Procurement Specialist

What You’ll Do

• Act as the first point of contact when people access Procurement, conveying Procurement’s subject matter expertise and commitment to prompt and efficient purchasing
• Effective partnering with internal business units
• Manage the procurement life cycle, including sourcing and acquiring goods and services
• Work closely with stakeholders to define requirements and delivery specifications; prioritize all requests according to stakeholder needs
• manages a high volume of diverse purchases from across the organization, acting as a central hub that brings together business partners, (like Finance, IT, Legal, Marketing, etc.)
• Develop and present pricing and service options purchases, including saving analysis, supplier offering comparisons, and solution recommendations
• Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers; perform market research to better understand current and future offerings relative to our business
• Develop RFQs to support business requirements
• Negotiate prices, terms and conditions, delivery specifications, and services
• Work with the finance team to ensure a smooth and timely process for executing invoice payments
• Work with legal to ensure that contracts support buying decisions
• Issue purchase orders
• File expense reports for corporate credit card
• Help to implement global processes to streamline and scale SOTI’s purchasing process

Experience You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience and accomplishments
• 2+ years of procurement experience
• Demonstrates a working understanding of MS Office
• 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
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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.