Job Details
Our client, an American multinational personal care corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products, is seeking to hire a Procurement Consultant to join their team in Roswell, Georgia! The Procurement Consultant is responsible for the timely and cost-effective strategic sourcing of complex goods and services in accordance with corporate policies and procedures.
*This is a 6-month contract to start, with the opportunity to extend or convert*
*Hybrid in Roswell, Georgia going in twice a week, remote every other day*
Responsibilities
- This position works closely with the business units regarding the application and integration of procurement philosophies and techniques to meet the needs of internal customer requirements from a category sourcing perspective.
- Evaluates responses from suppliers, coordinates the requests that come through the IT Team.
- Work with stakeholders to understand what exactly they are looking for and guide them through the process as well as prepare RFP's and RFI's.
- Work with the suppliers to negotiate contracts by using standard set of templates to create a statement of work or software/hardware service agreement when applicable.
- Will work closely with the IT VMO team, IT, vendor management, office team.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or related discipline.
- Must have highly concentrated IT contract negotiation as well as terms and conditions extensions of software.
- Change management skills
- Strong stakeholder relationship management skills, strong strong supplier relationship management skills, understanding of the sourcing process.
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- COUPA experience highly desired but not required.
- Candidates with mill operations management and demonstrated professional engineering experience, GNW and Healthcare experience.
- Strong strategic sourcing and negotiation skills, with solid proven experience in global procurement/supply chain organizations.
- Solid ability to work cross-functionally across multiple business lines, including a depth of knowledge in category strategy development and implementation.
You will receive the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
- Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k) including match
- Paid Sick Time Leave
- Legal and Identity Protection Plans
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
- 529 College Saver Plan
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.