Beware of Clark Associates-Procurement Analyst - Procurement Analyst Clark Associates Employee Review

1.0
May 10, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are decent. Coffee machines are good.

Cons

I would echo everything that was said in other negative reviews pertaining to purchasing, buyers, and procurement analysts. For the interview, I applied to pricing analyst but the interviewer thought he was interviewing me for the procurement analyst. The very first day I started here, I started getting assignments with almost no training. The expectations were never really clear to me so I never knew how I was doing. Throughout my time, I received training and was expected to remember everything I was told even though I never got the chance to practice what I was trained. In about the 4th week, I finally got feedback and the manager tore me to shreds by calling me "unintelligent" and that I should have included more detail in my work. That was not apparent to me and as I said before, expectations were not clear at all. I told my manager that I was getting all this training and not having the opportunity to practice what I was trained on. He basically said "tough luck." The most positive thing I was told was that I had a good attitude. This place shattered my confidence. The following week, I got more assignments but the manager created a toxic environment for me and I was hesitant to share anything to him. I was also hesitant to ask questions because he either made me feel like I was not listening or he did not have time. I have noticed that for every negative review, Clark responds by saying they take the 30 to 60 day reviews very seriously (and they will probably respond to me to with that same phrase). That's great that you take that seriously, but I was not set up to succeed here with expectations not given to me. From the looks of most of the reviews and from my experience, this company does not care about its people.

avatar
Clark Associates Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback, and we're sorry to hear that your experience was so negative. While you're right that we're intentional about determining during an employee's first 60 days whether or not the role is a good fit for both the employee and the company, the communication between an employee and his or her manager should be respectful, constructive, and helpful. We apologize that you felt like you were being torn to shreds without being given clear expectations or guidance. We hear you, we take your feedback seriously, and we are constantly working to improve in the way we communicate across the company. Your concerns have been passed to our Procurement management team so the issues can be appropriately addressed.

Explore other reviews about Clark Associates

5.0
Jan 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work Pto Good benefits

Cons

Lower pay than other places

4.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Work schedule, good benefits.

Cons

Limited room for growth. Hard to switch projects

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All