Mindlance · 20 hours ago
Purchasing Specialist III
North Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expMindlance is a company that provides sourcing, contracting, and category management services. The Procurement Specialist is responsible for supporting and managing category strategies, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, and enhancing process efficiencies.
Human Resources
Responsibilities
Understand the Organization’s approved buying channels and contracting policy for goods and services and help guide requestors to the appropriate buying channel identified by Supplier Management Team
Administrative support for procurement projects and supplier management (contract redlining and execution, contract reviewing, bid summary justifications, data analysis, etc.)
Work with high ethical standard, in compliance with the law and Client policies and procedures
Support the Category Team strategy by enforcing the supplier preferred network, having understanding of Category Team initiatives/priorities, having subject matter expertise and educating stakeholders of the same
Effectively review and negotiate Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work and any other agreement in alignment with agreed category strategies, at a financial spend level approved and authorized for the position
Manage standard Procure-to-Pay intake contract requests within established Service Level metrics
Assist in the execution of process efficiency related projects that serve to improve customer experience within the Procure-to-Pay process
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field, or equivalent work experience
Minimum of 5 years of procurement/negotiations experience in Purchasing, preferably in Facilities Management
Strong knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
Experience conducting vendor negotiations and Contract Management
Analytical & Financial Acumen: For cost analysis, budgeting, and savings identification
Understanding of contracting in Indirect Procurement space (Statements of Work, Master Agreements)
Ability to prioritize and organize workload across multiple projects
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational skills required to coordinate and manage multiple cross divisional work process and projects
Preferred
Real Estate Services Procurement experience is a nice to have
Familiarity with procurement/ERP systems
Company
Mindlance
Mindlance is a Staffing and Recruiting company which provides multi-vertical staffing services
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Rajat Paul Dhall
Co-Founder & Managing Director
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Vik Kalra
Co-Founder and Managing Director
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