Procurement Specialist

Job Title: Procurement Specialist

Location: Cambridge, MA, 02141 or Bridgewater, NJ

Duration: 3 months

This position’s starting pay is: $46.00/hr.

HM Notes:

Primary Location Cambridge, Alternate Work location Bridgewater, NJ - local candidates only Hybrid.

Top Must Have Skills:

• 3+ years’ experience in Procurement or related field (including agency-side experience).
• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Previous pharma experience required, Experience with contracts, Project Management skills (planning, prioritizing).
• Consistency of focus upon delivery of outcomes and results.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to utilize tools/systems accordingly – Excel.
• Prepares purchase orders, approves payments, and negotiates prices to ensure the procurement process goes smoothly, under general guidance.

Description:

This position is responsible to support the implementation of global sourcing strategies for Events and Medical Operations Services spend categories with transversal collaboration with any relevant category of spend and associated global lead buyers or regional/local buyers.

Candidate will support local operations linked to Events and Medical Operations services ensuring right level of support to key stakeholders .

Primary focus The Events and Medical Communications Agencies category includes all spend natures related to internal and external events, Booths, publications, Scientific Engagement, Medical Communications services, targeted communications, production & adaptation.

Key Focus of this role will be to: 1- Drive Key Events & med coms procurement drivers execution in its regions (High value programs). 2- Business Partnering with GBUs, GTMC, SBO teams 3- SRM with strategic vendors

Individual will require a wide understanding of market in this evolving space and evolution of market opportunities.

Individual is responsible to evaluate the pharma market practises within medical communication services and Events to help decisions makers with best options .

The position responsibilities and mission include but are not limited to:

o Implement the global procurement strategies to manage optimally the SBO & Medical or Commercial function spends as appropriate.

o Optimize Events & MedCom Spend

o Support Masterclasses / Workshop with internal & external stakeholders.

o Project management across procurement categories to deliver on time sourcing.

o Maintain knowledge of strategic suppliers and support tools allowing efficient oversights

o Early engage and connect to improve communication and delivery and overall customer experience

o Support procurement awareness across communities of stakeholders (e.g. by providing training on procurement)

Procurement operations

o Adapt, implement & execute global category strategies,

o Support savings objectives at regional and country level

o Comply to policies

o Support the most strategic negotiations for M&S procurement topics as well as any major supplier issues, represent procurement on key governances as assigned ensuring active participation. And support as requested by other categories to ensure improved business outcomes.

o Ensure source to Pay (end to end) processes continually improve and provide needs to other Business Transformation functions and procurement domains

o Report activities & Performance as requested.

Customer Centricity

o Engage and facilitate the Regional Procurement network, the proper Business partnering in countries & regions, as it pertains to Business Operations, Medical or commercial sourcing needs, Strategic and innovative approach for business solutions while in compliance with external and internal policies

Skills / Knowledge

Experience:

o 3+ years’ experience in Procurement or related field (including agency-side experience)

o Knowledge of best-in-class Procurement techniques and processes

o Defines and balances strategic priorities against immediate operational challenges

Soft skills:

o Project Management skills (planning, prioritizing)

o Consistency of focus upon delivery of outcomes and results

o Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to utilize tools/systems accordingly

o Ability to work independently on multiple concurrent priorities/projects

o Able to quickly assimilate new information

o Readily adapts to new environment, processes, ways of working, etc.

o Strong communication, presentation, change management and negotiation skills

o Role model in compliance and ethics

o Actively seeks feedback to identify opportunities for improvement

o Resilience and aptitude to navigate in a complex organization

Education : Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university

Languages: English language proficiency, written and verbal

About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at:

Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

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