking equipment, operational supplies, uniforms, signage, technology hardware, and facility services; processes requisitions and purchase orders through delivery.
• Sources and negotiates pricing, terms, and contracts with suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics providers to optimize cost, quality, and supply continuity; prepares RFPs and bid analyses.
• Manages the procurement of company vehicles (shuttle buses, vans, and support vehicles) from specification through delivery and upfitting.
• Monitors supplier and co-manufacturer performance, compliance, and supply risks; manages the fleet maintenance vendor network, including negotiated rates and service expectations.
• Monitors inventory across warehouses, 3PLs, and locations; supports demand planning and the reduction of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Partners with Operations, Customer Service, and Accounting on order fulfillment, new location openings, vendor setup, and invoice reconciliation.
• Coordinates preventive maintenance and repairs with maintenance vendors and reviews repair estimates for necessity and cost.
• Maintains vehicle registrations, permits, DOT/FMCSA vehicle records, and fleet fuel and maintenance cards.
• Uses Samsara and other telematics tools track fleet metrics; reports on vehicle utilization and cost and recommends vehicle replacement.

The total amount of time for all functions of the job

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Transportation, or a related field preferred.

Required Licensure, Certification, etc.

• N/A

Work Experience

• Two (2) to Five (5) years of procurement, purchasing, sourcing, or vendor management experience, preferably in a multi-site operations environment. Experience managing national and international vendors preferred.
• Experience with fleet management, vehicle procurement, or DOT regulations is a plus.

Knowledge & Skills

• Working knowledge of sourcing, purchasing, and inventory management processes, with demonstrated negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of or experience with Samsara, Fleetio, or other fleet management systems preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel and experience with ERP or purchasing systems (e.g., Reqlogic, SAP, NetSuite, Oracle).
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple orders, suppliers, and deadlines.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with suppliers, site Account Managers, and corporate partners.
• Experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) to support research, analysis, and reporting is a plus.

Authority to Act

• Performs duties independently with general supervision, within established purchasing policies and approval limits.
• Recommends supplier selections and vehicle purchases for approval by the Manager, Supply Chain.
• Errors in judgment may result in increased costs, supply disruptions, or vehicle downtime.

Budget Responsibility

The employee issues purchase orders and commits spend within approved purchasing authority limits. The employee does not own a departmental budget.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit or stand for extended periods of time and may be required to run; walk; handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Lifting Requirements

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Working Environment

• The majority of work will be performed in climate-controlled environment but may be exposed to inclement weather and varying degrees of temperatures on occasion.
• Travel
• Travel of up to 15% may be required.