Global Indirect Procurement & Contracts Specialist

Hollingsworth & Vose; East Walpole (MA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Hollingsworth & Vose seeks a collaborative Indirect Procurement Specialist to drive sourcing of services and contracted spend across our global operations. You will build repeatable processes for sourcing events, contracting workflows, and compliance, while partnering with IT, Engineering, EHS, HR, Finance and Legal to embed procurement into project timelines.

The role focuses on indirect categories (IT, engineering, EHS, HR, facilities, capex) and aims to deliver value, savings, and supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or related field.
• 3+ years of procurement experience with a focus on indirect services and contracted categories (IT, engineering, EHS, HR, facilities, capex/equipment).
• Experience with a shared services center is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with services contracting - MSAs, SOWs, and statements of work - and comfort working with Legal on terms.
• Track record of implementing or rolling out procurement processes and policies in a decentralized, multi-site environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end sourcing for indirect services and contracted categories (IT, engineering, EHS, HR, facilities, capex and equipment), starting with the NA region.
• Draft, review, and manage service agreements, SOWs, MSAs, and equipment purchase terms in partnership with Legal and the requesting function.
• Implement and roll out standard procurement processes - intake, sourcing thresholds, RFx, approval workflows, preferred supplier usage, and requisition-to-order compliance - and train stakeholders on how to use them.
• Act as the day-to-day procurement partner for assigned functions, joining their planning cycles early so sourcing and contracting are built into project timelines (particularly capex and engineering projects).
• Manage supplier onboarding, qualification, and ongoing performance reviews for services suppliers and contractors, coordinating with EHS on contractor safety requirements.
• Analyze spend data to identify consolidation and standardization opportunities, and track realized value and savings from sourcing activity.
• Support sustainability initiatives and supplier diversity initiatives across the indirect supply base.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Procurement process

Contract basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain/business/related

MBA or equivalent preferred

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Coupa

Job description

Hollingsworth & Vose seeks a collaborative Indirect Procurement Specialist to drive sourcing of services and contracted spend across our global operations. You will build repeatable processes for sourcing events, contracting workflows, and compliance, while partnering with IT, Engineering, EHS, HR, Finance and Legal to embed procurement into project timelines.

The role focuses on indirect categories (IT, engineering, EHS, HR, facilities, capex) and aims to deliver value, savings, and supplier