Specialist, Contracts and Purchasing

Overview

BDO is the leading mid-tier professional services provider globally. In 2024, we recorded global revenues of over US $15 billion across our core service lines - Audit & Assurance, Tax, Advisory, and Business Services & Outsourcing. With a worldwide community of over 119k professionals operating in 166 countries and territories, we’re dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex financial and strategic challenges, aligned to our core purpose People helping people.

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Building a thriving global team is an essential pillar of our bold new vision Global solutions. Driven to be the best. - so it’s no surprise that our offices around the world are regularly recognised with awards and accolades. We’re a people-powered business, with a diverse, dynamic and inclusive international team who are committed to excellence, innovation, and integrity.

We believe businesses have both an economic imperative and an ethical responsibility to contribute to a more sustainable and equitable world. In 2021, we committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner. As part of our global sustainability efforts, we continue to integrate responsible practices into our operations and work with clients to support their own net-zero journeys. In addition, we’re proud to support thousands of colleagues around the globe to ‘give back’ in the communities in which we operate.

Specialist, Contracts and Purchasing

We are seeking a Specialist, Contracts & Purchasing to provide dedicated, end‑to‑end procurement management for Global A&A and its Programmes, ensuring timely, compliant, and value‑for‑money vendor engagements that enable delivery while controlling commercial, legal, privacy, and security risk. The role executes within the Global Vendors & Contracts frameworks and toolset (Service Now, standard templates, approval matrices) and adheres to Global procurement policies and processes.

• Own the A&A Programmes procurement pipeline from intake through award, ensuring each engagement has a recorded justification aligned with policy.
• Plan and execute appropriate market processes (market scan, RFI/RFP,…), balancing speed‑to‑value with competitive tension and risk.
• Coordinate scoping and commercial models with the programme team and the programme Finance Coordinator to meet delivery timelines and budget targets.

• Lead negotiation and internal approval of Statements of Work, MSA/PSA s, renewals, amendments, and change orders specific to Programmes deliverables.
• Ensure deliverables, acceptance, KPIs, SLAs, pricing constructs, IP/usage rights, and termination/transition protections meet programme needs and policy.

• Apply the Contract Approval Process, maintaining a complete evidence trail (business case, evaluation records, due diligence, approvals).
• Manage renewal timelines and decision gates under the Contract Renewal Process.
• Prepare concise executive summaries and recommendations for decision forums.

• Run supplier due diligence and onboarding in line with Global requirements (information security, privacy and data protection, service continuity, financial health).
• Ensure ESG statements and supply‑chain integrity questionnaires are captured where required, and that SaaS engagements follow the SaaS Solution Management Guidelines.
• Partner with the Finance on budget control, commitment tracking, forecasting, accruals, and savings realisation; surface risks and opportunities early.
• Act as the procurement point of contact for leadership and work streams; align priorities with A&A Projects & Operations.
• Coordinate with the Programme Lead on vendor communications and deliverable visibility where firm involvement is required.
• Engage Global Legal, Privacy, Information Security, and the Global Vendors & Contracts Team specialists at the right moments in the lifecycle.

• Provide weekly pipeline/status updates: cycle times, milestones, savings, renewals due, risks, and compliance indicators.
• Maintain a…