Procurement Specialist

1 month ago


chicago, United States Prairie Consulting Services Full time

Location: Chicago, IL

Onsite 3 days per week

Contract role


Job Description: Procurement Consultant-

1. Project Overview: Looking for an experienced Procurement Consultant to provide end-to-end category management, strategic sourcing, and procurement of diverse indirect service categories on a global scale

2. Contractor’s Role:

• Contingent labor category management

• Collaborate with technology partners to develop and execute sourcing and procurement strategies

• Analyze industry and vendor data / trends and make recommendations to technology partners about key insights, trade-offs, and risks

• Collect requirements and specifications from technology partners and lead competitive bidding processes (e.g. RFx, eAuctions, etc.)

• Negotiate commercial arrangements and contracts with vendors

• Present negotiation strategies and opportunities to technology partners and management

• Assist with forecasting / planning processes, demand management, and developing contracts that scale future enterprise needs

• Provide thought-leadership around improvements of global policies, operations, programs and processes

• Drive vendor quality and performance improvement initiatives and harness vendor innovation ideas

• Serve as a key subject matter expert

• Carry out complex activities with significant financial, client, and/or internal business impacts

3. Experience Level: Mid Level Level 2 (3-7+ yrs)

4. Qualifications:

• Experience working with large Technology Global Systems Integrators

• A College or University degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or Finance is preferred but all majors will be considered.

• 3-5 years’ experience with Procurement or Strategic Sourcing.

• Strong contracting background with an understanding of industry standards, critical components, and preferable/advantageous language

• Demonstrates solid time management skills and prioritization skills.

• Analytical, project management and problem solving skills are required.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.

• Strong History of working with High level leadership.

5. Nice to Haves:

• Preference for experience with Contingent Labor, Temporary Labor categories

• Presentation and executive communication skills, including ability to influence others.

• Demonstrated experience driving procurement processes and leading practices through strategic sourcing negotiation, and stakeholder management.

• Technical skills / systems knowledge (e.g. MS Office Suite). Must be willing to learn ERP and internal systems (e.g. PeopleSoft, Synertrade, and Coupa) and vendor management systems (VMS) i.e. Beeline, Fieldglass, etc.

• Previous experience in Financial Services

6. Tasks & responsibilities:

• Contingent Labor Category management, and other category support upon request

• Global collaboration with internal partners in North America, EMEA, and APAC to develop and execute sourcing and procurement strategies

• Analyze industry and vendor data / trends and make recommendations to partners about key insights, trade-offs, and risks

• Collect requirements from internal partners and lead competitive bidding processes (e.g. RFx, etc.)

• Negotiate commercial arrangements and contracts with vendors

• Present negotiation strategies and opportunities to internal partners and management

• Assist with forecasting / planning processes, demand management, and developing contracts that scale future enterprise needs

• Provide thought-leadership around improvements of global policies, operations, programs and processes

• Drive vendor quality and performance improvement initiatives and harness vendor innovation ideas

• Serve as a key subject matter expert and mentor other employees

• Carry out complex activities with significant financial, client, and/or internal business impacts


Please forward your resume to rsharma@prairieinc.com. Thank you.



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