Procurement Advisor - Training & Process Improvement

Procurement Advisor - Training & Process Improvement

Location: Rosemead, CA - Hybrid

Pay: $72.00-$82.00/hr

Schedule: Hybrid, Monday & Tuesday on-site

Duration: 6-month contract, with potential for extension

Position Overview

Serve as a senior subject matter expert responsible for developing, compiling, securing approval for, and delivering procurement training programs (approximately 70% of the role), alongside business process improvement initiatives (approximately 30%).

This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and partners closely with Procurement leadership, Enterprise Learning & Development, and internal stakeholders to strengthen procurement capability, contract literacy, and organizational effectiveness.

The focus is on translating procurement policies, contract frameworks, and best practices into practical, accessible learning experiences and process documentation. Training should emphasize practical application and action-based activities to improve performance and reduce contractual and operational risk.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Training & Process Improvement

• Lead the development, approval, and execution of structured procurement training programs aligned with enterprise objectives.
• Translate complex procurement policies, contract terms, and best practices into clear, actionable training content and process documentation.
• Partner with Procurement leadership, Legal, and Learning & Development teams to support training development and delivery.
• Collaborate with Procurement stakeholders to identify and resolve pain points.
• Apply advanced business process improvement principles to develop standardized, scalable, and repeatable solutions.
• Assess current and future business processes to identify opportunities for cost savings, process efficiencies, and innovative procurement solutions.
• Manage project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets.

Procurement & Contract Management

• Review and negotiate commercial agreements across the organization for various scopes of work.
• Negotiate favorable terms, volume discounts, and long-term supplier contracts.
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for technical equipment, custom-engineered products, systems, software, and components.
• Identify and implement procurement approaches that reduce total cost and deliver savings.
• Apply financial, logistical, commercial, risk, and cost analysis tools to support business objectives.
• Identify purchasing opportunities through internal stakeholder collaboration and external market research.
• Maintain an understanding of technology trends, market forces, cost trends, and supplier technology roadmaps.
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for compliance with organizational policies.
• Resolve supplier defects and delivery issues, including negotiating refunds.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
• Develop category management practices aligned with procurement strategy, processes, targets, and objectives.
• Build subject matter expertise in managed spend categories.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Apply extensive technical expertise and knowledge of related disciplines to resolve complex challenges.
• Contribute to the development of processes, standards, and operational plans aligned with business strategy.
• Determine methods and procedures for new assignments and coordinate team activities as needed.
• Establish priorities, resolve conflicts, and support successful project completion.
• Advise stakeholders and recommend appropriate scopes, strategies, and courses of action.
• Build strong relationships with internal business partners and external organizations.
• Protect physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets, and handle customer data, proprietary information, confidential records, and other sensitive information with integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience in supply chain, procurement, and/or contract management.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10 or more years of procurement experience.
• Extensive experience in procurement, contract management, or business process improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver training programs in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Strong working knowledge of contract terms, procurement processes, and supplier negotiation dynamics.
• Proven experience collaborating with Legal and Learning & Development teams.
• Ability to translate complex subject matter into clear, structured, and actionable training content.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, stakeholder coordination, and execution tracking.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience in utility, regulated, or large enterprise procurement environments.
• Experience developing training for procurement agents or contract professionals.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.

Core Competencies

• Strategic leadership and vision.
• Innovative problem-solving and sound decision-making.
• Safety awareness and inclusive collaboration.
• Effective communication and service excellence.
• Results orientation and organizational capability development.