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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier management, with a strong focus on delivering cost savings and optimizing supplier performance through data analysis and effective negotiation strategies.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Indirect ProcurementStrategic SourcingSupplier ManagementSpend AnalyticsNegotiation Skills
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Category ManagementMarket AnalysisCost Savings IdentificationSourcing Plans DevelopmentSupplier Performance Monitoring
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsCommunication SkillsStakeholder ManagementResults-OrientedCross-Functional Collaboration
Tools & Technologies
Procurement TechnologySpend Analytics ToolsAI-Enabled ToolsDashboards
Industry Keywords
BusinessSupply ChainFinanceCommercial NegotiationsSupplier Risk Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Partner with internal stakeholders to manage and optimize spend across assigned indirect procurement categories
- Develop and execute sourcing and category strategies that deliver business value
- Understand business requirements and identify procurement opportunities
- Use spend data, market insights, procurement tools, and emerging technologies to identify cost savings and improve supplier performance
- Build relationships with internal stakeholders and provide procurement guidance and market insights
- Support category strategies across IT, Marketing, Professional Services, HR, Facilities, and other corporate services
- Manage sourcing projects from opportunity identification and market analysis through supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, and implementation
- Analyze spend, supplier, and market data to identify cost savings, cost avoidance, consolidation, and other value opportunities
- Develop sourcing plans and category roadmaps
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and track negotiated savings and procurement benefits
- Conduct market research and supplier assessments
- Support supplier negotiations and commercial discussions
- Monitor supplier performance, address issues, and identify improvement opportunities
- Maintain supplier relationships and support supplier management activities
- Improve supplier consolidation, service levels, commercial terms, and overall value
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field
- 8+ years’ experience in indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management
- Strong understanding of indirect procurement categories, sourcing, supplier management, and commercial negotiations
- Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work at pace, manage multiple priorities, and translate business needs into effective procurement strategies
- Experience using spend analytics, dashboards, procurement technology, and AI-enabled tools
- Experience supporting supplier performance, QBRs, and supplier risk management
- Commercially focused, results-oriented, and comfortable working cross-functionally
Benefits
Comp & perks- Comprehensive and competitive benefits packages, varying based on location
- Flexible working environments
- Support for physical, financial, emotional, intellectual, and social wellbeing
- Medical care and broader health and wellbeing support
- Flexible hybrid work model