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With its best-in-class parking and hospitality solutions and its fully integrated technology platform, we deliver seamless parking and mobility experiences in the places where people live, learn, work, play, rejuvenate, and recover. Towne’s 14,000 team members create smiles by delivering exceptional experiences for the millions of people we proudly serve each year. For nearly 40 years, Towne has been committed to providing the best experience, delivered by the best team, powered by innovative technology, enhancing lives and communities. For more information, visit www.towne.com and follow us on LinkedIn.\nClick here for important notices that may be applicable to you.\nFor more information about our privacy policy, please click here.\nSUMMARYThe 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.\nDrawing 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.\nJob Details\nCompensation: 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.\nAdditional Compensation: Employees may be eligible to receive annual incentive bonuses depending on their job classification and the policy guidelines.\nBenefits: 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.\nPaid 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.\nEligibility 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.\nReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all functions.\nDescriptive Statement(s)\nPurchases 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. \nSources and negotiates pricing, terms, and contracts with suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics providers to optimize cost, quality, and supply continuity; prepares RFPs and bid analyses. \nManages the procurement of company vehicles (shuttle buses, vans, and support vehicles) from specification through delivery and upfitting. \nMonitors supplier and co-manufacturer performance, compliance, and supply risks; manages the fleet maintenance vendor network, including negotiated rates and service expectations. \nMonitors inventory across warehouses, 3PLs, and locations; supports demand planning and the reduction of excess and obsolete inventory. \nPartners with Operations, Customer Service, and Accounting on order fulfillment, new location openings, vendor setup, and invoice reconciliation. \nCoordinates preventive maintenance and repairs with maintenance vendors and reviews repair estimates for necessity and cost. \nMaintains vehicle registrations, permits, DOT/FMCSA vehicle records, and fleet fuel and maintenance cards. \nUses Samsara and other telematics tools track fleet metrics; reports on vehicle utilization and cost and recommends vehicle replacement. \nThe total amount of time for all functions of the job\nQUALIFICATIONS\nEducation:\nBachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Transportation, or a related field preferred. \nRequired Licensure, Certification, etc.:\nN/A \nWork Experience:\nTwo (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. \nExperience with fleet management, vehicle procurement, or DOT regulations is a plus. \nKnowledge & Skills:\nWorking knowledge of sourcing, purchasing, and inventory management processes, with demonstrated negotiation skills. \nKnowledge of or experience with Samsara, Fleetio, or other fleet management systems preferred. \nProficiency in Excel and experience with ERP or purchasing systems (e.g., Reqlogic, SAP, NetSuite, Oracle). \nStrong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple orders, suppliers, and deadlines. \nAbility to build effective working relationships with suppliers, site Account Managers, and corporate partners. \nExperience using AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) to support research, analysis, and reporting is a plus. \nSCOPE\nAuthority to Act:\nPerforms 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.\nBudget Responsibility:\nThe employee issues purchase orders and commits spend within approved purchasing authority limits. The employee does not own a departmental budget.\nWORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL DEMANDS\nThe working conditions and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nPhysical Requirements\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. 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