Genesis Alkali is the world's largest natural soda ash mine and production site, offering a secure, reliable and diverse range of high-quality product choices. Alkali mines and processes trona ore and manufactures soda ash that is used in the production of glass, detergents, chemical manufacturing, pulp and paper production, and water treatment. It also produces sodium bicarbonate and other chemical compounds used in common industrial, agricultural, and household applications. Our main Alkali operations are in Green River, Wyoming, home of the world's largest trona ore deposit, with a corporate office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Genesis Alkali, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Genesis Energy, L.P., (NYSE: GEL). Genesis Energy is a growth-oriented master limited partnership headquartered in Houston, Texas.  Through four divisions: offshore pipeline transportation, sodium minerals and sulfur services, marine transportation and onshore facilities and transportation, we provide an integrated suite of services to refineries, oil producers, and industrial and commercial enterprises. For more information visit www.genesisenergy.com or alkali.genesisenergy.com.

Why Join Genesis Alkali? 

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience. 
• Medical, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance, Vision, Flexible Spending (Medical and Dependent Care) and Health Savings Accounts, and Pre-paid Legal, beginning first day of employment; company funds a portion of HSA. Retirement 
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried employees, company makes Safe Harbor matching contributions (fully vested) of 100% up to the first 5% of eligible pay you contribute; additionally, Company makes discretionary contributions up to 5% of eligible pay in the first quarter of the following year (three-year vesting requirement).
•  Pension for Hourly Union employees 
• Opportunity to participate in a 401(k) savings plan. The company does not provide a matching contribution for pension eligible employees. 
• Tuition reimbursement programs are available to qualifying employees for approved programs.
• Subsidized transportation to our plant from Green River, Rock Springs, and the Bridger Valley.

Title: Procurement Speacialist

Location: Green River, WY

Key Responsibilities:

   Responsible for sourcing, negotiations, contract formation, supplier management and strategic planning for all Mine related needs 
   Contract and vendor management, regulatory compliance are key aspects of the role
   Key commodity group responsibilities include MRO, Services, Capital, Repairable and Stores purchases
   Interactions with personnel range from the tactical to the strategic, involving communications with management
   Must have skills and flexibility to support and cover other procurement positions within the department as needed
   Identify and take action on tasks and projects to drive compliance to Genesis policies and practices
   Communicate (verbal and written) throughout the organization to ensure business needs are met
   Contribute to the development of department processes and procedures, including onboarding and training of new department employees
   Punctual, customer focused and display sense of urgency
   Capable of self-starting and acting independently on tasks and projects

Activities:

   Conducts local/regional sourcing, including negotiating and contracting, for materials and services for the site
   Manage Contracts and maintain vendor relationships critical to the site
   Ensures appropriate local sourcing process takes place according to Green River purchasing policies and procedures 
   Ensures the site implements and is compliant with global/regional/local purchasing contracts 
   Works with suppliers to resolve local supply issues, invoicing issues, tracks vendor reliability & performance as well as product/material/service quality 
   Evaluates supplier performance data and drives improvements
   Identifies procurement savings opportunities, executing and documenting results 
   Reviews and approves new vendor requests; assures supplier prequalification is performed and evaluated prior to adding new vendors, as applicable
   Works with other functional areas to streamline and improve process and ensure site is trained on procurement policies and processes
   Ensure proper order/transactional execution, data entry and follow-up reporting is done in a quality and timely manner
   Provide the information to report the budget and forecast information to the Controllers, as required
   Support relevant site quality systems, Safety Systems, or other such management systems where applicable.
   Participates in the safety programs and activities
   Service the organization through relationship building between Procurement and all other units
   Execution of detailed PO/contracts relating to services, materials, timeliness, cost savings and profitability

Skill, Capability and Educational Requirements:

Required:

   High School diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) with 1-3 years of relevant functional procurement experience or

   Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year college or university OR High School diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) with 4-5 years of relevant functional procurement experience in a manufacturing setting or

   Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year college or university OR High School diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) with 5+ years of relevant functional procurement experience in a manufacturing setting or project engineering firm focusing on capital project

Preferred:

   Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
   Effective negotiation and influencing skills 
   CPM or CPSM Certification desired 
   Integrated use of ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, and strong working knowledge of MS office 
   Execution of detailed PO/contracts relating to services, materials, timeliness, cost savings and profitability

   A relevant mix of education and other experiences will be considered 

Final determination on pay grade will be made by HR and company leadership holistically considering the candidate's education, experience, past performance, demonstrated leadership and influence.  

Genesis Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices. Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to apply through this site because of a disability. Contact Genesis Human Resources to discuss reasonable accommodations by sending an email to [email protected].