Sr. Indirect Procurement Specialist

The Fountain Group; Clay Arsenal (CT); Hybrid; USD 89,544,000 - 95,054,000; Part time

Job summary

The Fountain Group is seeking an experienced procurement professional for a remote, six-month engagement in Connecticut, United States. The role focuses on indirect procurement, RFX/RFPs, contract negotiations, and end-to-end P2P processes using major systems like Zycus.

Responsibilities include supplier evaluation, cost benchmarking, training stakeholders on P2P usage, and collaborating with legal on contracts to ensure compliance and optimal value for enterprise spend.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of procurement experience required.
• 3+ years of indirect procurement experience required.
• Experience with a major Procure 2 Pay system (Coupa, Ariba, GEP, Ivalua or Zycus) is critical.
• Experience negotiating contracts and working with legal.
• Must have worked in Enterprise originations or large markets.
• Extensive indirect procurement experience in a large corporate environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, contract execution, and procurement compliance processes end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Execute RFX/RFPs, contract negotiations, and govern approvals for indirect procurement topics.
• Monitor requisition, approval, and PO processes in the Procure 2 Pay platform (Zycus).
• Assist business requestors with Procure 2 Pay system usage and training.
• Gather quotations, examine bids and make awards in partnership with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure spend decisions target lowest logical cost and align with market benchmarks.
• Evaluate vendor reliability and develop new supply sources.
• Support vendor programs and sourcing events as assigned.
• Collaborate with legal and business stakeholders on contract negotiations.
• Support indirect category activities including Corporate & Professional Services, Office Supplies/IT Peripherals, Telecommunications, MRO/Facility expenses, Tail Spend, Contractor Services.

Skills

Procurement experience

Indirect procurement

Contract negotiations

Sourcing

Vendor management

Procure-to-Pay systems

Training & guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Zycus

Coupa

Ariba

GEP

Ivalua

Job description

REMOTE

Pay: $32.25/hour.

Duration:6 months with extensions based on performance and headcount approvals.

Responsibilities:

• Execute RFX/RFPs, contract negotiations, and govern functional approvals for assigned indirect Procurement topics.
• Efficiently monitor requisition, approval, and PO processes in the organization's Procure 2 Pay platform (Zycus), handling order confirmation process with suppliers as well as transactional support as needed.
• Assist business requestors navigate the Procure 2 Pay system including training/troubleshooting, and guidance to enable compliance with a no-po no-pay policy.
• Gather quotations, examines bids and makes awards in partnership with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure spend decisions target lowest logical cost and are within applicable market benchmarks.
• Evaluates vendor reliability and develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive.
• Support special project events as assigned, which may include data gathering for sourcing events or managing the standup of vendor programs such as Catalog solutions or vendor specific discount programs.
• Collaborate with legal and business stakeholders on any contract negotiations.
• Representative indirect category activities this role may be asked to support include Corporate & Professional Services, Office Supplies/IT Peripherals, Telecommunications, MRO/Facility expenses, Tail Spend, Contractor Services

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 5+ years of procurement experience is required.
• 3+ years of indirect procurement experience is required.
• Experience with a major Procure 2 Pay system (Coupa, Ariba, GEP, Ivalue or Zycus) is critical for this role.
• Candidates should have experience negotiating contracts and working with legal.
• Must have worked in Enterprise originations or large markets.
• Extensive indirect procurement experience in a large corporate environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, contract execution, and procurement compliance processes end-to-end.