Looking for an experienced Senior Procurement individual to provide end-to-end category management, strategic sourcing, and procurement of contingent labor and outsourced/technology services on a global scale under general supervision (but will work independently most of the time). This person will work on a global team, with teammates in the UK, APAC, and the US, supporting a ~$650M category of spend.
Responsibilities
• Contingent labor category management
• Collaborate with technology partners to develop and execute sourcing and procurement strategies
• Analyze industry and vendor data / trends and make recommendations to technology partners about key insights, trade-offs, and risks
• Collect requirements and specifications from technology partners and lead competitive bidding processes (e.g. RFx, eAuctions, etc.)
• Negotiate commercial arrangements, SOWs, and MSAs with vendors
• Present negotiation strategies and opportunities to technology partners and management
• Assist with forecasting / planning processes, demand management, and developing contracts that scale future enterprise needs
• Provide thought-leadership around improvements of global policies, operations, programs and processes
• Drive vendor quality and performance improvement initiatives and harness vendor innovation ideas
• Serve as a key subject matter expert
• Carry out complex activities with significant financial, client, and/or internal business impacts
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or Finance (MBA preferred)
• 8+ years of relevant procurement category management experience (emphasis on contingent labor/professional services strongly preferred)
• Previous experience with vendor management system (VMS) Beeline, and working with a Managed Service Provider
• Understanding of procurement best practices
• Experience developing and implementing process improvements
• Experience with Labor Contracts, managed services contracts including large outsourcing contracts is desired, but not required
• Advanced negotiation skills
• Success working with cross functional and diverse teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong time and project management skills
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to breakdown complex problems and resolve them through independent research and analysis
• Past experience presenting to executive and senior leadership
• Experience with sourcing and procurement applications, Coupa, Workday, PeopleSoft ERP, MS Office Suite and advanced Excel skills
Salary Range:
$114,700 - 194,900 USD
Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
