Strategic Purchasing & Contracts Specialist (Hybrid)

Accurant-International; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employer Paid Life Insurance, AD&D, &.

401(k) Match

Performance Based Bonus

Profit Sharing

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Accurant in Minneapolis (Hybrid) seeks a Purchasing & Contracts Specialist to support purchasing, vendor management, and contract administration across its portfolio companies. You will source indirect goods, coordinate contract reviews, maintain records, and help identify savings and process improvements.

As experience develops, you will review and redline routine vendor agreements under guidance from Operations and Legal, providing occasional support to the General Counsel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, operations, legal studies, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1-3 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, contract administration, legal support, or a related business support role.
• Interest in developing vendor negotiation and contract review skills.
• Strong critical thinking and research skills, with the curiosity to ask thoughtful questions, evaluate business needs, and move loosely defined assignments toward practical resolution.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence and tact to respectfully challenge requests, explain decisions, and remain composed in difficult conversations with senior leaders.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through, with the ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate with multiple stakeholders.
• Sound judgment when handling confidential information and determining when additional guidance or escalation is needed.
• Familiarity with AI tools and their responsible use in document preparation, review, and analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel for spend analysis and reporting.
• Experience with purchasing systems, contract repositories, DocuSign, or Adobe Sign is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Source and purchase indirect goods and services, negotiate pricing and commercial terms, and coordinate purchase orders and renewals.
• Work with business owners and senior leaders to clarify purchasing needs, ask questions to assess requests, and communicate purchasing requirements, concerns, and decisions.
• Analyze portfolio-wide purchasing spend, track savings, and identify opportunities for vendor consolidation and improved purchasing arrangements.
• Administer the P-card program, including card requests, approval workflow, setup, transaction follow-up, and reporting.
• Administer the portfolio-wide vendor-management process, including onboarding, qualification, classification, documentation, and periodic reviews.
• Coordinate the vendor contract review process, including gathering business requirements, tracking reviews and approvals, arranging signatures, and following up on outstanding items.
• Maintain contract and document repositories, approved templates, and renewal dates, ensuring records are accurate and accessible.
• Prepare routine agreements from approved templates and progressively assume review and redlining of low-value vendor contracts under Operations and Legal guidance, escalating substantive issues as needed.
• Provide approximately ten hours per week of support to the General Counsel across contract and document administration, research, document preparation, questionnaires, and special projects.
• Document procedures and help improve purchasing and contract administration processes across the portfolio.

Job description

Accurant in Minneapolis (Hybrid) seeks a Purchasing & Contracts Specialist to support purchasing, vendor management, and contract administration across its portfolio companies. You will source indirect goods, coordinate contract reviews, maintain records, and help identify savings and process improvements.

As experience develops, you will review and redline routine vendor agreements under guidance from Operations and Legal, providing occasional support to the General Counsel.