Procurement Specialist

Hybrid, required to work from Office at least one day every week

Title: Procurement Specialist

Duration: 12+ Months with possible extensions

Location: Plano, TX 75024

Hybrid role 4 days remote and 1 day onsite (Mon Wed Thur and Fri is WFH and on Tuesday Onsite)

Qualifications:

• Exceptional analytic, organization, presentation and interpersonal skills with applied solid judgement and strategic thinking.

• Ability to work independently and successfully manage several projects and/or tasks of varying complexities simultaneously while balancing the workload, constraints and deliverables.

• Strong collaboration, communication (written and verbal) and influencing skills.

• Experience gathering business, functional/technical requirements, and implementing relevant solutions.

• Experience with, but not limited to, procurement of facility management services, software and related technology services.

• Demonstrated success influencing key stakeholders on strategic direction based on recommendations backed by in-depth analysis.

• Demonstrated experience investigating root causes for production critical incidents, and implementation of countermeasures

• Experience with troubleshooting complex integrated applications/processes.

• Proven experience providing technical leadership and guidance to team members and project peers.

• Experience with Ariba PTP System

Added bonus if you have (Preferred):

• 5 or more years’ experience in Indirect Sourcing

• Contract drafting and negotiation experience.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, or related field

• Ability to work with large, distributed teams with diverse competencies, skills, and ability to work in fast-paced/high-pressure culture.

• Automotive industry experience

• Analytical skills to build business solutions to best support business vision and strategy.