Procurement Engagement Associate — Process & Data

Northern Trust; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 58,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking an Associate Consultant, Procurement Engagement to support the initial stage of procurement by reviewing, processing, and routing procurement requests. You will assist with intake, validate completeness, and help ensure compliant processing and a smooth end user experience.

Collaborate with Sourcing, Category Management, Third Party Risk, and Business Unit stakeholders to route requests, monitor compliance, document issues, and support ongoing process improvement and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, finance, or related field.
• 2+ years in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or related functions.
• Professional Procurement/Supply Chain Management designation or coursework is preferred but not required.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive and review procurement requests for completeness and policy alignment.
• Route requests to sourcing, procurement, risk, legal, or business stakeholders based on type and urgency.
• Collaborate with Sourcing, Category Management, Third Party Risk, Procurement Operations, and Business Unit stakeholders to support intake process.
• Verify requests follow procurement policies and risk standards and identify issues for review.
• Document common issues and support process improvement and standardization.
• Maintain request data and support reporting on metrics such as volume, compliance, response times, SLA performance, and cycle times.
• Stay updated on procurement processes and provide basic training and support to internal stakeholders.

Skills

Procurement processes

Sourcing & supplier management

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Supply Chain

Tools

ERP systems

PeopleSoft

S2P systems

MS Excel

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking an Associate Consultant, Procurement Engagement to support the initial stage of procurement by reviewing, processing, and routing procurement requests. You will assist with intake, validate completeness, and help ensure compliant processing and a smooth end user experience.

Collaborate with Sourcing, Category Management, Third Party Risk, and Business Unit stakeholders to route requests, monitor compliance, document issues, and support ongoing process improvement and