Procurement Specialist

Job overview

The Procurement Specialist role is onsite in Saint Louis, MO; compensation is not specified. Tech Electronics is a St. Louis-based technology services company specializing in low-voltage life safety and communication systems, including fire alarm, security, video surveillance, and audiovisual systems. The role manages purchasing decisions and vendor relationships, allocates inventory to project deadlines and customer commitments, tracks orders and resolves supply issues, and maintains reports to identify cost, reliability, and inventory trends. This work helps keep materials flowing and supports project timelines and customer commitments.

What you'll do

• Place and manage purchase orders
• negotiate vendor pricing, discounts, and terms
• build vendor relationships
• resolve pricing discrepancies, lead-time issues, and order problems
• allocate stock to due dates
• track orders and coordinate corrective action
• work across branches on shortages and transfers
• maintain inventory, usage, and quality/failure reports
• use data to identify vendor reliability, cost changes, and potential shortages.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

procurement specialist

saint louis mo

tech electronics

purchasing

purchase orders

vendor negotiation

inventory allocation

delivery management

supply chain

reporting

low-voltage systems

fire and life safety

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting emphasizes ownership of vendor relationships and purchasing decisions, with room to grow into senior procurement, category management, or supply chain analytics.

About the employer

Tech Electronics is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists). Sector: 62.