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Job Location drjobs

Palo Alto, CA - USA

Yearly Salary drjobs

$ 95000 - 135000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

A WorldChanging Company

Palantir builds the worlds leading software for datadriven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving forecast supply chain disruptions locate missing children and more.

The Role

As a Procurement Contracts Specialist you will embed with multiple business units as their primary pointofcontact on the Procurement Team. Youll own the endtoend lifecycle of those teams procurements from intake to contract negotiation and operations. Youll work to establish durable relationships with these assigned business units to be able to credibly advise on procurement strategy and to ensure that all procurements follow company processes and procedures. Youll be part of a rapidlyevolving and highpaced function and expected to be nimble versatile creative adaptable and customerservice oriented.

Core Responsibilities

    • Manage the endtoend contract lifecycle for all supplierrelated contracts and other artifacts for assigned business units
    • Embed and establish rapport with business units to be able to effectively advise on procurement strategy through data analysis
    • Track measure report and evaluate vendor performance in the context of existing contractual obligations
    • Conduct risk assessments of vendors to drive riskbased negotiation approach
    • Act as a bridge between crossfunctional teams such as Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Accounting Legal Information Security and the various business departments to creatively resolve any blockers and push transactions through to completion
    • Identify and support improvements to endtoend purchasing processes including supplier onboarding contracting and purchase order management
    • Maintain program for ensuring companywide compliance with procurement policy
    • Act autonomously in project management proactively pushing projects towards successful completion

What We Value

    • Strong communication skills especially in the context of contract negotiations
    • Experience independently negotiating vendor contracts
    • Proven ability to analyze and synthesize critical information through clear and effective communication
    • Demonstrated business judgement and an ability to thrive in uncertain environments
    • Ability to identify business process inefficiencies and drive process improvements
    • Ability to balance commercial needs assess risks and make decisive calculated choices for strategic business advantages
    • Selfstarter with an entrepreneurial spirit strong negotiation skills and business acumen

What We Require

    • 35 years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience preferably in a rapidly growing and/or evolving environment
    • Experience working with purchasing systems like Coupa
    • Strong data analysis skills with proficiency in Excel
    • Ability to travel at least 25 of your time
    • Willingness and ability to be in office up to 35 days per week
Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $95000 $135000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units signon bonus and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individuals relevant qualifications work experience skills and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential signon bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any longterm incentives.

Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians lives. We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them. The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies.

Benefits

Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical dental and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
Employees are automatically covered by Palantirs basic life AD&D and disability insurance
Commuter benefits
Take what you need paid time off not accrual based
2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
Paid leave for new parents and subsidized backup care for all parents
Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption surrogacy and preservation
Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child
Employees can enroll in Palantirs 401k plan

Life at Palantir

We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes thats why we celebrate individuals strengths skills and interests from your first interview to your longterm growth rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians lives is just one of the ways were investing in our community. Learn more at Life at Palantir and note that our offerings may vary by region.

In keeping consistent with Palantirs values and culture we believe employees are better together and inperson work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams do offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week) allowing our employees to strike the right tradeoff for their personal productivity. Based on business need there are a few roles that allow for Remote work on an exceptional basis. If you are applying for one of these roles you must work from the state in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite you are required to work from an office.

If you want to empower the worlds most important institutions you belong here. Palantir values excellence regardless of background. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process please reach out and let us know how we can help.

Required Experience:

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Employment Type

Full-Time

Department / Functional Area

Finance

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