Procurement Consultant

AVA Consulting is seeking a Procurement Consultant

Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid)

U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

Company Background: Our client, a major employer in the area, is looking for a Procurement Consultant to be part of its team in its North American operations.

Description:

• Client s Indirect Procurement Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated procurement analyst. The primary responsibility of this role is to lead the creation and execution of category procurement strategies including but not limited to facilities management.
• Reporting to the Indirect Procurement Sourcing Manager and in support of Client s Future of Mobility, the person in this role will support the IPSS (Indirect Procurement Shared Services) department objective to provide innovative, stable and flexible solutions with industry-leading practices with an eye on reducing costs and mitigating risks.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitating multi-year sourcing strategies for responsible spend categories.
• Designing, planning, managing, and leading key Requests for Proposal, information, quote, etc. with cross-functional teams.
• Supporting the development and execution of contractual documents including Non-Disclosure Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, SaaS Agreements, Software License Agreements, and other contracts as necessary to support Procurement and business needs.
• Collaborate closely with key business stakeholders and supplier partners to understand current conditions, identify and prioritize improvement opportunities, and deliver enhancements to improve quality and productivity.
• Provide detailed documentation of how the applications/projects will support business requirements.
• Identify innovative options to achieve business benefits
• Effectively diagnose issues and identify the root cause and countermeasures.
• Negotiate pricing and achieve cost savings while mitigating financial and legal risks for the enterprise.
• Effectively manage all sourcing and price negotiation activities and in-coming ad hoc business unit requests that may result in a contract or purchase order.
• In Ariba PTP System, review and analyze business requests to issue purchase orders to suppliers.

Requirements:

Required Skills:

• Exceptional analytic, organization, presentation and interpersonal skills with applied solid judgement and strategic thinking.
• Ability to work independently and successfully manage several projects and/or tasks of varying complexities simultaneously while balancing the workload, constraints and deliverables.
• Strong collaboration, communication (written and verbal) and influencing skills.
• Experience gathering business, functional/technical requirements, and implementing relevant solutions.
• Experience with, but not limited to, procurement of facility management services, software and related technology services.
• Demonstrated success influencing key stakeholders on strategic direction based on recommendations backed by in-depth analysis.
• Demonstrated experience investigating root causes for production critical incidents, and implementation of countermeasures
• Experience with troubleshooting complex integrated applications/processes.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership and guidance to team members and project peers.
• Experience with Ariba PTP System

Preferred Skills:

• 5 or more years experience in Indirect Sourcing
• Contract drafting and negotiation experience.
• Bachelor s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, or related field
• Ability to work with large, distributed teams with diverse competencies, skills, and ability to work in fast-paced/high-pressure culture.
• Automotive industry experience
• Analytical skills to build business solutions to best support business vision and strategy.

NOTE: Interested Candidates can apply by sending their Updated Resume and Contact Details.

Ron Tolson

AVA Consulting

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