Senior Procurement Specialist – Professional Services (Indirect Procurement)
Core
Leading and supporting procurement excellence and driving best value for professional services categories with a focus on cost, quality, and service.
Role type
Senior Procurement Specialist (Indirect Procurement)
Builds
Category strategies, sourcing projects, and supplier relationships for professional services.
Domain
Healthcare / Professional Services
Required skills
Spend analysis, market analysis, RFI/RFP development, negotiation, project management, stakeholder management, contract negotiation, supplier relationship management, risk assessment, financial analysis, benchmarking.
Preferred skills
Multinational organization experience, experience with Master Service Agreements and Statements of Work, ability to work in a multi-cultural matrix environment.
Technologies
Sourcing tools, RFI/RFP platforms.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with internal partners to support category strategies; perform spend and market analysis; develop and execute annual savings plans; lead negotiations for key spend areas; drive complex sourcing projects; register project pipelines and provide reporting; lead supplier selection and contract negotiation; communicate with senior management and cross-functional teams; apply cost benchmarks and risk management techniques; drive Supplier Relationship Management; stimulate innovation through supplier base review.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC