Senior Procurement Specialist – HR, Benefits, Consultants

Role Overview

• Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
• Negotiate price, terms, conditions, and supplier returns/allowances and serve as a point of contact on contracts.
• Implement new and renewed contract terms and services through the Coupa system, coordinating with related teams.
• Develop sourcing strategies, build a scope, stakeholder map, sourcing approach and spend analysis.
• Identify current and future business needs, business capabilities and constraints.
• Define the market, cost structure and suppliers.
• Negotiate and set up confidentiality and purchasing agreements with suppliers, understanding ownership and rights as it pertains to intellectual property.
• Develop appropriate supplier relationship management strategies, analyzing cost reductions and supplier performance improvement opportunities or risks.
• Partner with Finance to determine input for the business operating plans, regularly communicating any risks and opportunities or variances versus plan.
• Maintain strong business relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, seamlessly incorporating appropriate strategies and tactics to creatively solve negotiations.
• Participate in ongoing purchasing process improvement efforts; evaluate and recommend best purchasing methods (formal and informal bid processes, purchase orders, disbursements, procurement cards, etc.).
• Recognize intellectual property risks, manage issues that arise and elevate appropriately in a confidential manner.
• Interpret and evaluate contract provisions, conduct research on requirements, evaluate findings, and make recommendations.
• Conduct spend, internal and market analysis, preparing, coordinating and conducting negotiations.
• Prepare purchase orders through Coupa system, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with existing policies and procedures.
• Compare quotes with the specifications and availability of good and services, placing practice wide orders accordingly.
• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decreasing turnaround times and streamlining work.
• Determine quantity, product availability and sources of supply.
• Organize, update, and retain product information files and purchase order records.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 5-years of experience in purchasing cycles and buying processes for medium complexity contracts is required.
• Must have experience creating micro strategies for contracts between $3M
• $5M and working with preferred suppliers.
• Excellent communication skills are required, with a collaborative mindset regarding partnership and stakeholder relationship building.
• Knowledge of purchasing regulations, legal compliance, policies and procedures with demonstrated advanced negotiations, contract and sourcing skills.
• Background and experience in the following sourcing categories: HR, Benefits, and Consultants.
• Ability to understand and interpret key financial statements and components of ROTA preferred.
• Understanding of and ability to conduct SWOT, and TOWS Matrix preferred.
• Health care background (veterinary or human healthcare, pharmaceutical, etc.) is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones.
• Fertility and family-building assistance.
• Paid Parental leave.
• Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance.
• Practice Paid Short
• and Long-Term Disability.
• Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Legal Plan.
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account.
• Mental health support and resources.
• Paid Volunteering.
• Optimum Wellness Plans® for up to three pets.
• Continuing Education allowance & MED hours for eligible positions.
• Student Debt Relief (for full-time DVMs).
• A Variety of discounts including Mars, PetSmart, Royal Canin, fitness, cellular and so much more.