Enterprise Operations Associate Procurement Consultant - Corporate & Professional Services Prof[...]

Avature; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 74.000 - 112.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is looking for a motivated Associate Procurement Consultant to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will manage competitive bid events, analyze client spending data, and negotiate with suppliers to achieve optimal outcomes. Your ability to build relationships and think strategically will be crucial as you support clients in their procurement and strategic sourcing needs. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, allowing for flexibility while contributing to impactful projects that drive business success. If you are passionate about procurement and ready to make a difference, this role is for you.

Leistungen

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Generous paid time off

Training resources

Diverse employee resource groups

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or Law is required.
• Prior experience in competitive bids and supplier negotiations is essential.

Aufgaben

• Manage competitive bid events and analyze client spend data for sourcing.
• Negotiate terms and build stakeholder relationships across client organizations.

Kenntnisse

Client Relationship Management

Data Analysis

Strategic Thinking

Attention to Detail

Dealing with Disorder

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

IBM is seeking highly motivated individuals with prior procurement experience to join our Procurement BPO team of procurement consulting professionals. Our team provides procurement services to IBM’s external clients across all industry segments.

Specifically, we are seeking to fill the role of an Associate Procurement Consultant to support our clients’ procurement and strategic sourcing requirements in the indirect spend category of Corporate & Professional Services. This role requires regular business travel to remote client locations based on project requirements.

Your role and responsibilities:

1. Managing multiple competitive bid events for clients (i.e., Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, Request for Information, Reverse Auctions etc.) within assigned spend categories.
2. Analyzing client’s historical spend data in one or more categories to identify sourcing opportunities, support category strategy development, and measure compliance with supplier agreements.
3. Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships across all levels of the client’s business, procurement, and legal organizations.
4. Negotiating commercial terms and facilitating contracting processes with the client’s suppliers.
5. Analyzing and documenting cost savings versus historical spend to ensure IBM meets or exceeds contractual savings commitments to our clients.
6. Identifying opportunities to transform the client’s procurement organization and policies, and to support the client in achieving its strategic business objectives.
7. Supporting Global Category Leaders and Category Managers with the development of category strategies and developing sourcing project strategies.
8. Collaborating with peer consultants supporting our other clients to share and leverage useful templates, strategies, lessons learned, and case studies.

Required education:

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education:

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise:

1. Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Law, or another applicable field.
2. Prior experience leading end-to-end competitive bids and supplier negotiations.
3. Willingness and ability to travel to client locations based on business requirements.

Preferred technical and professional experience:

1. Previous experience supporting the Corporate & Professional Services Category including experience in sub-categories such as: Contingent Workforce, Consulting, Legal Services, HR & Benefits, and Learning & Development.
2. Client Relationship Management: Ability to build rapport with clients and maintain professionalism in communications with all levels of client stakeholders.
3. Data Analysis: Ability to utilize procurement and financial data to understand spending trends within a business, and to leverage that information to identify procurement insights that result in process efficiencies or cost savings for the client.
4. Strategic Thinking: Understanding of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning.
5. Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Ability to process information with high levels of accuracy.
6. Dealing with Disorder: Knowledge of tactics and ability to function effectively in the face of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.
7. Microsoft Office: Strong knowledge and proficiency of Microsoft Office suite.
8. Procurement Knowledge: Knowledge of Procurement methods, technologies, and processes.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM’s financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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ABOUT IBM

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well-being.
• Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and life insurance.
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, and parental bonding leave.
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year.

Job Title: Associate Procurement Consultant - Corporate & Professional Services

Date posted: 25-Mar-2025

Job ID: 24018

City / Township / Village: RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, Austin, New York

State / Province: Texas, New York, North Carolina

Country: United States

Work arrangement: Hybrid

Area of work: Enterprise Operations

Employment type: Regular

Contract type: Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year: 74,000.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year: 112,000.00

Position type: Professional

Company: (0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift: General (daytime)