Procurement Specialist

We are looking for someone who has a background in procurement and contracting with a track record of going deep and quickly ramping up on new processes, established policies, and technologies; demonstrated critical thinking skills and ability to work independently in highly ambiguous environments; excellent communication skills and strong cross-group collaboration skills. Demonstrated experience of using business tools to creatively solve problems a plus.
Responsibilities:

• Manage procurement process from working with project owners in drafting Statement of Work (SOW) for procuring goods and services, to creating purchase order (PO) and tracking invoices
• Review SOW for contracting standards and financial accuracy to ensure integrity and increase favorable approval by Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA)
• Submit Supplier SOWs to procurement tool (Contract Web), or DocuSign, before or during the PO creation process as instructed
• Manage PO intake and tracking, ensuring the capture of all information required and:
• Coordinate SOW execution and submit PO to MyOrder
• Coordinate supplier account setup and follow up with Supplier Management with status or changes
• follow up with interim PO approvers to ensure PO is processed timely
• Manage monthly Supplier invoice intake, accrual and approval processes to ensure net invoice discounts are captured.
• Manage procurement and distribution of software and tools licenses, user accounts and access credentials
• Support reporting processes by maintaining and improving existing reports in Excel (Power BI knowledge a plus, but not required)
• Potential responsibilities but not confirmed:
• Assist with management of team budget, including tracking of month-over-month spending, and preparation of monthly reports
• Build reporting and report automation using Excel (desire to learn Power BI a plus)
• Provide analytical support for budget tracking.

Qualifications:

• Three or more years of procurement/contracting experience and experience in providing high levels of customer service to partners
• Expertise with Excel, including data connections and data modeling
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with high level of accuracy
• Proficiency with Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Budgeting/accounting/finance experience a plus (not required)
• Experience with Power BI report building a plus (not required)
• Knowledge of internal applications including Teams, MyOrder, MS Invoice, Informa is a plus.

Compensation
The pay rate range above is the base hourly pay range that Aditi Consulting reasonably expects to pay someone for this position (compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, location and end client requirements).
Benefits and Ancillaries
Medical, dental, vision, PTO benefits and ancillaries may be available for eligible Aditi Consulting employees and vary based on the plan options selected by the employee.