Procurement Consultant

An International company, located in Plano, TX, is seeking a Procurement consultant for a 12+ month contract role. What you"ll be doing

• Facilitating multi-year sourcing strategies for responsible spend categories.
• Designing, planning, managing, and leading key Requests for Proposal, information, quotes, etc., with cross-functional teams.
• Supporting the development and execution of contractual documents, including Non-Disclosure Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, SaaS Agreements, Software License Agreements, and other contracts as necessary to support Procurement and business needs.
• Collaborate closely with key business stakeholders and supplier partners to understand current conditions, identify and prioritize improvement opportunities, and deliver enhancements to improve quality and productivity.
• Provide detailed documentation of how the applications / projects will support business requirements.
• Identify innovative options to achieve business benefits
• Effectively diagnose issues and identify the root cause and countermeasures.
• Negotiate pricing and achieve cost savings while mitigating financial and legal risks for the enterprise.
• Effectively manage all sourcing and price negotiation activities and in-coming ad hoc business unit requests that may result in a contract or purchase order.
• In Ariba PTP System, review and analyze business requests to issue purchase orders to suppliers.
• Requirements : Qualifications / What you bring (Must Haves) ? Highlight Top 3-5 skills o Exceptional analytic, organization, presentation and interpersonal skills with applied solid judgement and strategic thinking. o Ability to work independently and successfully manage several projects and / or tasks of varying complexities simultaneously while balancing the workload, constraints and deliverables. o Strong collaboration, communication (written and verbal) and influencing skills. o Experience gathering business, functional / technical requirements, and implementing relevant solutions. o Experience with, but not limited to, procurement of facility management services, software and related technology services. o Demonstrated success influencing key stakeholders on strategic direction based on recommendations backed by in-depth analysis. o Demonstrated experience investigating root causes for production critical incidents, and implementation of countermeasures o Experience with troubleshooting complex integrated applications / processes. o Proven experience providing technical leadership and guidance to team members and project peers. o Experience with Ariba PTP System Added bonus if you have (Preferred) : o 5 or more years" experience in Indirect Sourcing o Contract drafting and negotiation experience. o Bachelor"s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, or related field o Ability to work with large, distributed teams with diverse competencies, skills, and ability to work in fast-paced / high-pressure culture. o Automotive industry experience o Analytical skills to build business solutions to best support business vision and strategy.