**Job Title:** Junior Procurement Specialist
We are seeking a talented Procurement Sourcing and Category Management professional to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the strategic sourcing of services and goods for various categories in the Americas, with some projects and categories around the world.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide best-in-class technical consulting from a sourcing and external benchmark/industry perspective to stakeholders.
* Lead sourcing events, reverse auctions; collaborate with stakeholders to define scope, identify suppliers and develop internal recommendations.
* Lead negotiations with suppliers on a variety of contracts to ensure maximum value and minimum risk to the company.
* Manage strategic supplier relationships with cross-functional/cross-business impact covering multiple geographies within the Americas.
* Prepare contracts, partnering with legal teams and suppliers and route the contract for sign-off; responsible for on-time renewal of contracts.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Entry level role with strong interest in Procurement Sourcing and Category Management.
* Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering preferred.
* Basic procurement law with correlating ability to author/negotiate/oversee: master service agreements, professional services agreements, statements of work, change requests, amendments.
* Experience in one of the following categories, but willing to train: Facilities, Marketing, Human Resources, IT, or Finance.
* Demonstrated track record of leading the sourcing process, working with stakeholders across businesses and geographies.
* Ability to communicate in order to influence and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
* Strong business acumen, including strategy, financial and operational skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and must be a team player.
* Interest in gaining knowledge in negotiation skills with the ability to negotiate large-volume, high-risk deals independently.
* Strong supplier management skills.
* Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite), especially Excel.
* Able to pick up an eSourcing tool environment.
* Spanish and English; Portuguese is a plus.
* Able to navigate a fast-paced multinational environment with personnel from many regions and will foster excellent working relationships.
* Must be well organized, confident in navigating stakeholder demands, a self-starter with a willingness to learn and embrace new methodologies, while employing excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills.
Benefits:
* Industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing.
* Flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent).
Others:
* Equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic.
* Champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent).
Seniority Level: Entry level
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Function: Purchasing and Supply Chain
Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting