Job Details: Job Location: Admin McMillan – Cincinnati, OH, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Salary Range: $70400.00Salary, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Nonprofit – Social Services, Join Our Mission as a Centralized Procurement Specialist
Make Every Purchase Matter
At Lighthouse Youth & Family Services, every dollar spent helps create brighter futures for children, families, and communities. We're looking for a detail-oriented, service-focused, and resource-savvy Centralized Procurement Specialist to help ensure our teams have the supplies, resources, and vendor partnerships they need to make a meaningful impact every day.
If you enjoy finding the best solutions, building strong vendor relationships, managing multiple priorities, and helping an organization operate efficiently, we want to hear from you.
What You'll Do
As our Centralized Procurement Specialist, you'll be the go-to resource for purchasing and procurement across the organization. You'll help deliver everything from office supplies and groceries to furniture, client support items, and vendor services, ensuring purchases are timely, cost-effective, and aligned with our mission.
In This Role, You Will:
✅ Manage purchasing requests from departments across the organization
✅ Coordinate procurement of supplies, furniture, client-support resources, gift cards, and operational materials
✅ Partner with vendors to secure quality products, competitive pricing, and exceptional service
✅ Support vendor onboarding, contract management, and supplier performance monitoring
✅ Ensure compliance with organizational policies, funding requirements, and procurement standards
✅ Help track inventory, donations, purchasing metrics, and procurement records
✅ Collaborate with teams across the agency to provide outstanding customer service and purchasing support
✅ Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase cost savings while supporting our mission [Centralize…cialist RD | Word]
What Makes You Successful
You are:
Organized and highly detail-oriented
A strong relationship builder
Comfortable juggling multiple priorities
Skilled at problem solving and finding practical solutions
Passionate about customer service
Data-driven and process-minded
Committed to responsible stewardship of organizational resources
Qualifications: What You'll Bring
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience
2 to 5 years of procurement, purchasing, accounts payable, or supply chain experience
Experience using ERP or procurement systems
Strong organizational and communication skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Experience working in a centralized procurement model
Knowledge of sourcing, contract administration, and procurement best practices
Experience in a nonprofit, healthcare, public sector, or mission-driven organization
Familiarity with grant-funded or donor-funded purchasing
Advanced Excel or data analysis skills
Why Join Lighthouse?
At Lighthouse, your work directly supports programs that strengthen families, empower youth, and build stronger communities. You'll join a collaborative team that values innovation, stewardship, accountability, and service. Every purchase you coordinate helps ensure our staff have the tools they need to change lives.
If you're ready to combine operational excellence with meaningful purpose, we'd love to meet you.
Apply today and help us make every resource count.