Procurement Lead

What You’ll Do

• Ensure the supervision, support and development of the team members under his/her responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with the policies, procedures, regulations and guidelines of the company.
• Effective partnering with internal business units and strategic suppliers
• Work closely with stakeholders to define requirements and delivery specifications; prioritize all requests according to stakeholder needs
• Manage the procurement life cycle
• Facilitate the complete requisition approval process, including application of our cost allocation methodologies
• Develop and present pricing and service options for large purchases, including saving analysis, vendor offering comparisons, and solution recommendations
• Establish and maintain relationships with vendors and manufactures; perform market research to better understand current and future offerings relative to our business
• Negotiate prices, terms and conditions, delivery specifications, and services
• Work with the accounting team to ensure a smooth and timely process for executing invoice payments and GL posting
• Work with legal to ensure that contracts support buying decisions, where applicable draft terms and conditions to manage risks
• Contribute towards the development of initiatives under tail spend aimed at optimizing cost, improving user experience, driving transparency/contract compliance, and increasing efficiencies.
• Rationalize the number of suppliers and reduce fragmentation in the spend base to simplify the supplier landscape and drive commercial efficiency.
• Support the implementation and development of the sourcing methodology to provide greater visibility and control of sourcing initiatives.
• Provide feedback to stakeholders and management regarding the status of projects and initiatives.
• Extend the reach of Procurement by exercising appropriate influence within project teams

Experience You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience and accomplishments
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrates a working understanding of MS Office and knowledge of Asset Management Database
• Strong Excel skills preferred. 
• Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple project deliverables on multiple projects effectively
• Demonstrates excellent communication and reasoning skills
• Excellent commercial understanding and business acumen.
• Experience in construction domain would be an advantage

Please note that SOTI does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Services Agreement with agency/recruiter, SOTI will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee.