What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sourcing Associate-I position at Progressive Technology Solutions?
Title: Sourcing Associate
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 Months
Job Description:
Required Skills:
- IT procurement and sourcing experience required
- Financial background, including price analysis, required
- Experience communicating with stakeholders required
- Excel experience required
- Federal contracting and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) experience is very useful
- Experience with Ariba, PeopleSoft, or similar procurement systems preferred
- Candidates must demonstrate strategic thinking and strong critical thinking skills
- QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Required: This position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; and 3 years’ experience in a relevant functional assignment (e.g. Professional Services, Facilities, HR, Marketing, IT, IT Services, or other applicable procurement focus area).
- Extensive experience in managing the end to end sourcing process from requirements gathering through RFx and contracting.
- Robust pricing and contractual negotiations with suppliers.
- Effective presentation and influencing skills to interface with multiple levels of management.
- Experience in analyzing pricing and determining price reasonableness.
- Proven experience with key category suppliers.
Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent project and time management skills including but not limited to risk assessment, workplan development and management.
- Developed analytical, organizational and coordination skills.
- Able to apply complex problem-solving abilities to achieve problem ad process solutions.
- Ability to spot, communicate and mitigate issues.
- Flexibility and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time.
- Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence.
- Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: Remote
Salary : $40 - $45
