Procurement Specialist - Professional Services

We are looking to add a new member to our growing Procurement team. In this role, you’ll provide sourcing and procurement support to internal departments like Office Administration, HR, Recruiting, Creative Engagement, Accounting and Facilities.

You’ll work closely with stakeholders to plan an approach for upcoming needs and renewals, understand key requirements and expected outcomes for each project, develop and lead RFPs, and analyze and level bid responses. Negotiating agreements with suppliers will be a key focus of the role, ensuring that a contract encapsulates all of our requirements in collaboration with our Legal group. 

Once a contract is completed, you will raise purchase orders and oversee any invoicing discrepancies. Throughout this process, you’ll oversee supplier communications and work with stakeholders to build strong supplier relationships.

We’re looking for an independent and organized individual who can jump into the work to make an immediate impact. The right person for this role will have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working with people from all different backgrounds.  

• 5+ years of related procurement experience, including a deep understanding of RFPs, MSAs, and SOWs
• A proven leader that has experience overseeing complex projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A self-starter that requires minimal supervision
• Resourceful and comfortable navigating through ambiguity
• Strong negotiation, collaboration, and project management skills
• Effective at managing large sourcing projects and daily transactional workload
• Experience creating POs with P2P systems (e.g. Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, Workday)
• Comfortable analyzing and redlining contracts
• Wants to understand the big picture as well as the intricate details
• Flexible team player; willing to support other workflows as needed 
• Fluent in English