Procurement Professional

This is full time, in-person work in Anchorage, Alaska.If you are aProcurement Professional, Alaska Village Electric Cooperative is looking for youIf you can interpret guidelines, adapt procedures, negotiate contracts, have experience with complex shipping methods, and experience working with vendors, you could be the Procurement Professional we need. You might thrive in this role if you are able to exercise independent discretion and judgment, have knowledge of a wide range of procurement contact law, and have prior data migration experience. Utility cooperatives are known for hiring long-term employees - the Purchasing Agent has 20 years of experience and is ready to train youThe Procurement Professional position isfull-timeand paid based on experience within an established wage range of $41.22 to $50.62 per hour.Alaska Village Electric Cooperativeis unlike any other utility in the world, serving nearly 60 communities throughout rural Alaska. Come for the adventure, stay for the challenge and let usWOWyou with our benefits.Benefits:- Medical and RX (2 plans available)- Dental- Vision- Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account- Basic Life Insurance, ADandD, Spouse Life paid for by AVEC- Supplemental Life Insurance- 401K Plan with Employer Match- Defined Benefit Plan (Employer paid pension)- Leave starting at 21 days per year- 8 paid Holidays- 2 Floating Holidays and 1 Birthday Holiday- Short Term and Long-Term Disability- Option for working a 9/80 schedule (after 6 months)- Dependent Care Flexible Spending AccountThe Procurement Professional reports to the CFO and works under leadership of the Purchasing Agent, while providing guidance to the Procurement Specialist as well as other departments within the Cooperative. As our Procurement Professional, you will:- 50% of time: perform routine transactions converting purchase requests to purchase orders.- Negotiate fuel delivery contracts, lead fuel acquisition, and schedule deliveries to ensure fuel supply for generating sites.- Lead acquisition and scheduling of deliveries of goods, services, and construction including specialized items (constructed to specifications).- Request and obtain cost of special or complex shipping methods (i.e., barge, rail, charter aircraft) and recommend most expedient and/or cost-effective method.- Negotiate issues such as establishing deviations in product or delivery, modifying terms or waiving penalties for returned items.- Work with vendors to negotiate discounts such as volume and cash transaction discounts.- Lead mapping for source to target during data migration for procurement software system(s), perform or confirm testing of static data and transaction data from one core system to another.- Maintain full working knowledge of federal procurement requirements and procedures (2 CFR Part 200) for grant compliance, evaluate backup from others compliance, ensure backup is acceptable for audit standards, and integrate requirements into all required purchasing instrument documents.- Draft, edit, and review purchasing instruments including sealed bid documents and specifications of custom items; lead development and implementation of procedure manual for position at and below this level; draft, edit, review, and evaluate service contracts (i.e., janitorial, lawn).Qualifications:- A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field. OR,- At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. OR,- One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to Procurement Specialist 2 level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of s ecialized experience includes experience with:Knowledge of purchasing and contracting practices and procedures within the organization.Experience performing clerical or assistant duties in support of purchasing and procurement; procuring supplies and services to meet the purchase needs of an organization; working with engineering and operations staff to determine procurement needs and prior

Created: 2026-03-16