Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking the lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk.
- Executes PtP (Procure-to-Pay) processes in full compliance with the Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS (Controls Integrity Management System) catalogs.
- Fully leverages procurement processes and tools to ensure the most effective procurement method is utilized.
- Maintains agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing, exhibits, amendments.
- Ensures contract compliance and utilization; monitors supplier performance, troubleshoots issues, etc.
- Ensures transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems.
- Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio.
- Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to meet business line expectations.
- Provides fit-for-risk process improvements.
- Influences the development and implementation of category strategic and commercial guidance; shares portfolio-specific market intelligence with Category Networks.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Behavioral Skills: Analytical, applies learning, communicates effectively, creates business value & competes to win in the marketplace, makes sound decisions.
- Functional Skills: PtP knowledge, system utilization & efficiency, total system cost, apply controls mindset, application of business & procurement technical knowledge, service excellence, contract development, contract management, negotiating and influencing, relationship management.
