Indirect Procurement Specialist

Company Overview

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

The Indirect Procurement Specialist plays a critical role in enabling a scalable consistent and high-impact global indirect procurement function. This role is accountable for defining and evolving the Procurement Operating Systemincluding policies decision frameworks and standardsthat helps the business move faster make better purchasing decisions and engage procurement at the right moments.

Rather than serving as a gatekeeping or enforcement role this position focuses on clarity alignment and enablement: translating procurement strategy into practical ways of working that are intuitive for stakeholders and sustainable as the company grows.

Procurement Operating System

• Own and evolve the global indirect procurement operating framework including policies standards and decision guidelines.
• Ensure procurement governance is clear simple and business-aligned.
• Manage policy lifecycle activities with a focus on usability and adoption.
• Align governance artifacts with procurement tooling and process design.

Business Enablement & Adoption

• Translate procurement policies into practical guidance for stakeholders.
• Partner with category operations Finance Legal and HR teams.
• Support training and communications that explain the why and the how.
• Act as a trusted advisor on procurement ways of working.

Insights Visibility & Risk Awareness

• Develop reporting that provides visibility into procurement usage.
• Identify patterns and friction points that indicate operating model gaps.
• Highlight systemic risks and scalability issues proactively.
• Support audit and assurance activities with clear documentation.

Continuous Improvement & Change

• Continuously refine governance based on feedback and growth.
• Support global rollouts with strong change management.
• Simplify and modernize governance through data and tooling.
• Contribute to Procurements evolution as a business enabler.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Supply Chain Finance or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of experience in procurement governance audit risk or related operational roles.
• Strong understanding of indirect procurement processes policies and internal controls.
• Experience developing maintaining or operationalizing policies and procedures in a corporate environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends risks and improvement opportunities

• Experience supporting global or multiregion procurement organizations.
• Familiarity with audit risk management or internal-controls frameworks.
• Experience working with procurement systems intake tools or governance reporting dashboards.
• Strong influence and stakeholder management skills across crossfunctional teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters Level Degree and 0 years related work experience; Bachelors Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years; or equivalent work experience

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role level and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors including state minimum pay wage rates location job-related skills experience and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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