Indirect Procurement Specialist

Well Enterprises•Le Mars, IA

About The Position

Responsible for assisting with critical vendor relationship needs, including but not limited to: service agreements, non-disclosures, purchase orders, invoices, insurance, and on-boarding documents. Understands the ramifications of indirect procurement to company's supply chain. On-board and maintain supplier database and related paperwork for contractors, vendors, consultants and utilities. Involves preparing, issuing, negotiating, mediating, filing, tracking, and re-issuing documents as necessary. Negotiate contracts and insurance needs between suppliers and Wells Legal and Wells Risk Management. Assist with Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quote (RFQ), and Requests for Information (RFI). Involves preparing, issuing, mediating, filing, tracking and re-issuing documents as necessary. Secure materials and/or services at the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) through competitive analysis of bids, and all other costs of ownership. Assist with budgets for spend including but not limited to services and utilities. Track information and maintain data metrics. Analyze data and assist with internal and external presentations for past, present and future spend to provide updates at any time and assist with forecasting spend and delivering budget plans. Facilitating various tactical needs as they arise within the indirect procurement group, including but not limited to: obtaining and distributing data requests, root-cause analysis, representing indirect procurement in meetings, etc. Contribute to driving continuous improvement and developing and implementing protocols and practices to ensure effectiveness and efficiencies of strategic initiatives. Qualifications In addition to the responsibilities listed above, other duties may be assigned by your supervisor, as dictated by business necessity.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in purchasing, supply chain, business, material management or related field preferred
Minimum two years professional experience in a purchasing or supply chain environment or related field
Familiarity with procurement, business administration, and regulatory requirements associated with food
Exceptional communication skills (both oral and written) and presentation skills
Negotiating skills at mid-management level
Proven procurement skills and demonstrable process implementation ability
Must be able to work across all functions and levels of an organization
Problem Solving, quantitative abilities and decision-making talent
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point)
Ability to work alone or in a team to set and achieve goals
Must be able to follow-up and maintain timelines while also actively nurturing supplier relationships and appropriately handling issues as they arise
Prepare and deliver presentations
Awareness and understanding of supply chain and the interrelationship between procurement and business functions
Proactive mind-set of Continuous Improvement and resource optimization
Professionally develops and adds value through the completion of relevant procurement training and/or certification programs

Nice To Haves

Experience in Manufacturing a plus

Responsibilities

Assist with critical vendor relationship needs
On-board and maintain supplier database
Negotiate contracts and insurance needs between suppliers and Wells Legal and Wells Risk Management
Assist with Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quote (RFQ), and Requests for Information (RFI)
Secure materials and/or services at the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO)
Assist with budgets for spend including but not limited to services and utilities
Track information and maintain data metrics
Analyze data and assist with internal and external presentations for past, present and future spend
Facilitating various tactical needs as they arise within the indirect procurement group
Contribute to driving continuous improvement