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Procurement Consultant – Professional Services Category

Looking for a Procurement Consultant to provide end-to-end category management support, strategic sourcing, and procurement of professional services and outsourced/technology services on a global scale under general supervision (but will work independently most of the time). This person will work on a global team, with teammates in the UK, APAC, and the US, supporting a $100M category of spend.

Responsibilities

• Collect requirements and specifications from partners and lead competitive bidding processes if applicable (e.g. RFx, eAuctions, etc.)
• Negotiate commercial arrangements and contracts with vendors
• Present negotiation strategies and opportunities to partners and management
• Professional services management
• Collaborate with Client business partners to develop and execute sourcing and procurement strategies
• Provide thought-leadership around improvements of global policies, operations, programs and processes
• Utilize internal tools and vendor management systems to execute SOWs.
• Drive vendor quality and performance improvement initiatives and harness vendor innovation ideas
• Assist with forecasting / planning processes, demand management, and developing contracts that scale future enterprise needs
• Serve as a key subject matter expert
• Carry out complex activities with significant financial, client, and/or internal business impacts
• Analyze industry and vendor data / trends and make recommendations to business partners about key insights, trade-offs, and risks

Preferred Qualifications

• Detail-oriented
• Experience with sourcing and procurement applications, PeopleSoft ERP, Coupa, MS Office Suite and advanced Excel skills
• Ability to breakdown complex problems and resolve them through independent research and analysis
• Past experience presenting to executive and senior leadership
• 3+ years of relevant procurement category management experience (emphasis on contingent labor/professional services preferred)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or Finance (MBA preferred)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Previous experience with vendor management system (VMS) Beeline, and working with a Managed Service Provider preferred
• Experience developing and implementing process improvements Experience with Labor Contracts, managed services contracts
• Strong time and project management skills
• Success working with cross functional and diverse teams
• Understanding of procurement best practices