Inbound Procurement Specialist Job Listing at NFM in Omaha, NE (Job ID 18732)

Description

At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we've been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today's Best places to work, and here a few reasons why:  A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history.  A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreamsand a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities.

Pay Range: $47,915 – 59,414 annually (based on experience)

Job Description: Your Piece of the Puzzle

As NFM's Transportation Inbound Procurement Specialist you will encompass the review, planning and execution of all inbound provider contracts to all NFM facilities in North America, including ports of entry. Responsible for analysis of all inbound provider contracts active or generated by NFM. This is a hybrid position located in Omaha, NE. 

Job Duties: A Day in the Life

• Be the Expert: Assist in the execution of inbound transportation contract(s) to carriers and manage transportation performance to ensure customer satisfaction and freight cost efficiency
• Support: Maintain and review all active provider terms and renewals, project ideation, discovery, development, execution, and post-mortem
• Communicate: Company newsletters, business reviews, project updates, etc. 
• Report: Maintain, update, and provide various reports by service level to all levels of the company
• Team: Work directly with operations managers, service providers, inbound planning, and warehouse managers to ensure contract conformance and service level
• Collaborate: Serve as point of contact between project planning, warehouse, and service providers to solve contract service issues

Your work will directly impact our ability to help people create a lifestyle they love, for the people they love—because that's what we love.

Qualifications: Can You Check These Boxes?

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, related field, or equivalent experience
• 4 years of industry experience specifically in contract procurement both international transporting and domestic transporting
• Experience working with domestic and international carriers, to include freight forwarding agents
• Knowledge JDA/Nexus/TMS Software preferred
• Intermediate/advance Microsoft Excel skills involving multiple data points/validations including but not limited to data queries, vertical look up, pivot tables etc. required
• Ability to enter data quickly and accurately
• Pre-employment screening includes, but isn't limited to, criminal background check

Benefits: What's in It for You?

As a full-time member of our NFM Family, you will enjoy:
 

• Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
• Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
• Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
• Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
• Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)  
• Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months)    
• Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
• Paid community volunteer opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• You'll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM's 401(k) and you're eligible for company match after one year.  NFM's 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option

  Nebraska Furniture Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer