About Us: SGS Petroleum Service Corporation (PSC) is a growing company with a proud tradition of excellence in providing product handling, operations, and logistics support at major oil refineries, chemical plants, and storage terminals in the United States and Canada. We are leaders in tankering barges, operating docks, switching railcars, operating warehouses, and loading and unloading tank cars and tank trucks with a variety of oil products and chemicals. We offer competitive wages, advancement opportunities, and industry-leading training and safety programs. Our excellent benefits package helps employees and their families maintain health, save money, and prepare for the future. At SGS PSC, we are a family-oriented company that fuels integrity, teamwork, and ambition. Our mission is to simply be the best at what we do and be recognized as the best.

Primary Responsibilities: Responsible for planning, coordinating, and administering procurement functions, including solicitation, issuance and evaluation; purchasing of all commodities and services; and maintenance of vendor databases. Performs work requiring considerable independence, initiative and judgment to resolve a variety of complex procurement problems.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Establishes effective working relations with vendors to determine industry capabilities, potential vendors, market conditions and other information for preparing requests for bids or proposals.
• Create and manage requisitions from start to finish.
• Responsible for all site purchases, making sure sites receive items in a timely manner.
• Responsive to company needs; provides basic guidance to sites and vendors on the procurement process; and resolves vendor/site complaints.
• Independently reviews requests for purchasing approval; and develops and implements policies to govern the procurement of commodities/services in assigned areas to improve purchasing efficiency and achieve policy goals.
• Initiates and processes requests for quotations/proposals for department purchases, researching, evaluating and making appropriate selection of commodity or service.
• Assist with projects to improve procurement processes.
• Responsible for supplier communication to resolve transactional issues.
• Responsible for resolving invoice price and terms discrepancies to enable order processing.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Minimum of two years of purchasing/procurement experience.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook);
• Experience with Oracle purchasing
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines on a consistent basis
• Maintain high level of confidentiality and professionalism
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently

Minimum Job Requirements: 18 years or older and legally able to work in the U.S.; stable work history with good references from past employers; pass a drug screen, physical, and background check; and speak fluent English.
Benefits: Key benefits and services offered (depending on eligibility) include affordable options for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; matching 401(k) plan; employee discounts; industry-leading training and leadership development programs; paid sick leave, vacations, and holidays; safety incentives and bonuses; and much more.

Department/Job Function: 62E – Procurement

Reporting to: Procurement Manager, SGS PSC

Exempt or Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

Hourly or Salary: Hourly

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

SGS Petroleum Service Corporation (PSC) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.