Job Description
Job Title: Procurement Specialist
Duration: 24 months
Location: Detroit, MI
Schedule: Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)
Pay Rate: 38-42/HR on W2 (No C2C)
Role Summary:
- Responsible for developing contract negotiations strategies and performing contract negotiations for services and IT software.
- 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.
- 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 negotiation strategies and assemble fact-based cases for use with suppliers
Education/Certifications requirement:
- 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 are 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.
Key Skills:
- Experience developing 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.).
- 4 + years IT contract negotiation experience
- 2 + years of contract negotiations for services
- 2+ years of contract strategy management
- Negotiate contract and pricing, finalize and execute agreements, and issue purchase orders