Buy Desk Associate (L)

Buy Desk Associate 1884 (L)

We are in search of an individual to join our Global Procurement Office as a member of our Buy Desk Team who will be engaged fully, communicate openly and forge close working relationships throughout our company. We seek a confident and proactive self-starter with at least 3 years of experience working in strategic procurement, sourcing, supply chain, and/or contracts role who can prioritize and manage multiple tasks and responsibilities and who enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-output, team oriented, and practical environment.

The Buy Desk Team supports our Global Strategic Sourcing Teams as well as our Supplier Contracts Team with reviewing, negotiating and processing a large volume of contracts under a specific dollar threshold.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with the internal businesses to gather required data for sourcing projects or other initiatives
• Facilitate integration of select supplier information into relevant information systems
• Ensure functionality and accuracy of data content in the systems
• Redline contracts and negotiate with supplier, as needed
• Draft, review and process high volume of contracts
• Project manage the projects from beginning to end including ensuring all steps are completed by various teams
• Communication of the project and project status to relevant stakeholders
• Identify opportunities for “turnkey solutions” that will expedite the process for repetitive initiatives

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of experience working in strategic procurement, sourcing, supply chain, and/or contracts role
• Bachelors Degree in business, finance, procurement, supply chain or related degree program
• Demonstrated understanding of basic strategic sourcing
• Demonstrated understanding of basic contracts and negotiations
• Strong analytical, business process analysis and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage and communicate with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong collaboration and client service skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-output, team oriented, practical environment
• Ability to work independently and to prioritize workload
• Sound business judgment
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
• Metrics and results oriented

$40 per hour                       Salt Lake City, UT 84111                          11 Month Assignment