Build your career in the early childhood education field and become a valued member of our team at BrightPath Kids! As a proud member of the Busy Bees global childcare community, we offer exceptional opportunities for your career to thrive. Join our diverse community of over 5,000 dedicated employees, and experience competitive pay and benefits, including a childcare discount. With our rapid growth, now is the perfect time to apply and shape an extraordinary future with us. Unleash your potential and join BrightPath! Procurement Specialist + Supplier Management: Research, evaluate, and recommend new suppliers or consolidation of existing categories, while also administering and managing relationships with vendors to ensure adherence to contracted terms. + Purchasing & Administration: Process requests for goods and services outside of established systems, handle supplier invoice queries, and support inter-departmental reconciliation + Record Keeping: Create and maintain accurate records of procurement activities to establish savings calculations, supplier performance, budgetary forecasting, and other procurement-related documentation. + Internal Coordination: Work closely with internal groups to understand their procurement needs, available products align with business objectives, and discover priorities for future enhancements for both. + Process Support: Assist in preparing tender documents, evaluating bids, and developing procurement strategies by category to systematically reimagine and streamline procurement functions. + Compliance: Ensure that all purchasing activities adhere to established guidelines, policies, and procedures. Assist in evaluation of vendors for risk profile scoring and prioritization of corrective actions needed or replacement. Required Skillset: · Ability to analyze financial reporting to curate catalog and deliver a balanced approach of cost versus operational support and sustainability · Strong and efficient communications skills as primary interaction will be with staff running our centers and vendor representatives · Attention to detail and advanced organizational skills is critical for a successful candidate · Familiarity with systems such as O365, NetSuite or like, Purchasing systems, and Project Management · Ability to critically assess and balance needs of the business with strategic objectives to deliver the right solutions at the right time.