Procurement Manager

About Us

Fatbeam Fiber, headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is a leading provider advancing innovation and connecting communities with reliable, scalable, and flexible fiber-based internet solutions to carrier, commercial, government/education, healthcare and residential customers. Established in 2010, Fatbeam is one of the fastest growing fiber providers in the West with 150,000+ fiber miles across eight states and 150+ cities. Offering competitive pricing and stringent service level agreements, Fatbeam makes connectivity simple! In short, we are driven, passionate, responsive and, most importantly, flexible.

Position Summary

The Procurement Manager will be responsible for overall accountability in the relationships with vendors. Must possess strong organizational and communication skills and can meet tight deadlines as well as coordinate, prioritize and communicate project statuses. Effectively prioritize multiple contracts and projects through successful time management. You must be self-motivated and able to work independently or with a team with little to no supervision.

Position Responsibilities

• Detailed and tight inventory management tracking and reporting
• Setting and adjusting min / max inventory levels based on usage and lead times
• Research vendors to find the best products and prices available within a given market to include materials and third-party network circuits
• Establish standards and guidelines for vendors, monitoring vendors to ensure these policies are being followed
• Overall management of hiring, negotiating, monitoring, and maintaining vendor contract agreements and overall vendor relationships
• Continuously monitor sales trends, noting which items are selling faster than others, and write reports displaying this data
• Ensure vendor compliance with company standards
• Assure all communications with vendors and internal project team members is seamless
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience

• Wide experience in utilizing measurement tools and implementing vendor management office practices
• Operational knowledge of RFP development and analysis
• Familiarity with cost management and preparing operation reports
• Outstanding knowledge of service level agreement
• 4-year degree in Business, Accounting is required
• A bachelor’s degree in sales, marketing or business is preferred but not required

Other Skills/Abilities

• Excellent negotiating skills
• Effective written and verbal communications are an integral part of this position
• People skills and a great attitude are a must

Compensation and Benefits

• Fatbeam offers market competitive total compensation packages that consists of base pay, incentive compensation for many positions, equity based long term incentive compensation and a full array of robust benefits including health insurance, FSA/HSA accounts, 401K retirement plans, paid leave, and other benefits.
• Above all, we offer a rewarding and performance-oriented culture where our employees feel valued and are part of a great team.

Additional information

Fatbeam requires a background check and the acceptance of a basic non-compete documents for all employees. The background check takes 3-5 days. This offer would be pending upon the results of the background check. We will also need to confirm that your driving record will not prohibit us from adding you to our insurance policy for company vehicles. Lastly, to protect our intellectual property, confidential information, and client relationships, it is our policy to require that employees execute an Employee Conduct Agreement governing these matters. Your execution of this agreement is also a condition of this offer of employment. Your employment with Fatbeam is "at will", which means that you have the right to leave your employment with us at any time while Fatbeam also reserves the right to end the employment relationship at any time.

Fatbeam is an EEO employer.