Job Description
This is a contract position.
It is a hybrid role with 2 days a week in the office in Vienna, VA.
What will you do in this role?
- Assist the strategic sourcing organization in collaboration with our partners to align sourcing priorities, source selection, conduct market research, mitigate issues and add value through insights
- Preparation, issuance and management of a RFP’s / RFIs
- Collaboratively work with cross functional teams to develop business unit requirements and Statement of Works.
- Administer the supplier due diligence process including non-disclosure agreements, Source Justification, and intake request triage.
- Participates in collaborative handoffs with Procurement to ensure effectively negotiated contracts that meet desirable financial terms and conditions.
- Ability to analyze large data sets to ensure objective outcomes
- Maintain Relationships with lines of business, team members, management, key stakeholders and external contacts (vendors, etc)
- Collaborate with stakeholder groups (Operations, PVM, EPMO, OGC, Information Security, etc) to achieve objectives and ensure alignment with client’s strategy and business operations.
- Drive partner satisfaction by learning and understanding partner needs, being responsive to issues, integrating partners into procurement / sourcing processes and building relationships with key stakeholders
- Support higher level staff with analyzing business unit requirements for leveraging opportunities, supplier recommendations and acquisition planning
What skills should you have for this position?
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experienceExposure to preparing and reviewing RFPs, RFIs, SOWsExposure to strategic sourcing, category management, subcontracts management or procurementExposure in managing a formalized process of selecting, monitoring and evaluating vendors / vendor contractsEffective skill exercising initiative and using good judgment to make sound decisionsBasic skill resolving conflicting requests and meeting changing requirements managing multiple priorities independently and / or in a team environment to achieve goalsEffective communicating and presentations skillsEffective relationship building, negotiation and facilitation skills