Sr. Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end procurement across Indirect categories such as Operations, Real Estate, IT, Finance, Audit/Compliance, and HR.
• Lead and conduct negotiations, contract management, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate vendor performance, conducting various analysis and business reviews.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies by partnering with internal stakeholders to align on projects.
• Serve as an expert on procurement issues and procedures.
• Execute RFPs and supplier evaluations focused on total value, risk, and scalability.
• Drive supplier consolidation and preferred supplier frameworks.
• Partner with Legal and Business Stakeholders to structure agreements and contracts.
• Support cost optimization and spend management initiatives across the organization.
• Influence stakeholders to adopt recommended sourcing approaches and governance standards.
• Supports and reinforces new policies and procedures regarding procurement processes.
• Supports resolution of sourcing challenges requiring cross-functional coordination.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with all functions touching the P2P process (Finance, Accounting, Legal, Regional Field Operations, Compliance).
• Supports adoption of intake, sourcing, and contract enablement tools.
• Performs spend analysis on purchase categories to monitor against budget and overall usage.
• Experience with Vendor management as related to identifying savings opportunities, monitoring vendor spend across entire organization.

Qualifications

• Collaborative team member able to build a positive working relationship with various levels of HAH associates and departments.
• Ability to work independently and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity.
• Demonstrated strong communication and presentation skills.
• Must be proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and have a working knowledge of eProcurement and eSourcing tools (Coupa, Ariba, etc.).
• Knowledge of internal sourcing/procurement procedures and processes, and of external/industry trends, and best practices.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills; ability to lead projects and build and execute sourcing strategies is desired.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, ability to manage the procurement process and build relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Strong understanding of financial measurement; ability to identify and quantify legitimate areas of business benefit (cost savings, avoidance, client satisfaction, quality improvement, etc.).
• Experience in various categories including: accounting, finance, corporate services, facilities and/or IT.
• Experience with Coupa or similar P2P system and supplier and category management preferred.
• Familiarity with RFx processes and running competitive exercises preferred.