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Procurement Specialist Professional Services
London
Posted about 17 hours ago
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Tasks and Responsibilities
- Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders
- Leading assigned sourcing initiatives, which vary in terms of scope and scale from routine renewals to more strategic purchases, under own initiative with minimal oversight required
- Conducting market tenders and managing the evaluation across a cross-functional team to determine supplier selection
- Understanding business requirements and structuring deals to meet those requirements
- Negotiating deals to achieve optimal commercial terms
- Drafting contracts based on standard terms and conditions
- Maintaining market awareness for assigned categories, leveraging experience to contribute to sourcing area plans and opportunity assessments
- Adhering to the Chain IQ corporate standards, including using the defined sourcing tools and processes in delivery of sourcing initiatives
- Identifying and implementing opportunities to deliver savings for Clients and drive benefits through smarter/efficient sourcing
- Mentoring/coaching less experienced team members and supporting them in more complex deals as required
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- Educated to University standard or equivalent – MCIPS desirable
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience sourcing within the Professional Services category, including HR Services, Consulting, Marketing, Audit, and Legal services.
- Demonstrates proven market knowledge of Professional Services, with skills to apply knowledge to drive maximum value for clients
- Proven capability of running large multi-million / complex global deals, including all aspects of the tender process
- Hands on approach for deal execution, manage deals end to end on their own with minimal oversight
- Highly organized and results driven, can lead a cross-functional team
- Client/stakeholder focus within the corporate environment with the gravitas to influence senior stakeholders
- Experienced negotiator and excellent communication skills
- Ability to structure complex deals and develop sourcing strategies
- Experience in understanding contracts and ability in contract drafting, with limited requirement for specialist legal support. Ability to manage multiple priorities, often to tight deadlines, and deliver results
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