
Specialist, Sourcing (Buyer)
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Job overview
The Sourcing Specialist procures materials for BrightView development projects and select maintenance projects, following company guidelines. The role works with branch managers, project teams, suppliers, and Accounts Payable to align purchasing, fulfill orders, resolve supplier performance issues, and support procurement metrics. It also identifies cost-saving opportunities and maintains purchase orders. The position requires in-person presence in an office environment.
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Description
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Job Summary
- The Sourcing Specialist carries out procurement of all materials needed for BrightView projects according to Company guidelines, for all Development projects, and select Maintenance projects as directed by management
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Ensure that all materials are acquired at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source, urgency of need, and rebate programs
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Maintain relationships with Branch Managers, Project Management, and other business leaders to ensure that procurement is aligned with their objectives
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Live by the organizational procurement strategy
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Assist in executing against objectives for purchasing within the assigned vertical
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Help identify cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities
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Ensure the execution of standards, controls, policies, procedures, and performance metrics to effectively and efficiently manage the acquisition and reporting of spending across the company
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Actively participate in project turnover meetings, ensure documentation is complete, and discuss assumptions
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Facilitate the submittal process
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Prepare & maintain master purchase orders
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Coordinate with suppliers and non-Procurement stakeholders to facilitate order fulfillment
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Coordinate with suppliers to resolve performance-related issues
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Work with Accounts Payable to ensure timely receipt and payment for materials
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Assist with the execution against measurable performance metrics for procurement activities, including but not limited to the following:
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Spend under rebate
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Supplier performance
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Supplier quality
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Material shortage elimination
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Buyer activity levels
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Financial performance
Education and Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree
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1+ years procurement experience in landscaping, construction, or related industry
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Customer service experience
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Effective oral and written communication skills
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Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
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Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment
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Strong work ethic
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Bilingual (Spanish) a plus
Physical Demands/Requirements:
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Constant operation of a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, a cell phone, and printers/copiers
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Position is sedentary; must be able to remain in a stationary position for a majority of the time
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Operates in an office environment and requires in-person presence
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Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur
Work Environment:
- Work is conducted in a professional office environment, with a collaborative and dynamic team setting, and requires in-person presence
BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
Compensation Pay Range:
85,000.00 90,000.00
BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process .
It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,259 open Sourcing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$85–90K/yr
- Massachusetts median$111–161K/yr31 salary ranges
- US median$110–181K/yr818 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $88K, is 37% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($138K) — in the lowest quarter of Sourcing salary ranges in Massachusetts.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 42 open Sourcing jobs in Massachusetts and 1,259 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- Accenture5 open
- Citizens3 open
- Form Energy3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Sourcing postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,021 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 669 of the 1,259 open Sourcing jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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