Senior Procurement Specialist
Immediate need for a talented Senior Procurement Specialist. This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Chicago, IL (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID:25-68030
Pay Range: $50 - $60/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Responsibilities:
- Support PO conversion - non transactional and decisive negotiations.
- Manage PO approvals - up to $1,000,000.
- Educate on existing solutions and enable performance and tech tools development.
- Support Ops issues and invoice error resolution.
- Solves complex problems.
- PO change management and evaluate the cause for change.
- Enable supplier integration and KPI's.
- Drive value and lead savings outcomes.
- Collaboration with functions. Develops bids and proposal formats.
- Lead complex RFPs as well as lead small projects.
- Provides advice/direction in primary areas of expertise.
- Communicate and educate appropriate departments to provide appropriate supporting documentation for purchases.
- Develop and leads agreed purchasing strategies for category.
- Seek, develop and establish business relationships with diverse suppliers.
- Meet regularly with divisional customers and lead functions to ensure superior customer satisfaction and continuous improvement for efficiencies.
- In depth review of agreements including MSAs, Amendments, and SOWs.
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
- Skills-IT Procurement space. Preferred in IT hardware, telecom services, and IT professional services.
- Experience using SAP Ariba software.
- In depth review of agreements including MSAs, Amendments, and SOWs.
- Bachelor s degree plus 5+ year track record within procurement and/or deep category experience.
- Experience in IT Procurement space. Preferred in IT hardware, telecom services, and IT professional services.
- Experience managing and engaging with senior stakeholders cultivating a win-win relationship.
- Strong influence, project management, change management and negotiating skills.
- Excellent people skills, Excellent problem-solving skills and Proficient in the use of spreadsheet programs. Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
- Strong contracting skills with reviewing and redlining contracts.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
- Experience managing and negotiating with Tier-1 IT hardware, telecom services, and IT professional services providers.
- Experience using SAP Ariba software.
- Good organizational skills, including program/project management governance.
- Global experience and knowledge of global markets.
- Relevant business process knowledge, as related to procurement and category management.
- Extensive knowledge of category technologies and products.
- Experience leading teams - both with direct staff and indirect project teams.
- Finance experience including Financial Benchmarking, Spend Management, Savings Tracking, or Cost Breakdowns Analytical experience.
Our client is a leading Healthcare Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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Immediate need for a talented Senior Procurement Specialist. This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Chicago, IL (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID:25-68030
Pay Range: $50 - $60/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Responsibilities:
- Support PO conversion - non transactional and decisive negotiations.
- Manage PO approvals - up to $1,000,000.
- Educate on existing solutions and enable performance and tech tools development.
- Support Ops issues and invoice error resolution.
- Solves complex problems.
- PO change management and evaluate the cause for change.
- Enable supplier integration and KPI's.
- Drive value and lead savings outcomes.
- Collaboration with functions. Develops bids and proposal formats.
- Lead complex RFPs as well as lead small projects.
- Provides advice/direction in primary areas of expertise.
- Communicate and educate appropriate departments to provide appropriate supporting documentation for purchases.
- Develop and leads agreed purchasing strategies for category.
- Seek, develop and establish business relationships with diverse suppliers.
- Meet regularly with divisional customers and lead functions to ensure superior customer satisfaction and continuous improvement for efficiencies.
- In depth review of agreements including MSAs, Amendments, and SOWs.
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
- Skills-IT Procurement space. Preferred in IT hardware, telecom services, and IT professional services.
- Experience using SAP Ariba software.
- In depth review of agreements including MSAs, Amendments, and SOWs.
- Bachelor s degree plus 5+ year track record within procurement and/or deep category experience.
- Experience in IT Procurement space. Preferred in IT hardware, telecom services, and IT professional services.
- Experience managing and engaging with senior stakeholders cultivating a win-win relationship.
- Strong influence, project management, change management and negotiating skills.
- Excellent people skills, Excellent problem-solving skills and Proficient in the use of spreadsheet programs. Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
- Strong contracting skills with reviewing and redlining contracts.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
- Experience managing and negotiating with Tier-1 IT hardware, telecom services, and IT professional services providers.
- Experience using SAP Ariba software.
- Good organizational skills, including program/project management governance.
- Global experience and knowledge of global markets.
- Relevant business process knowledge, as related to procurement and category management.
- Extensive knowledge of category technologies and products.
- Experience leading teams - both with direct staff and indirect project teams.
- Finance experience including Financial Benchmarking, Spend Management, Savings Tracking, or Cost Breakdowns Analytical experience.
Our client is a leading Healthcare Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
By applying to our jobs you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Pyramid Consulting, Inc. and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy .