Senior Subcontracts Specialist

Drive Strategic Sourcing. Reduce Risk. Create Value.

At Dart, we're looking for a seasoned procurement professional who thrives on building and owning sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and delivering measurable business results. As a Senior Subcontracts Specialist, you'll play a key role in managing critical construction and engineering services, driving cost savings initiatives, ensuring contract compliance and support on project execution, supporting material purchases for utilities and facilities, and partnering closely with stakeholders across the organization.

If you're a strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset, strong negotiation skills, deep procurement or construction expertise, and a passion for continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that align with stakeholder needs, provide value, reduce costs, strengthen contractor performance, and minimize risk
• Lead negotiations and contracting activities for assigned  categories
• Partner with internal stakeholders to implement procurement programs and achieve business objectives
• Drive value creation through supplier sourcing, alternative supplier qualification, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Run the full RFP process utilizing procurement systems and analytical tools
• Perform bid walks with stakeholders and contractors to fully materialize the scope requirements
• Provide a complete bid analysis (cost, risk, schedule, etc.) to the stakeholders and provide recommendations
• Facilitate contract reviews and execution in partnership with Legal and business stakeholders
• Identify, track, and deliver savings opportunities for assigned spend categories
• Monitor supplier performance, spend trends, and procurement KPIs
• Maintain accurate procurement data, documentation, and reporting
• Present sourcing recommendations, project updates, and category strategies to business leaders and senior management
• Be able to accurately use SAP to issue out purchase orders, maintain master data, and pull spend information
• Support procurement system administration and purchasing activities across the organization

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in procurement, construction, engineering, supply chain,  or a related field
• Entrepreneurial skill set to build and develop the initiatives with little guidance and varying availability of information
• Strong understanding of strategic sourcing, purchasing, and materials management best practices / or strong understanding of construction processes and project delivery
• Experience negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships
• Knowledge of procurement documentation including purchase orders, requisitions, quotations, bills of lading, contracts, and invoices
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUPs, formulas, and data analysis
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field
• Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related discipline
• SAP ERP
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience interpreting spend data, financial metrics, and statistical information
• Experience developing procurement dashboards, reports, and business analytics
• Ability to utilize AI stacks as necessary

Why Join Dart?

We are at the forefront of a transformation here at Dart.  It is rare for anyone in their career to be able to build something from the ground up and own it.  You will have the ability to develop your categories, develop your strategies, build stakeholder relationships, and ultimately define this role in your image.  You'll have the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide sourcing decisions, lead strategic supplier initiatives, and deliver meaningful business impact through cost savings, operational excellence, and risk reduction. This role offers a high level of visibility and collaboration with leaders across Procurement, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Supply Chain.

Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red SOLO cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for 65 years.  We’re a family-owned, family-focused company of 12,000 employees united by a shared set of values and dedicated to providing exceptional customer service. Headquartered in Mason, MI, with 30 locations in three countries, we’re proud of our ability to innovate, manufacture and lead the way with each new generation of quality products.

Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace.  Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

*THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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