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Company Description

Since opening our first self-storage facility in 1972, Public Storage has grown to become the largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the world. With thousands of locations across the U.S. and Europe, and more than 170 million net rentable square feet of real estate, we're also one of the largest landlords.

We've been recognized as A Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute. And, our employees have also voted us as having Best Career Growth , ranked us in the Top 5% for Work Culture , and in the Top 10% for Diversity and Inclusion .

We're a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500 . Our common and preferred stocks trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Job Description

We are looking for a Procurement Program Manager to join our team at our corporate office in Plano, TX. We are looking for a dependable and energetic professional who takes pride in providing excellent customer service and doesn't mind wearing multiple hats. The Procurement Program Manager performs corporate, field and IT purchasing, vendor management, contract negotiation and coordinates purchasing, quoting, and bidding for goods and services in support of program operations. The Procurement Program Manager should be experienced in managing and resolving a wide range of projects.

• Participates in ERP project team meetings to integrate a flexible, robust procurement module within SAP
• Creates, edits, and otherwise manages workflow through carefully controlled purchasing accounts for field personnel with established vendors
• Negotiates and executes contract terms and conditions with suppliers
• Leads sourcing activity across all categories as required
• Reviews and recommend process improvement for purchasing group
• Prepares, negotiates, analyzes, and administers contracts with suppliers; should be familiar with standard contract language and applicable uses; and assists in the preparation of contract specifications
• Develops positive relationships with vendors and suppliers, reviews costs, negotiates to get the lowest possible prices and resolves price disputes
• Manages vendor contract items by researching lower cost items, identifying and adding newly requested items and replacing discontinued items
• Makes special purchases outside of approved contract items at the direction of the Corporate Services Director, Chief Operating Officers and Divisional Managers
• Manages, tracks and reports on exception purchasing
• Tracks and reports on field printing volume
• Performs password resets as needed
• Creates and receives Purchase Orders in ServiceNow. Adds new items in ServiceNow
• Provides important accounting functions by managing through SAP and ServiceNow delivery confirmations and goods received and processes supplier invoices through SAP.

Qualifications

Additional Information

Public Storage is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.