Sr. Sourcing Specialist - Contract

About the role

Early Warning has powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with solutions like Zelle® and Paze℠. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing activities to identify, evaluate, and recommend qualified suppliers to meet organizational product and service needs.
• Execute sourcing activities in alignment with company policies and strategies, including management of high value and moderately complex purchases.
• Assist in negotiating and executing supplier contracts to achieve optimal pricing, terms, and service levels while ensuring compliance with established guidelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, clarify specifications, and ensure timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
• Utilize strategic sourcing tools and processes to support optimization.
• Monitor supplier relationships, addressing performance issues, and escalating concerns as appropriate to ensure consistent quality and service.
• Maintain effective working relationships with internal departments, suppliers, and procurement leadership to ensure alignment with sourcing activities.
• Represent the company in a professional manner and maintain a high level of confidentiality and integrity in all business interactions.
• Stay informed of procurement trends, market conditions, and relevant regulations to support informed sourcing decisions.
• Support the company's commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, procurement, or related field (or equivalent education/experience).
• 3-5 years of progressive procurement or related experience.
• Demonstrated procurement experience in related product and services categories.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Established skills in evaluating and negotiating contractual language and pricing associated with master agreements, vendor services agreements, statements of work (SOW), subscriptions and licensing agreements within a compliance framework.
• Competence in analyzing business needs or procurement opportunities for significantly improving expense, service and quality.
• Effective organizational, project and planning skills.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations guiding procurement practices.
• Relevant experience in independently drafting and analyzing RFP's, RFQ's, RFI's.
• High level of proficiency in the Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio).
• Familiarity with enterprise financial systems along with finance and accounting requirements relating to budgets and procurement.
• Must pass background and drug screen.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or MBA in business or related field.
• Experience with Dynamics GP and/or ReQlogic (DXC Procurement Platform).
• Experience with workflow management.
• Additional related education and/or experience.

Pay

Phoenix, AZ: $29.00 - $33.00 USD per hour. This position is intended to be filled through a third-party staffing agency; final pay rate, benefits eligibility, and other terms will be determined by the staffing agency.

Schedule

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model.