Title: Buying Professional 2
Location: Orlando, FL 32817
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (1st shift)
Work Environment: Office / Procurement
Contract Length: 9 months
Pay Rate: $35 - $40 p/hr



Job Summary
As a Buying Professional 2, you'll play a key part in keeping operations efficient, reliable, and cost‑effective. You’ll partner closely with internal teams, work directly with suppliers, and help shape the procurement strategies that keep our business moving.
This is a great opportunity for someone who brings experience in procurement or supply chain, but also wants room to grow, influence processes, and work independently with support from a collaborative team.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement commodity strategies to secure long‑term, cost‑efficient material supply.
• Ensure compliance with global procurement processes, systems, and guidelines (P2P, procurement policies, IT systems).
• Prepare and conduct supplier negotiations to maximize savings.
• Document, track, and implement realized savings for transparency and business reporting.
• Execute supplier management activities, including qualification, selection, evaluation, development, and classification.
• Collaborate closely with internal customers to ensure alignment and early involvement in procurement activities.
• Provide supplier data to project teams and conduct project‑specific supplier evaluations.
• Contribute to procurement process improvements and support implementation of best practices.

Qualifications
Required:

• 3–5 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or commodity management.
• Strong professional knowledge of procurement practices and supplier management.
• Ability to analyze specifications, supply markets, and customer requirements.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP tools.

Preferred:

• Negotiation experience with suppliers.
• Experience supporting cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to work independently in a target‑driven environment.

Key Skills

• Supplier negotiation & management
• Procurement process compliance (P2P)
• Cost analysis and savings documentation
• ERP/SAP proficiency
• Internal stakeholder collaboration
• Technical and commercial understanding

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.