Procurement Specialist

18 hours ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Prairie Consulting Services Full time
Job Title: Procurement Specialist

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Type: Contract

Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist to provide end-to-end category management, strategic sourcing, and procurement of diverse indirect service categories on a global scale.

Key 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
  • 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
Requirements:
  • 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
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)
  • Previous experience in Financial Services

Please forward your resume to Prairie Consulting Services.



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