Procurement Consultant

Strategic Staffing Solutions; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions in Columbus, OH is seeking a Procurement Consultant for a W2 contract with potential conversion to permanent. The role handles high-value contracts and sourcing across labor, services, materials, and equipment, often multimillion-dollar or billion-dollar scale.

Key duties include developing sourcing strategies, negotiating terms, managing supplier performance and risk, and leading cross-functional teams through sourcing events and contract administration.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant work experience required.
• Supply chain category management experience preferred in utility, manufacturing, or construction.

Responsibilities

• Develops sourcing strategy for high-value contracts and suppliers.
• Leads negotiations and contract development for complex multimillion-dollar deals.
• Coordinates cross-functional teams to execute sourcing events and administer contracts.

Skills

Negotiation

Sourcing

Contract management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or 6 years experience

Job description

Procurement Consultant

Columbus, OH (Local/Onsite)

W2 contract role with opportunity to convert to perm

Schedule: M-F 8:00-5:00pm

Pay Rate: $45-55/HR

Role Summary:

This role is to support new generation equipment and construction contracting. Writing complex multi million, sometimes billion dollar contracts, including pricing, business requirements, performance criteria, terms and conditions, and any risk mitigations. Procures goods, services, materials and manufactured equipment of high value. Looking for individuals with heavy major projects experience as they will likely be working on the new plant build projects.

• Serves as the subject matter expert in the development of sourcing strategy associated with the procurement of labor, service, material, and equipment needs supporting business unit functions.
• Applies negotiation techniques and methods to sourcing and contracting objectives.
• Manages supplier performance, contract compliance, risk, and other areas that support over-arching category management strategies.
• Leads cross-functional teams and may direct lower-level activities associated with sourcing, contracting or operational efforts.
• Procures goods and services with a high value or complex requirements.
• Assesses business requirements, and matches procurement plans accordingly.
• Executes sourcing strategies based on category manager guidance and leading practices.
• Assists Category Managers with category strategy development.
• Leverages market, supplier, and spend analyses to inform category strategies and competitive solicitations (e.g. RFXs).
• Coordinates and leads cross-functional category teams during sourcing events.
• Performs any required contract administration work related to a sourcing event.
• Develops negotiating strategy and leads negotiations.
• Writes the summary and details for basic to moderately complex contracts, including pricing, business requirements, performance criteria, terms and conditions, and any risk mitigations.
• Manages contract compliance and administration for high-value manufactured equipment and materials including economic price adjustments, replacement programs, and credit programs.

Experience Required:

• 5 years of relevant work experience, including experience working with cross-functional teams is required.
• Supply chain category management experience, preferably within the utility, manufacturing, or construction industry preferred.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, supply chain, or other related field; OR 6 years of relevant work experience.