Buyer

Stefanini; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT staffing agency is seeking a Procurement Specialist to maintain relationships and renegotiate contracts with external manufacturers. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years of experience in Procurement, and strong analytical and negotiation skills. The role involves crafting contracts that align with organizational strategies and performance standards. This position requires excellent project management and communication skills, along with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain focusing on strategic sourcing or Analytics.
• Proven problem solving and decision making skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain strong business relationships and renegotiate expiring contracts.
• Craft new contracts that align with the organization's strategies.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Accounting/Finance, Business Admin, Logistics, Engineering preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

SAP

Job description

Overview

We help Procurement and Recruiting departments faced with the challenge of filling multiple IT-related openings for either long-term employment, or short-term projects. They need to find reliable candidates, with the right expertise, quickly and at the right cost to enable their company to remain competitive, and to increase profit and efficiency.

Stefanini provides the IT contract resources you need to implement crucial projects, handle short-term assignments, or fulfill long-term placements. Our IT staffing services free you from the challenges of finding, recruiting, training and retaining high-quality professional staff, and allow you to focus on managing your business growth.

We provide the ongoing skill development to ensure that professionals placed at your site are trained in leading technologies to support your information technology hardware, software, and network infrastructure. Augment your staff for short or long-term engagements, or for specialized expertise on specific projects.

We have more than 25 years of staffing industry knowledge and can provide you with superior candidates to match your technical and professional needs.

Job Description

Maintain strong business relationships and renegotiate expiring contracts with large external manufacturers providing services to the company. Crafting of new contracts that best represent the relationship, services that adhere to the organizations\' strategies, best practices and meet established service and performance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Accounting/Finance, Business Admin, Logistics, Engineering preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain with focus on strategic sourcing or Analytics is preferred. Experience with external manufacturers in a plus.
• Ability to lead change and influence others.
• Strong negotiation, analytical and interpersonal skills are critical. This team rewards smart ideas and thrives on ownership of their work processes.
• Proven problem solving and decision making skills.
• Excellent project/time management & organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in systems application specifically Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, SAP a plus. Must be technology smart.
• Comfortable in an open work environment and is a team player.
• Able to formulate a customized approach to each contract negotiation. There is not a set process for this.