Job Title: Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Location: Waltham, MA (hybrid is mostly remote- in person as needed for projects or team meetings)
Duration: 6+ months contract
Must Have:
Strategic sourcing, construction experience, delivery models and contract strategy skilled level (Ex. EPC), Procurement, bachelor’s degree
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A or B.S) required; in supply chain or business management degree preferred, masters degree
• Professional Certification in Supply Chain or Contract Management (I.E. CPSM and APIC, PMP)
• 5+ Years experience in a procurement role
• Experience in the $100M+ spend range with contract and framework/multiyear agreements
• Strategic sourcing, contract negotiations and vendor management, as is a strong working knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP and ARIBA. Also, working knowledge of Power Bi, etc.
• The candidate must have strong interpersonal skills, specifically in communications across a multi-national and matrixed organization.
• Candidate should be proficient in planning, project management, stakeholder engagement, and business analysis
• Highly proficient in Excel, Powerpoint, MS office applications
• Ability to clearly articulate one’s position and be able to influence others
• Act as a mentor to other buyers in the organization
• Ability to travel to multiple locations across MA as needed
• An equivalent combination of education and extensive subject matter expertise along with procurement process experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education requirements listed above
Additional Qualifications
• Ideal candidate will have experience with bidding construction projects (EPC, EPCM; GMP, Design/Bid/Build, etc.) which includes full depth of knowledge of several models that can be articulated to the business that will help with the understanding of the pros & cons along with risk assessment of each further acting as a trusted advisor for the proposed selection of the most appropriate model
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