This role will work across Finance (primarily Procurement) and IT ensuring evaluation of the new and recurring spend, business justification, and business impact. This role will report into the Procurement Director and be responsible for helping to achieve savings goals and process oversight. The role will also serve as an internal business partner and work with vendors on negotiations and execution of agreements.
Job Duties
- Oversee spend management workflow, including the process and requirements leading up to the purchase request.
- Lead business justification review process, including evaluation of cash flow and budget requirements.
- Partner with Cloud and IT to understand business needs, spend, and pricing negotiations.
- Lead the identification, execution, and tracking of cost savings.
- Work with vendors on negotiations, contract execution, and other business needs.
- Partner with FPA on budget tracking for new and renewal spend.
- Evaluate vendor pricing, including price benchmarking comparisons.
- Assist the company in reaching goals and objectives related to productivity, profitability, and industry growth.
- Help identify and implement process improvements and automation.