Procurement Advisor

Employment Type: Contract;
Contract-to-Hire

Duration: 6 months CTH

Preferred Location: Hybrid onsite 3 days a week

Role Description:

• Own all corporate requisitions and purchase processes
• Assist Corporate AP teams in basic vendor payment, vendor setups, and invoice processing
• Lead and drive contract negotiations with potential new suppliers and perform cost analysis of alternatives
• Lead and create stakeholder training covering all VMO processes including procurement, contract management, and source to pay processes
• Define management and governance strategies and process for all corporate maintenance agreements
• Manage all S2P RFx processes and participate in vendor sourcing process RFP, RFQ, RFx work
• Work with teams and Project Managers on creation, review, editing, and execution of Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Manage the contract intake process
• Lead special projects and initiatives as needed: automated contract reviews, vendor governance plans, AIP support, strategy plans, consult and advise procurement divisional teams, etc.
• Manage corporate maintenance agreements (validate usage, spend, discounting)

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, related degree or equivalent years of education and experience
• 7+ years of procurement experience
• Negotiating skills experience on complex contracts and Statements of Work
• Experience with an enterprise ERP (purchasing and payment systems)
• Strong understanding and usage of Microsoft Office 365 Suite
• Experience invoice processing and spend tracking and report development
• Experience service / maintenance agreement management and negotiation
• Expert understanding of financial GL coding (more understanding how to use it for things like PO/REQ)
• Flexible and able to achieve results while managing multiple tasks with competing priorities.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team environment.
• Strong presentation skills to all levels of business stakeholders
• Ability to take initiative, trouble-shoot, and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to make independent decisions quickly and accurately minimizing business risk

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• CPIM - Certified Procurement Inventory Management
• Process improvement experience
• Expert knowledge of Accounts Payable processing platform (i.e New Gen AP)
• Advanced financial reporting skills
• Tableau report creation and management
• Experience with Oracle EBS, Procurement, and iProcurement, or similar systems
• Experience in creating and managing team and budgets