Contract Specialist

Title: Contract Specialist - Supply Management

Duration: 1 year

Location: Phoenix, AZ (hybrid)

Description:

• This position is accountable in managing the cost and time effective procurement of all commodities related to products and services representing the business to third party suppliers as outlined in Policy. The role is responsible for building and maintaining stakeholder relationships with the business in US Market.
• The Contracts Manager will be required to negotiate legal contracts and commercials for these contracts across all categories that includes but not limited to Marketing & Advertising, Customer Service, Professional Services, GREWE and Technology. Contract manager will also be responsible for managing the M&A transaction related to procurement function and will be willing to sign the NDA for these transactions.
• Further, there will be a requirement to identify and put together business cases and plans to realize regional procurement opportunities plus support and coordinate global procurement strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring end to end delivery of market procurement strategy through to operational execution
• Be part of procurement professionals on the team to implement regional category management strategies and plans for related sourcing activity.
• Developing savings plans by developing and maintaining competitive market intelligence for all categories.
• Developing and accountable for the relationships across all Blue Box Business Unit leaders
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with M&A team and corp dev team
• Act as the coordination point for all M&A global engagements which will be project based.
• Maintain and promote Blue Box Values by ensuring that work is completed to the highest professional, legal, and regulatory standards, and that the activities subject to review/procurement comply with the Company's stated business ethics.
• Thorough understanding of contract law, sourcing strategies, supplier development and complex negotiations.
• Successfully manage time pressure, work against deadlines, and deliver strong results on schedule; prioritize based on customer or business need, urgency, and/or importance; effectively integrate and align with internal business partners.
• Handling multiple and competing priorities both internally in procurement and within the business

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2-3 years of procurement experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Experience managing large complex contracts and commercial deals.
• Strong project management skills and financial management experience including development of CBA's, PowerPoint presentations and financial models.
• Solid knowledge and proven experience working with a cross-functional teams to develop and execute complex, time and commercial sensitive strategies
• Must be an independent self-starter and have proven ability to drive results and prioritize work activities
• Ability to work in a fluid, fast-paced, and at times unstructured environment and maintain flexibility to meet the changing needs of the customer, business units.
• Experience with various eProcurement tools like Ariba, Archer, R-Portal, AXPERT, Bridger, etc will be advantageous
• Graduate degree & MBA/Post graduate degree as a plus (or relevant experience)

About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com

Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $26.66/hr.

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