The board
Opportunity
Operations
Procurement Specialist
Argonne National Laboratory
- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Lemont, IL USA
- Apply by
- End Date: October 4, 2026
- Posted
- 5 days ago
The Procurement team at Argonne National Laboratory seeks applications from talented and highly-motivated individuals to join a team of specialists focused on providing procurement support and exceptional service to the scientists, engineers, and organizations across the Laboratory.
The Procurement Specialist- Subcontracts facilitates the procurement process through the timely and economical acquisition of services required by the scientific and operations organizations of Argonne National Laboratory within legal constraints of the regulatory procedures and statutes.
A successful candidate will have experience delivering exceptional customer service, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
What you'd do
- Coordinate subcontract closeout activities and maintain procurement trackers, including contract expiration reports, to ensure timely closeouts and proactive notifications to technical representatives.
- Perform pre- and post-award acquisition activities, such as planning, scheduling, administering, terminating, and closing out awards while working jointly with a multitude of personnel (e.g., program, finance, budget, legal).
- Perform price and cost analyses.
- Negotiate orders, evaluate and select vendors, and determine appropriate prices.
- Work with other team members to complete duties as needed.
What they want
- PA1: Minimum of a completed Bachelor's degree and 0+ years of experience
- Experience performing price and cost analyses
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel)
- Effective written and verbal communication and negotiation skills
- Strong analytical, strategic-thinking, and attention-to-detail skills
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
- Ability to work collaboratively with team members to complete duties
- Some experience of applicable procurement regulations and established procurement policies and procedures
- Some knowledge of negotiating orders, evaluating and selecting vendors, and determining appropriate prices
- Ability to complete price analysis
- Starts
- 2026-09-30