Description:
Senior Procurement Specialist
How you will contribute
- Execute designed category and strategic supplier management methods while building sponsorship and engagement across client procurement, category leaders, business leaders, and Randstad.
- Drive category expansion beyond HR & Professional Services where the model creates value, owning the commercial and service model to ensure correct usage of SOW, BPO, Managed Services, and T&M with appropriate KPIs and SLAs.
- Lead delivery mobilization efforts and oversee partnerships with project buyers to lead RFPs, sourcing, and SOW negotiations on behalf of client buyers.
- Support the Operations Manager of Randstad MSP to meet or exceed financial goals and maintain full compliance with all policies and procedures.
Your typical day includes
- Overseeing and processing procurement requisition activity using Vendor Management Systems (VMS) technology.
- Engaging with the client’s project buyer community to understand historical and projected buying needs.
- Conducting cost savings reporting, analyzing program efficiency data, and delivering standard or ad hoc reporting to client stakeholders.
- Evaluating SOW agreement terms for conformity against required client contractual language and escalating deviations as needed.
- Providing SOP training and updates to suppliers and client project buyers to maintain compliance and understanding of program cadences.
Your responsibilities include
- Designing and agreeing on SOW strategies with client category and MSP program leads.
- Taking ownership of change management programs to assert new ways of working and optimize supplier/project engagements.
- Supporting the client’s RFP bidding process in the role of sourcing agent, mediator, and negotiator.
- Developing deep competency knowledge of the supplier community to provide informed sourcing recommendations.
- Confirming suppliers properly manage employee onboarding, employee relations issues, and offboarding activities.
- Establishing and maintaining proactive, positive working relationships with client end-users via regular phone and in-person contact (including site visits when required).
- Communicating program procedural updates to suppliers and client users in a timely manner.
- Participating in special projects and other assigned duties.
Your background
- Education: 4-Year / Bachelor’s Degree.
- Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years of procurement experience with a proven track record measured by customer satisfaction, increased responsibilities, and effective working relationships.
- Preferred Experience: Previous experience in a buyer support function procuring HR services, Information Technology, or Professional Service contracts.
Key capabilities
- Strong knowledge of best practices in purchasing, procurement, supplier negotiation, and pricing/delivery terms.
- Proficient in using accounts payable, purchase order, and Vendor Management Systems (VMS) tools.
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Shared Drives).
Key relationships
- Client Category & Business Leaders
- Client Project Buyer Community & End-Users
- Program Suppliers & Service Supplier Community
- Randstad MSP Operations Manager & Program Team