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    Procurement Consultant - Chicago, United States - Pontoon Solutions

    Pontoon Solutions
    Pontoon Solutions Chicago, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Looking for a Procurement Consultant to provide end-to-end category management support, strategic sourcing, and procurement of professional services and outsourced/technology services on a global scale under general supervision (but will work independently most of the time). This person will work on a global team, with teammates in the UK, APAC, and the US, supporting a $100M category of spend.

    Responsibilities

    • Professional services management
    • Collaborate with Northern business partners to develop and execute sourcing and procurement strategies
    • Analyze industry and vendor data / trends and make recommendations to business partners about key insights, trade-offs, and risks
    • Collect requirements and specifications from partners and lead competitive bidding processes if applicable (e.g. RFx, eAuctions, etc.)
    • Negotiate commercial arrangements and contracts with vendors
    • Present negotiation strategies and opportunities to 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
    • Utilize internal tools and vendor management systems to execute SOWs.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Bachelors Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or Finance (MBA preferred)
    • 3+ years of relevant procurement category management experience (emphasis on contingent labor/professional services preferred)
    • Previous experience with vendor management system (VMS) Beeline, and working with a Managed Service Provider preferred
    • Understanding of procurement best practices
    • Experience developing and implementing process improvements
    • Experience with Labor Contracts, managed services contracts
    • Success working with cross functional and diverse teams
    • Excellent communication and presentation skills
    • Strong time and project management skills
    • Detail-oriented
    • Ability to breakdown complex problems and resolve them through independent research and analysis
    • Past experience presenting to executive and senior leadership
    • Experience with sourcing and procurement applications, PeopleSoft ERP, Coupa, MS Office Suite and advanced Excel skills
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