Procurement Specialist

Description

The Procurement & SOW Operations Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring end to end accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence across Statements of Work (SOWs), Purchase Orders (POs), vendor management, and procurement governance. This role acts as a strategic liaison between internal business stakeholders, vendors, Finance, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure timely execution, risk mitigation, and alignment with business objectives. ________________________________________ Key Responsibilities 1. Statement of Work (SOW) Review & Lifecycle Management Review, validate, and process Statements of Work prior to execution, ensuring alignment with business requirements, budget expectations, and contractual terms. Perform detailed analysis of scope, deliverables, pricing structures, rate cards, milestones, and SLAs. Collaborate with Legal, Finance, and business owners to address redlines, risk items, or changes required for approval. Maintain accurate documentation and ensure SOWs remain compliant throughout their lifecycle. 2. Purchase Order (PO) Creation, Processing & Reconciliation Manage the end to end PO process including request creation, routing for approval, and tracking through fulfillment. Reconcile discrepancies between POs, invoices, and SOWs by partnering with Accounts Payable, Finance, and vendors. Escalate and unblock PO issues-such as funding delays, coding errors, or approval bottlenecks-in collaboration with internal teams. Utilize ERP and procurement systems (e.g., Workday, Lawson, Coupa) to manage requests, validate funding, and ensure accurate GL coding. 3. Third Party Vendor Management Serve as a primary point of contact for third party vendors, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring adherence to contractual commitments. Evaluate vendor performance by reviewing SLA adherence, issue resolution, cost efficiency, and service quality. Lead vendor issue remediation by engaging stakeholders, escalating concerns, and enforcing corrective actions when vendor performance falls short. Support renegotiation of terms, pricing, and contract structures when needed. 4. Risk, Compliance & Financial Governance Identify potential risk areas within SOWs, vendor proposals, or procurement workflows, including scope ambiguity, pricing concerns, and missing compliance elements. Ensure contract compliance throughout each project lifecycle by monitoring milestones, tracking deliverables, and validating invoices. Partner with Legal, Information Security, and Compliance teams to evaluate vendors, perform due diligence checks, and support required audits. 5. Cross Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Enablement Act as the connective tissue between business stakeholders, Finance, Legal, and vendors. Prioritize competing stakeholder needs while ensuring procurement policy adherence. Educate internal teams on procurement processes, SOW requirements, vendor onboarding, and PO workflows. Confidently push back when requests conflict with policy, budget, or risk thresholds, while maintaining strong business relationships.

Skills

procurement, vendor management, supply chain, purchasing, sow, invoice processing, invoice reconciliation

Top Skills Details

procurement,vendor management,supply chain,purchasing,sow,invoice processing,invoice reconciliation

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field (or equivalent work experience). 3+ years of experience in Procurement, Vendor Management, SOW Operations, or Contract Administration. Experience with procurement or ERP tools (e.g., Workday, Coupa, Lawson, SAP, ServiceNow). Strong understanding of sourcing, contracting, financial controls, and vendor governance. Ability to interpret contracts, identify risk, and drive cross-functional alignment. Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills. Highly organized with strong attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through.

Experience Level

Intermediate Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Chicago, IL.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $30.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Chicago,IL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Feb 17, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.