Procurement Manager - Vendor Management (4-6 yrs)

As the Services Procurement (SOW Management) Manager you will:

- Develop partnering relationships with the client's SOW business owner community and become well versed in the historical and projected buying needs of the departments supported by the MSP team.

- Act as a sourcing agent, mediator, negotiator, and SOW author on behalf of the client's SOW business owners project buyer's behalf to support the client's competitive bidding process(es).

You will operate as an extension of the clients procurement team and be fully aligned to their prevailing category and supplier strategies.

- Process all procurement requisition activity through the use of a Vendor Management System (VMS) and any related procurement technologies which may be specific to an individual client program.

- Develop appropriate competency knowledge of the program's SOW services supplier community to assist with sourcing recommendations.

- Perform analysis to include cost savings reporting and other quality or efficiency data to help improve operational processes.

- Evaluate SOW agreement terms for best practice quality, conformity and compliance against client required contractual language and agreement structure; escalate deviations for client approvals / decision making.

- Provide program related Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) training and updates to supplier and client SOW business owners on a regular basis to ensure understanding and compliance

- Communicate program procedural changes and updates to program suppliers and client users in a timely manner.

- Confirm suppliers appropriately manage their employee on-boarding, employee relations issues, and off-boarding activities.

- Provide and analyze standard program reporting to the client's SOW business owners, procurement professionals and program stakeholders, to include the support of ad hoc report requests as required.

- Establish and maintain a proactive, positive working relationship with SOW business owners through regular phone and in-person contact (site visits may be occasionally required) within assigned market area / service category.

- Support the Operational Leadership of RE's MSP programs in ensuring financial goals and objectives are met or exceeded as well as full compliance on all Randstad policies and procedures.

- Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Job requirements education:

- University/Postgraduate or equivalent professional & intellectual ability.

- Demonstrable procurement/commercial experience and a career track record measured by customer satisfaction, increased responsibilities, and working relationships with colleagues and management.