Procurement Manager – Professional Services
| Company | RELX |
|---|---|
| Location | Pennsylvania, USA, Georgia, USA, North Carolina, USA, Ohio, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Have a relevant education background in procurement, finance, or related field
- Be CPM/CIPS Qualified
- Have significant experience with strategic sourcing, procurement best practices, category management, managing supplier relationships, business process improvement, with an expertise in Indirect Procurement, ideally within the HR and Professional Services Categories
- Display excellent analytical/quantitative skills that have produced demonstrable successes with a detail oriented approach
- Be able to coordinate and manage multiple programs/engagements
- Have the ability to communicate effectively between internal and external partners (often at highest levels of the organization)
- Have experience writing and generating RFPs, RFIs and RFQs to suppliers
- Be able to use influencing skills while reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts
Responsibilities
- Conducting opportunity Analysis to include reviewing and providing analysis of data on spend/usage with current suppliers.
- Utilizing both internal spend and market/industry data to assist with rate analytics modeling that can be shared with business stakeholders.
- Supporting the business with ad-hoc tactical requirements (contracting, price negotiation etc.) in cases where end to end strategic sourcing support may not have been provided.
- Leading contracting efforts to put often complex MSA, SOWs, and NDAs in place as required, liaising with the GP Contracts Managers and Group and Divisional legal teams as appropriate.
- Managing and aligning stakeholder requirements and expectations to category strategy.
- Helping to identify opportunities, facilitating the strategic sourcing process for new projects and ensure the business achieves the optimal commercial/service delivery mix.
- Developing relationships with HR/Professional Services suppliers to ensure consistent delivery and value creation while implementing an effective Supplier Relationship Management Program for all relevant suppliers within the category space.
- Contributing to cost savings goals through successful identification, participation in and completion of projects.
- Ensuring that all relevant systems and tools are supported, including listing all significant procurement projects in the global procurement pipeline and updating accordingly and ensuring all agreements are loaded into the GP contracts database. Ensure category spend is correctly categorized on an ongoing basis.
- Working with Global Procurement PMO and Business Stakeholders to assess and approve/reject new suppliers in categories of responsibility.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.