Senior Specialist

The Senior Specialist, Vendor Management is responsible for managing our vendor relationships, constantly optimizing our contract portfolio and the procurement process, coordinating collaboration with internal stakeholders (engineering teams, legal, etc.), and providing procurement performance, cost allocation, and budget reports.

This position is located in the Global Procurement department. Global Procurement is responsible for purchasing hardware, software, and services for FactSet worldwide. We manage large parts of FactSets technology budget and act as a service center for other teams/departments

Responsibilities:

• Manage commercial relationships with our vendors
• Process purchase requisitions and POs
• Support planning and administration of FactSets budget
• Analyze and optimize our contract portfolio
• Work with the requesting teams to ensure high-quality service delivery
• Meet corporate cost reduction goals which will include enforcing demand management, while achieving corporate objectives related to supplier diversity and sustainability

Required Skills:

• Good understanding of data center technology and related services
• Clear analysis of business cases and ability to communicate/present them
• Experience in contract management
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 3- 5 years of experience in procurement
• Demonstrated capacity to be coachable, take feedback, and incorporate it into your role

Highly Desired:

• Presentation skills
• Good understanding of Finance
• Ability to work independently and team-oriented
• Experience with procurement systems (Workday, iProcurement, or similar) is a plus