Procurement Specialist

Overview:

TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a health insurance company. It offers different types of health care covera

ENGAGEMENT DESCRIPTION:

• Responsible for developing IT contract negotiations strategies and performing contract negotiations.
• Prepare contractual provisions and administer contract proposals.
• Negotiate commercial contracts with vendors.
• Issue purchase orders to vendors. Focus on continuous improvement in vendor and client relations.
• Evaluate requests and requirements, identify risks, develop negotiation strategies, facilitate, and negotiate contracts with vendors, and issue purchase orders.

Top 3 Required Skills/Experience

• Develop negotiation strategies, conduct negotiations, and manage master contracts.
• Negotiate Statement of Work (SOW), Amendments, Master Service Contracts and Supplier Paper.
• Negotiate regulatory and compliance related contractual agreements (BAAs, government services, etc.).
• 3 + years IT contract negotiation experience
• Negotiate contract and pricing, finalize, and execute agreements, issue purchase orders.

Required Skills/Experience – The rest of the required skills/experience. Include:

• Ensure product or service descriptions are compliant (PHI, PII, BAA).
• Develop service level agreements for key customers and suppliers. Ensure compliance with customer SLA and that pricing is consistent with sourced pricing.
• Develop reporting and metrics.
• Partner with the business, Office of General Counsel (OGC), Insurance, Audit and Procurement in terms of formulating a negotiation strategy for contractual agreement.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Procurement Consultants and Specialists relative to a contracting and negotiation strategy.
• Develop negotiation strategies and assemble fact-based cases for use with suppliers

Preferred Skills/Experience – Optional but preferred skills/experience. Include:

• Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills required - Intermediate Written Communications and Oral Communication skill level required - Intermediate Effectiveness Measurement skills required
• Advanced Contracts Review skills required - Intermediate Problem-Solving

Skills required

• Proficient in procurement systems and current industry standard PC applications and systems.
• Thrive in an interdependent, team environment.
• Should exhibit exemplary behaviors in Drive Execution, Communicate, Build Partnership and an emphasis on own it and Reach Out

Education/Certifications – Include:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related field.
• A Juris Doctorate is helpful, therefore preferred.
• Four (4) years contract negotiating experience required with two (2) years’ experience negotiating business contractual terms, strategy planning and analysis and review of existing contractual agreements preferred.
• Two (2) years’ experience with business contractual terms required; legal contractual terms preferred.
• Two (2) years negotiation strategy planning and analysis and review of existing contractual agreements preferred - Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) certification preferred.
• Institute of Supply Management (I.S.M.) affiliation preferred.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $37.00 per hour

Location:

• Detroit, MI 48226 (Required)

Work Location: Remote