Procurement Professional [AQ-14628]

About the Role

Join a leading organization at the forefront of shaping future operational landscapes. This pivotal role focuses on driving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and long-term strategic growth through expert sourcing and negotiation. You will directly influence critical strategic initiatives and executive decision-making, making a tangible impact on the enterprise's success.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage comprehensive Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), and Best and Final Offer (BAFO) processes, including sourcing project plans and workstreams.
• Create clear supplier instructions and response requirements, and manage bidder communications and clarification processes.
• Coordinate proposal evaluations, facilitate supplier presentations and solution workshops, and lead reference checks and due diligence activities.
• Manage the supplier down-selection process and maintain procurement project governance and reporting, delivering supplier pricing templates, evaluation scorecards, governance materials, executive recommendations, and supplier comparison analyses.
• Provide analytical support for outsourcing opportunities, including baselining current-state labor and operating costs, conducting Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis, and developing outsourcing business cases.
• Analyze supplier financial proposals, evaluate transformation investments and one-time costs, model transition costs, and quantify cost savings opportunities.
• Assess productivity improvements and service enhancements, develop Return on Investment (ROI) and payback analyses, and create executive-level financial summaries.
• Serve as the primary commercial negotiator, defining negotiation strategies, leading pricing negotiations, and negotiating rate cards, fee structures, service credits, performance mechanisms, and benchmarking provisions.
• Negotiate gain-share and incentive structures, address transition and transformation commitments, and manage renewal and termination provisions, supporting contract redlining and issue resolution.
• Operate confidently with senior executives, build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups, facilitate steering committee meetings, and present findings and recommendations.
• Manage disagreements, drive decisions, influence stakeholders through data-driven analyses, and provide regular status updates and executive communications.
• Establish sourcing governance structures, maintain project plans and milestones, manage risks, issues, and dependencies, and coordinate cross-functional workstreams.
• Facilitate decision-making forums, maintain action logs and executive reporting, and drive accountability across internal stakeholders.
• Support transition readiness activities, including planning assumptions, knowledge transfer requirements, service migration planning, risk mitigation, resource transition considerations, separation and change management impacts, and future-state governance recommendations.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional services procurement experience with a minimum of 2+ years focused on outsourcing.
• Demonstrated experience running end-to-end sourcing events (RFXs), conducting financial analysis for business case proposals, and negotiating with suppliers.
• Proven experience leading large-scale outsourcing, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), or workforce services sourcing initiatives.
• Experience negotiating multi-million-dollar outsourcing agreements.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including assertiveness, confidence, and the ability to influence and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong business analysis and relationship management skills to drive and implement sourcing programs aligned with business partner strategies.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, collating and acting upon feedback from all levels within the business and sourcing environments.

Skills

• Strategic Sourcing
• Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
• Financial Modeling
• Commercial Negotiation
• Supplier Management
• Business Case Development
• Executive Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Exceptional executive presence and confidence
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent facilitation skills

Benefits

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans
• Paid sick leave
• Retirement plans with a match
• Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium