Role: Procurement Operations & Sourcing Analyst
Location: Dallas TX
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Job Description:
· Partners with Strategic Sourcing to support sourcing activities, including Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and other RFx activities, benchmarking analyses, and category market research.
· Assists in the development of negotiation strategies that deliver against business objectives and achieves sustainable relationships with suppliers.
· Collaborates with cross-functional teams throughout the deal lifecycle to facilitate execution, including Contracts/Legal, Vendor Servicing, Finance, Third Party Risk, Purchasing, and Stakeholders
· Creates Purchase Orders for transactional purchases.
· Assists with processing Statements of Work (SOWs).
· Drives high-quality work within expected timeframes and on budget.
· Monitors progress, manages risk and ensures clients are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
· Identifies and escalates issues, risks, or process concerns to senior team members.
· Demonstrates the ability to quickly learn new processes and uncover new opportunities that may assist current customer base.
· Analyzes industry trends and evolving procurement technologies to proactively identify opportunities to adapt leading practices.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business Administration, or in a related discipline AND
· 3-5 years of related work experience.
Preferred:
· Concentration in one or more Non-IT categories, ex. Facilities and Occupancy, HR, Marketing, Telecom, Market Data, Security, Professional Services.
· Experience working in E-Sourcing and/or Procurement tools, ex. Oracle Procurement.
· Experience working in Vendor Management Systems (VMS), ex. SAP Fieldglass
