About the position
Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you've experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet's food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you're just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create. As the Specialist, Indirect Procurement, you will lead day-to-day operations and support the entire Source to Pay cycle of Indirect procurement categories, including Travel, Fleet, Marketing, Professional Services, HR, Real Estate and Temp Labor (Spend Analysis, RFPs, Negotiation, Contracting, and Supplier Relationship management).
Responsibilities
- Support sourcing requirements for spend and market analysis, risk mitigation, and value delivery in the above indirect procurement categories
- Support evaluation, selection, negotiation, and implementation of preferred partners in indirect procurement categories
- Support contracting work within Indirect categories
- Identify and track working capital improvements
- Assist in indirect PO process
- Work closely with our COE team
- Lead supplier diversity external reporting process and contribute to supplier diversity program
- Continuously analyze data and apply benchmarks in renegotiating contracts when needed to improve service and/or reduce costs
- Solicit input from global and regional site sourcing/procurement and regional operations to develop understanding of regional differences
- Assist indirect manager with administration of SAP Concur Travel
- Establish self as the key point of contact for US/CA day-to-day Fleet operations
- Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Serve as main point of contact for all indirect category reporting and data collection requirements
- Support the overall Corporate-North America Procurement strategy and aligning with established global category strategy and sourcing initiatives
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or other related discipline and previous procurement/purchasing experience, preferably in Indirect categories
- Excellent skills within the Microsoft Office suite and Concur Travel platforms a plus
- Knowledge and understanding of purchasing practices, policies, and procedures
- Experience in successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously with results consistent with management's expectations
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to communicate with all levels of a corporation
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Demonstrated history of successfully collaborating with multiple internal stakeholders
- Strong oral and written communications skills, be highly organized and have excellent problem solving/decision making skills
Nice-to-haves
- Strong persuasion, influencing, and emotional intelligence capabilities
- Knowledgeable in the strategic sourcing process, data and market analysis, RFP management, negotiations, contracting, and supplier lifecycle management
- Excellent analytical and financial acumen including cost modeling and budgeting/forecasting and are proficient in Microsoft Office suite
- Experience with e-sourcing tools including spend analytics and project and contract management
- Have assisted in the drafting and negotiating of contracts
- Strong global professional and cross-cultural skills
- Highly organized, possessing excellent decision-making skills in unsure environments
- Strong project management skills with emphasis on business processes
- Dedicated, with an entrepreneurial mindset and a demonstrated ability to drive and sell change
- Comfortable with ambiguity
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan with a competitive company match
