Procurement Operations & Sourcing Analyst

Role: Procurement Operations & Sourcing Analyst

Location: Dallas TX

Duration: 12 Months Contract

Job Description:

· Partners with Strategic Sourcing to support sourcing activities, including Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and other RFx activities, benchmarking analyses, and category market research.

· Assists in the development of negotiation strategies that deliver against business objectives and achieves sustainable relationships with suppliers.

· Collaborates with cross-functional teams throughout the deal lifecycle to facilitate execution, including Contracts/Legal, Vendor Servicing, Finance, Third Party Risk, Purchasing, and Stakeholders

· Creates Purchase Orders for transactional purchases.

· Assists with processing Statements of Work (SOWs).

· Drives high-quality work within expected timeframes and on budget.

· Monitors progress, manages risk and ensures clients are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.

· Identifies and escalates issues, risks, or process concerns to senior team members.

· Demonstrates the ability to quickly learn new processes and uncover new opportunities that may assist current customer base.

· Analyzes industry trends and evolving procurement technologies to proactively identify opportunities to adapt leading practices.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business Administration, or in a related discipline AND

· 3-5 years of related work experience.

Preferred:

· Concentration in one or more Non-IT categories, ex. Facilities and Occupancy, HR, Marketing, Telecom, Market Data, Security, Professional Services.

· Experience working in E-Sourcing and/or Procurement tools, ex. Oracle Procurement.

· Experience working in Vendor Management Systems (VMS), ex. SAP Fieldglass