Senior Procurement Specialist - Electrical/Fiber-Comm
Cincinnati, OHFull-timeSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The Senior Procurement Specialist conducts and leads competitive sourcing and evaluation of complex equipment and scope packages across multiple projects or categories. The role manages procurement from scope review through bid coordination and award recommendations, collaborates with project teams, suppliers, and procurement leadership, and supervises procurement staff. It can be performed from any Turner office location and involves 30–40% travel.
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Division: SourceBlue Project Location(s): New York, NY 10001 USA Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: 30-40% Job Type: Regular Job Classification: Experienced Education: Job Family: SourceBlue Compensation: Salaried Exempt SourceBlue is a subsidiary of Turner Construction Company that has been purchasing materials and equipment for major construction projects for over 20 years. With a staff of 350+ dedicated professionals and growth in equipment and material procurement since its inception, we provide Clients with comprehensive procurement services that are unmatched in the industry today. Visit us for more at www.SourceBlue.comThis position can be performed from any Turner office location. **Position Description:**Conduct and leadcompetitive sourcing and evaluation of complex equipment and scope packagesacross multiple projects or categories, ensuring accuracy and alignment with project requirements. Manage procurement process from scope review to bid coordination and award recommendations, working closely with SourceBlue Preconstruction team, project staff, suppliers, and procurementleadership. Facilitates review of procurement materials to ensure completenessand ready for award, supervise procurement staff, and support talentdevelopment and operational improvement efforts.Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities: Conduct and lead implementation of SourceBlue (SB) competitive procurement process through bid evaluation and Best and Final Offer (BAFO)processes for assigned projects, including Request for Questions/Proposals (RFQ/RFP) development, bid management, analysis, negotiations, and award recommendations. Establish project-specific bidding procedures, prepare bid documentation, and review and address comments on bid lists Serve as key liaison between assigned project teams and stakeholders, including business centers, suppliers, and procurement leadership, while supervising SB Procurement team and supporting talent development, operational consistency, and continuous improvement initiatives. Establish thorough understanding of project drawings, specifications, and scopes of work; to manage procurement development process and finalization of scopes of work for assigned procurement packages and to ensure clarity, completeness, fully vetted, and in alignment with project needs. Oversee scope alignment process, bid clarifications, revisions, and Best and Final Offers (BAFOs), provide process guidance to SB Procurement team as needed. Engage in negotiations of scope and pricing through to bid awards. Finalize and issue Recommendation of Award (ROA) documentation, including assumptions, qualifications, exclusions, and approved alternates to SB Preconstruction lead. Collaborate with internal teams responsible for supplier prequalification to support informed sourcing decisions. Oversee review and escalation of scope gaps, construction issues, and technical questions identified during bid and procurement activities. Contribute recommendations to continuous improvement reviews for developing and implementing procurement standards, tools, and best practices. Support and participate in SB procurement system initiatives, data accuracy, reporting, and adoption of new platforms. Analyze procurement data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for cost savings or performance improvements. Provide coaching and supervise daily work activities for SB Procurement team, participate in hiring process, conduct onboarding for new hires, deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, contribute to perf
How this job compares
Set against the 5,387 open Procurement jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Ohio median$89–147K/yr70 salary ranges
- US median$25–35/hr375 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 263 open Procurement jobs in Ohio and 5,387 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Accenture14 open
- Kroger Family of Companies14 open
- Deloitte8 open
- Experience
- Procurement postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (4,239 postings).
- Education
- 2,402 of the 5,387 open Procurement jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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