Procurement Specialist

Allegis Global Solutions is founded on a culture that is passionate about transforming the way the world acquires talent by delivering client-focused solutions that make a difference for businesses worldwide. From refining how you manage your contingent workforce to strengthening your employer brand to recruit top talent, our integrated talent solutions drive the business results you need. 

As an industry leader, we draw upon decades of experience to design innovative tools, products and processes. We develop competitive practices that position organizations for growth and we deliver the insight needed to succeed in today's global marketplace.

Our organization serves as the MSP (Managed Service Provider) and assists with all contingent worker needs in the categories of staff augmentation, statement of work (SOW) and Independent Contractors. This role will support the statement of work (SOW) business and assist Managers with all facets of the process: proper work classification, vendor selection, SOW setup, etc. with varying degrees of complexity and/or sensitivity, ensuring that cost, quality, and delivery terms are adhered to and met.

The Procurement Specialist is a key resource and responsible for building relationships with key members within the organization including the business owner/Manager, Procurement, Legal, etc. This Specialist will be selecting and conferring with vendors to help with contracts and services items, as well as resource tracking items to assist with meeting client deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Deep working and demonstrable knowledge of procurement, sourcing or contingent workforce
• Help manage client scope of strategic sourcing process lifecycle for SOW either vendor workers or consultants.
• Maintain, influence and develop relationships with leadership and Executives
• Leading procurement projects including negotiation of contracts & commercial terms consistent with maximizing business value
• Provide constant communication to clients, suppliers, contingent workers and other partners via face-to-face meetings, email and phone
• Manage customer's expectations through timely feedback and proactive communication
• Identify risk situations and coordinate solutions with management
• Responsible for using independent judgment and making decisions that require a great degree of creative, analytical, and problem-solving ability
• Conduct research and analysis to resolve daily caseload of client's or supplier inquiries 
• Leading assigned client projects end-to-end
• Support SOW Analysis

• Above average organization and customer service skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks concurrently
• Excellent interpersonal skills (written and verbal) required with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Experience in implementation of processes, policies and methodologies
• High degree of attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills including use of Excel
• Proven ability to manage competing deliverables on-time, on-budget, on-quality
• Be organized to handle multiple tasks with differing deliverables and deadlines
• Takes direction well
• Takes initiative and can work independently
• Quick learner
• At least 6 months of experience in staffing/recruiting, procurement, or sourcing
• Knowledge of VMS beneficial

As a workplace, we focus on relationships – with each other, our clients and our candidates - in fact serving others is one of our core values. We support open communication and recognize that giving constructive criticism can be even harder than receiving it. We appreciate the fearless and the passionate, who force us to be better. Everything we do sits on a pillar of diversity - diverse perspectives, backgrounds and ideas drive innovation and make us successful.

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