Procurement Specialist

What’s the Job?

Shift: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Pay Rate: $40 to $50 per hour

Driving Requirement: Yes, 25%; Personal Vehicle

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage (Sub) Commodities cross-business or for one business, fostering cross-functional alignment.
• Coordinate and manage a virtual/line management team to achieve optimum conditions and savings.
• Define (Sub) Commodity structure, organization, and strategy; develop and implement material productivity measures.
• Communicate strategies to ensure long-term, cost-efficient supply of materials.
• Negotiate frame contracts; document contracts in relevant IT systems.
• Forward Procurement-related project information to keep participants up to date.
• Identify procurement risks and opportunities; manage them effectively.
• Perform Supplier Management to ensure an optimum supply chain.
• Ensure supply of materials based on customer requirements at the lowest price while ensuring quality and on-time delivery.
• Implement commodity strategies and cost reduction measures.
• Analyze demands, monitor markets, and review suppliers to decide on the best sourcing strategy.
• Conduct market analyses to obtain new suppliers and technologies.
• Prepare and conduct negotiations for medium to high purchasing volumes.
• Generate, document, and implement savings; report on relevant KPIs.
• Support projects to provide optimum input for quotes and realization of potential savings.
• Travel between the Concord and Peterborough facilities as required. Hybrid role.

Required Skills:

• Strong negotiation skills with a proven track record of achieving cost savings.
• Experience in supplier development, evaluation, and management.
• Analytical skills for market trend analysis and supplier performance review.
• Project management experience with cross-functional teams.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Risk management experience and knowledge of risk and change management practices.
• Technical knowledge of procurement processes and commodity strategies.
• Experience in implementing cost reduction measures and achieving target costs.
• Ability to provide benchmarking information on component and system costs.
• Willingness to travel and experience in hybrid work environments.

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:  Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity – as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year – all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.