Sr Procurement Specialist
Sr Procurement Specialist
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Job Description
Job Description
NRECA is a unique national trade association providing advocacy financial services and business support services to over 900 consumer owned electric cooperatives across the country. NRECA employees are united by our mission inclusive culture collaborative workplace and commitment to service excellence. As a best place to work employer we operate with integrity transparency and a spirit of innovation.
NRECAs Finance department manages the accounting financial planning/budgeting and procurement operations across a broad range of entities and businesses that support NRECA and its affiliated organizations trusts and other entities. Within the Finance department the purpose of the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) team is to work collaboratively with all NRECA employees to fulfill their procurement needs. We consider every employee our stakeholder and are committed to providing efficient and timely strategic sourcing contracting and procurement services. As reliable business partners we create value through proficient negotiations risk mitigation supplier performance management and advocacy for the National Discounts Program. We are seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist experienced in indirect spend who will aid in developing and implementing strategic sourcing and category management plans to reach business objectives and financial targets. Success in this role involves effectively overseeing indirect spend categories including but not limited to Travel Meetings & Events Professional Services and Labor; consistently achieving cost savings utilizing effective risk management strategies and fostering strong supplier relationships all while complying with organizational objectives and policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Leads crossfunctional stakeholders and project team members through complex multimilliondollar strategic sourcing initiatives from project initiation through implementation.
- Employs costsaving and demand management strategies to deliver on financial metrics.
- Manages and tracks supplier performance to ensure key contract deliverables and performance standards are met.
- Authors and issues complex solicitations including RFI RFP and RFQ documents to procure indirect products and services in compliance with department procedures and policies.
- Plans and executes communications strategies to ensure accurate and timely flow of information to internal stakeholders and to suppliers.
- Analyzes historical spend business requirements and market data to develop and execute sourcing and negotiation strategies.
- Negotiates pricing drafts and interprets contract terms and conditions to establish favorable purchase agreements including but not limited to Master Services Agreements Statement of Works NonDisclosure Agreements and Technology Purchase Agreements.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in business marketing supply chain or equivalent combination of education training and additional experience.
- Five to seven years of demonstrated knowledge of strategic sourcing category management and supplier performance management methodologies to procure indirect products and services in the commercial sector.
- Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and work in a dynamic fastpaced purposedriven environment.
- Experience in contract administration vendor negotiation risk assessment and procurement best practices.
- Experience in indirect spend categories such as IT Meetings & Events Contingency Labor Professional Services Travel and Human Resources desired.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship skills.
- Excellent communication skills orally and in writing across a diverse range of audiences.
- Excellent judgment and strategic planning skills
- Position is eligible for hybrid schedule although must have the ability to report to the office upon requested and when required. (Note: The first 30 days will require working from office 5 days per week)
Preferred Qualifications
- Institute of Supply Management certification preferred.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Essential Physical Requirements:
The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal and extensive reading.
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time the job is rated for light work.
Disclaimer Statement: The preceding job description has been written to reflect managements assignment of essential functions. It does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Additional Requirement:
The preceding job description has been written to reflect managements assignment of essential functions. It does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin disability veteran status or other legally protected status.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
