About the Opportunity

Summary

In collaboration with the Finance Division the Northeastern University Procure-to-Pay Team is undergoing an exciting transformation. Now in the second year of a multi-year initiative we are redefining roles policies and technology to establish ourselves as an industry-leading organization. As a procurement specialist you will be at the forefront of this transformation andpivotal in driving change and innovation.

We seek individuals who possess an innate intellectual curiosity excel at building strong partnerships and have a solid grasp of financial principles and contracts. You take pride in your high level of ownership integrity and meticulous attention to this role you will manage the day-to-day procurement and supplier management activities and take the lead on key deliverables that are crucial to our transformation efforts. Your desire to take on complex impactful tasks will be critical in shaping the future of our operations.

You bring expertise in procurement strategy and contract review a passion for continuous improvement and a focus on operational efficiency. You thrive on delivering exceptional customer service and data-driven outcomes through key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs). Your ability to manage enterprise-level procurement operations ensure timely service delivery and maximize value in Procure-to-Invoice and Vendor/Supplier Management processes will set you up for success.

If youre ready to lead the transformation of procurement practices and drive lasting operational improvements we invite you to join this dynamic team.

*Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University is unable to work sponsor for this role now or in the future

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree and a minimum of five (5) years relevant experience or MBA / MS with at least three (3) years relevant experience
• You have demonstrated expertise and day-to-day activity management within the Procure-to-Invoice and Supplier Management/Vendor Management workflows e.g. requisition to purchase order requirements definition solicitation and bids negotiation source selection legal review contract award vendor onboarding performance management approach and business reviews etc.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively utilize data to identify opportunities continuously improve performance and successfully operate within a data-driven performance management framework (e.g. meet cost savings goals efficiency measures procurement administrative lead time/throughput service level agreements and misc. procurement operations key performance indicators)
• Familiarity with government and state / local procurement regulations commercial procurement best practices and procure-to-pay savings levers and techniques
• Experience with contract review including negotiation maintenance and terms and conditions review in accordance with the organizational contract policies
• Demonstrated ability to own functional initiatives/projects including getting cross-functional buy-in and adoption
• Experience leading quick quotes (three bid and a buy) and complex RFx events (e.g. requirements development evaluation management negotiation etc)
• Demonstrated ability to lead without authority and build trusted advisor relationships by delivering sound technical analysis customer empathy and data-driven decision-making
• Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills with theability to lead customer engagements interact with influence resolve conflict and drive decisions/accountability among individuals from a variety of cultures and disciplines
• Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external environment while ensuring the organization can effectively and efficiently navigate transitions
• Knowledge of leading procure-to-pay (P2P) procurement operations spend diagnostic and B2B marketplace technologies a benefit
• Experience with Jaggaer and/or Workday Finance
• Efficient use of Microsoft business programs (e.g. Outlook Excel Word PowerPoint) and familiarity and experience utilizing data warehouse data analytics Smartsheet K2 and reporting tools a plus (e.g. Cognos SQL R Python Tableau Power BI)

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for day-to-day procurement activities within assigned commodities/thresholds including but not limited to:

• Reviewing and approving purchase orders
• New vendor onboarding and preferred supplier business reviews to include performance management and compliance to terms across both parties
• Establishing and delivering in collaboration with the broader P2P team customer service standards associated SLAs and reporting mechanisms
• Communicating P2P policies and procedures to the university community
• Oversee the supplier management activities of procurement analysts and propose opportunities to improve supplier onboarding communication and performance management
• Own all procurement-related reporting

Serve as the Universitys procurement operations spokesperson commodity/workflow leader and critical interface for the P2P team. To include:

• Participate in industry outreach and communities of practice
• Leading business reviews and problem-solving/risk management events
• Supporting P2P technology adoption and business process re-engineering in planning development and testing
• Providing internal controls and governance for all procure to invoice workflows related concepts and procedures and adherence to policy

Proactively engage customers (end-users and suppliers) to deliver great outcomes and value:

• Act as tier 2 customer support for the Procurement tools processes policies
• Reviewing issues and providing the necessary data and analysis for department cross-functional and executive reviews supporting customers program sustainability and continuous improvement.
• Act as subject matter expert and project coordinator for high-value sourcing events

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Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience education and skills when extending an offer.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin age sex sexual orientation disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Expected Hiring Range:

With the pay range(s) shown above the starting salary will depend on several factors which may include your education experience location knowledge and expertise and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.