Operations - Procurement Associate at EOS IT Solutions in Austin, TX

Summary: EOS IT Solutions is a Global Technology and Logistics company providing IT support services to industry leaders. The Procurement Associate will manage high-volume purchasing and supplier coordination, ensuring material availability and compliance with various policies. Responsibilities: - Create, review, and manage high volumes of POs end-to-end: requisition intake, PO placement, confirmations, expediting, delivery tracking, and issue resolution - Coordinate material availability to meet customer deployment schedules across data centers, ISP networks, hyperscaler builds, and edge rollouts - Monitor supplier acknowledgements, lead times, allocations, backorders, and substitutions; escalate risks and propose mitigations - Act as a day-to-day point of contact for suppliers and channel/partner organizations across multiple regions and time zones - Drive clear written communication for order status, constraints, and corrective actions; keep internal stakeholders aligned - Collaborate with Account Management and Finance teams for invoicing - Maintain item, supplier, pricing, and lead-time master data in ERP/procurement tools - Intermediate to advanced Excel proficiency Required Qualifications: - 1–3+ years in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, operations, or a related role (high-volume environment preferred) - Experience managing PO lifecycle and working with suppliers to meet delivery commitments - Comfort working in fast-paced operations with competing priorities and tight deadlines - Intermediate to advanced Excel proficiency Preferred Qualifications: - Experience supporting customers in data centers, telecom/ISP, cloud/hyperscale, or networking infrastructure environments - Experience with procurement/ERP tools such as Jira, Sage/X3, Odoo - Familiarity with compliance concepts: supplier onboarding, export/import documentation, Incoterms, or audit controls - Exposure to demand planning, inventory management, logistics coordination, or supplier performance tracking Required Skills: Procurement, Purchase Order Lifecycle Management, Supplier Coordination, Supply Chain Operations, ERP/Procurement Tools, Excel, Compliance Concepts, Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics Coordination, Supplier Performance Tracking