Procurement Manager

Job Summary:

The Procurement Manager will play an integral role in managing and controlling the Firm's Indirect spend through commodity/category and contract management tactics. This role will be responsible for developing a Professional Services and Consulting commodity/category strategy, setting our strategic direction related to managing and controlling spend across the enterprise. The Procurement Manager will utilize procurement/sourcing techniques, contract negotiation and advanced supplier management methods in order to execute upon their commodity strategy. This role will have management responsibility.

Job Duties:

Commodity/Category Strategy Development and Execution:

• Perform spend & market analysis and be able to translate that into strategy
• Provide market insights when needed
• Create innovative strategies for cost reductions, quality, and delivery

Sourcing through Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Quotations (RFQ):

• Collaborate with internal business partners to determine requirements
• Develop sourcing strategies, based on market analysis, trends, and total cost of ownership
• Utilize cost analysis and comparative bid analysis

Supplier Management:

• Provide measurement of supplier conduct and performance as needed
• Conduct periodic supplier business reviews
• Issue resolution, performance, delivery, corrective and preventative action
• Monitor supplier compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements

Drafting, negotiating and executing contractual documents including but not limited to Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, and Letter Agreements:

• Successfully negotiate single transactions and longer term commitments
• Lead major contract negotiations

Other:

• Provide professional summaries and recommendations

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Monitors and provides performance feedback of all personnel reporting to this position
• Ensures all direct reports are effectively trained on systems and processes
• Assists direct reports with prioritization of workload, communications, etc. and delegates work assignments to direct reports as appropriate

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelors' degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or other related field OR equivalent work experience, required

Experience:

• Five (5) or more years of experience working in a purchasing/procurement role required with a degree
• Ten (10) or more years of experience working in a purchasing/procurement role required without a degree
• Prior experience negotiating terms and contracts with various providers, required
• Prior sourcing experience and expertise with drafting and driving complex RFP's, required
• Prior experience with drafting contract agreements, required
• Prior experience working within a professional services firm such as accounting, financial services, business advisory, and/or banking industries, preferred

License/Certifications:

• C.P.M. (Certified Professional in Supply Management - CPSM) certification, preferred

Software:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word and Excel, required
• PeopleSoft Financials or similar software experience, preferred
• Proficient in online ordering and data management systems, preferred

Language:

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong organizational abilities and problem solving skills
• Broad knowledge of current purchasing strategies and methods
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Financial acumen
• Analytical ability
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent time management skills
• Analytical thinking such as, relating and comparing data from different sources.
• Presentation and communication skills
• Project management skills