Procurement Specialist
Procurement Specialist
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Job Description
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. Our client is a health insurance company. It offers different types of health care coverage plans that include individual and family dental and vision plans for employers etc.
Title: Procurement Specialist
Work Location: Detroit MI 48226
Duration: 26 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Hybrid
Dept: Enterprise Procurement
Engagement Description:
- 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.
Top 3 Required Skills/Experience
- Develop 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 issue purchase orders.
Required Skills/Experience The rest of the required skills/experience. Include:
- 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 reporting and metrics.
- Partner with the business Office of General Counsel (OGC) Insurance Audit and Procurement in terms of formulating a negotiation strategy for contractual agreement.
- Collaborate with Business Development Procurement Consultants and Specialists relative to a contracting and negotiation strategy.
- Develop negotiation strategies and assemble factbased cases for use with suppliers
Preferred Skills/Experience Optional but preferred skills/experience. Include:
- Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills required
- Intermediate Written Communications and Oral Communication skill level required
- Intermediate Effectiveness Measurement skills required
- Advanced Contracts Review skills required
- Intermediate ProblemSolving
- Skills required Proficient in procurement systems and current industry standard PC applications and systems.
- Thrive in an interdependent team environment.
- Should exhibit exemplary behaviors in Drive Execution Communicate Build Partnership and an emphasis on own it and Reach Out
Education/Certifications Include:
- Bachelors Degree preferred in Business Administration Supply Chain Management or related field. A Juris Doctorate is helpful therefore preferred.
- Four (4) years contract negotiating experience 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.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
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