Procurement Specialist

Summary

The Procurement Specialist owns assigned category management responsibilities within Jewelers Mutual's Strategic Sourcing and Renewals function. This role is responsible for executing sourcing events, negotiating contract terms, processing requisitions and purchase orders within the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, Oracle, and managing the contract lifecycle for vendor relationships within an assigned category portfolio. The Procurement Specialist serves as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders within their assigned categories, and partners closely with Legal, Risk, Finance, and Information Security to ensure procurement activities align with Jewelers Mutual's commercial, compliance, and risk management standards.

Since 1913 we’ve been committed to supporting the Jewelry industry and putting customers at the center of everything we do. With over a century of trusted expertise, we’re financially strong, forward-thinking, and driven by curiosity. Guided by our core values of Agility, Accountability, and Relevancy, we lead through innovation.

As a technology focused organization, we embrace cutting-edge tools and data-driven insights to continuously improve our products, services, and customer experience. Our mission is to be the industry’s most trusted advisor by investing in our people, adopting new technologies, and striving for excellence.

We’re dedicated to fostering growth through collaboration, powered by bold thinking, teamwork, and the passion of our people.

• Move fast and embrace change
• Always look for better ways
• Grow, thrive, and help shape what’s next

Join us and be part of a culture where you can make an impact while building your future.

• Manage assigned vendor categories, including sourcing strategy, contract execution, renewal planning, and vendor performance monitoring.
• Review, redline, and negotiate commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, order forms, NDAs, and renewal amendments; elevate terms to Legal as needed.
• Lead sourcing events, including RFQs, RFPs, RFIs, and three-bid quote processes for assigned categories.
• Process and approve requisitions and purchase orders in Oracle; partner with Accounts Payable and stakeholders to resolve PO, invoice, and receipt discrepancies.
• Manage contract lifecycle activities, including renewal tracking, stakeholder engagement, extensions, and related negotiations.
• Maintain accurate vendor and contract data to support reporting, audit, and spend visibility requirements.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding and due diligence with Risk, Information Security, and Compliance before contract execution.
• Monitor vendor performance against SLAs and contract obligations; elevate performance issues and support QBRs for strategic vendor relationships.
• Support standardized procurement tools, including contract templates, RFP/RFI templates, evaluation scorecards, and sourcing playbooks.
• Identify, document, and report cost savings, cost avoidance, process improvement, and standardization opportunities.
• Provide responsive stakeholder support on procurement processes, sourcing requirements, and contract timelines.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, vendor management, or contract administration.
• Experience reviewing, redlining, and negotiating commercial contract terms, including pricing, termination, SLAs, liability, indemnification, and data protection provisions.
• Working knowledge of procurement processes, including sourcing, contracting, requisition-to-purchase order execution, and vendor onboarding.
• Strong communication, analytical, organizational, time management, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel for spend analysis and reporting.

• Experience with ERP…