Sourcing & Contracts Analyst

AARP • Washington, DC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health and financial security, and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest-circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin.
The Controller's Office is responsible for AARP's enterprise-wide accounting activities. This includes maintaining internal controls; compliance with federal, state, and other legal reporting requirements; grants management; revenue recognition; general ledger activity; accounts payable/receivable; payroll; tax; and procurement functions to include managing strategic outsourcing, contract negotiation and supplier management.
The Sourcing and Contracts Analyst engages in procurement and sourcing activities, analyzes spend, and assesses external market conditions to determine optimal procurement and sourcing strategies. Acquires equipment, services, supplies, and/or materials for the organization and the processes contracts, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, change orders, and requests for bid to suppliers. Partners with cross-functional teams to prepare and negotiate purchasing contracts, subcontracts, statements of work, and other contractual agreements. Participates in the drafting and executing of Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quote (RFQ,) and Requests for Information (RFI) documents.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, with 3+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, contract administration, sourcing support, procure-to-pay operations, or related business operations.
• Working knowledge of procurement principles, purchase requisition and purchase order processing, supplier coordination, contract documentation, and procure-to-pay controls.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze procurement requests and supporting documentation, identify risks, gaps, and compliance concerns, and determine appropriate actions or escalation paths.
• Understanding of procurement policies, approval requirements, documentation standards, and audit-ready recordkeeping.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple procurement transactions, prioritize workload, and drive timely outcomes.
• Regular and reliable job attendance
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships
• Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting procurement activities in a complex, policy-driven organization.
• Experience using procurement, financial, contract lifecycle management, workflow, or reporting systems such as PeopleSoft/Navigator, DocuSign, SharePoint, Power Automate, Power BI, or similar platforms.
• Working knowledge of common procurement and supplier documents, including statements of work, amendments, change orders, quotes, renewals, non-disclosure agreements, and supplier risk review requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leads strategic sourcing engagements utilizing multi-step strategic sourcing methodologies, to include but not limited to spend analysis and requirement definition, drafting sourcing documents, identifying qualified suppliers, and coordinating all sourcing activities up to and including award.
• Prepares, negotiates, signs, manages, and renews contracts. Coordinates with cross-functional departments to facilitate review and assessment of supplier risk and maintains supplier risk management protocols.
• Executes on category management plans.
• Identifies and mitigates risk in the procurement process.
• Implements strategies to achieve cost savings and increase value to internal clients.
• Learns the needs of internal clients and conducts market research to stay current on market trends.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 100% company-funded pension plan
• health, dental, and vision plans
• life insurance
• paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave
• performance-based and peer-based recognition
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level