Sr Strategic Sourcing / Procurement Consultant

Responsible for supporting Procurement. Responsible for leading best practice and expense management business analysis efforts that cover the full breadth of the company. Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Designs and develops data capturing and reporting approaches as well as identifying possible areas of opportunity for expense management improvement.
• Reviews and analyzes Corporate Purchasing processes and procedures.
• Defines current work flow, performance metrics, relationships among commodities and processes. Assesses leverage opportunities across organization.
• Responsible for the execution and implementation of traditional, sub-category sourcing strategies. Executes standardized strategic sourcing processes for assigned sub-categories.
• Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal customers and key suppliers for sub-categories. Focuses on cost savings.
• Participates in cross-enterprise commodity teams for sub-categories and aggressively tracks and improves non-compliance preferred supplier(s).
• Participates in fact-based negotiations and executes contracts utilizing approved terms and conditions. Implements sourcing recommendations and develops and manages e-procurement catalog content.
• Aggressively monitors, tracks and reports supplier compliance and performance benefits.

Requires a BA/BS; 6 years of experience in sourcing/supplier selection with at least 4 year's experience with negotiation of pricing and contract terms and conditions; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. MBA preferred. CPM preferred.