Senior Procurement Analyst

Company: Paylocity Corporation
Location: Schaumburg
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

The Senior Procurement Analyst owns the whole strategic procurement process from sourcing to supplier off-boarding for indirect categories for HR, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Distribution, and Finance. The Procurement Manager develops and executes procurement business plans and category management plans, partners with and supports the needs of functional business owners, and provides inputs to the creation of policies and processes to drive procurement forward while maintaining our culture and supporting our growth. The Senior Procurement Specialist is an individual contributor reporting to the Procurement Manager.What you'll do:Take complete ownership of the whole strategic procurement process from sourcing to supplier off-boarding including market assessments, consolidating spend across the organization, issuing RFPs, evaluating and comparing proposals, negotiating contracts (pricing and terms), and supplier managementApply deep knowledge of spend categories to develop and implement strategic category plans to optimize cost and improve quality in close collaboration with our internal business partnersDrive continuous improvement of policies and procedures to optimize spend, reduce procurement cycle time, increase real-time spend visibility, and maintain internal business partner satisfactionCollaborate with other departments to prioritize procurement needs, solicit inputs, and align goalsThink analytically to evaluate results and determine if organizational objectives are being metReview 3rd party contracts, negotiate and sign off on commercial terms, and enforce the Delegation of Authority requirements for contractsUse the contract management system to store and administer all 3rd party contracts and use the resulting data to proactively address contracting issues especially around orphaned, perpetual, and auto-renew contractsHold regular stakeholder meetings to align on opportunities following a stakeholder engagement planProvide frequent actionable management reportingWhat you bring:Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Business, or related fields4 years' experience in strategic sourcing or procurement in indirect categoriesAbility to clearly and convincingly present written and oral informationStrong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills and experienceExpert in advanced functions and features in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPointExperience in using procurement systems (P2P, S2C, CLM, SRM)Experience in supplier management activities (QBRs, Supplier Scorecards, Supplier Rankings)Experience in developing templates (RFP, Contract, etc.) and associated playbooks (preferred)

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