Senior Sourcing and Procurement Specialist

Job Description NRECA is a unique national trade association providing advocacy, financial services and business support services to over 900 consumer owned electric cooperatives across the country. NRECA employees are united by our mission, inclusive culture, collaborative workplace and commitment to service excellence. As a "best place to work" employer, we operate with integrity, transparency and a spirit of innovation.

Summary of Position: NRECA’s Finance department manages the accounting, financial planning/budgeting, and procurement operations across a broad range of entities and businesses that support NRECA and its affiliated organizations, trusts, and other entities. We are a team of dynamic individuals collaborating across NRECA to implement best practices and provide innovative business solutions. We enable the good stewardship of member funds across NRECA by diligently embracing our core values of transparency and fiscal responsibility.

The employee in this position develops and executes strategic sourcing and category management strategies to achieve business goals and financial objectives. They work with managers to plan communication strategies that ensure accurate and timely flow of information to internal stakeholders and suppliers. This position is eligible for NRECA’s hybrid schedule which allows flexibility to work from home up to 2 days per/week.

• Leads cross functional stakeholders and project team members through strategic sourcing initiatives from project initiation through implementation.
• Develops and executes strategic sourcing and category management strategies to achieve business goals and financial objectives.
• Employs cost saving and demand management strategies to deliver on financial metrics.
• Manages and tracks supplier performance to ensure key contract deliverables and performance standards are met.
• Authors and issues solicitations including RFI, RFP, RFQ documents to procure indirect products and services in compliance with department procedures and policies.
• Plans and executes communications strategies to ensure accurate and timely flow of information to internal stakeholders and to suppliers.
• Analyzes historical spend, business requirements and market data to develop and execute sourcing and negotiation strategies.
• Negotiates pricing, drafts and interprets contract terms and conditions to establish favorable purchase agreements including but not limited to Master Services Agreements, Statement of Works, Non-Disclosure Agreements and Technology Purchase Agreements.

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management (preferred), Business Management, Finance or similar degree 5 or more years of demonstrated knowledge of strategic sourcing, category management and supplier performance management methodologies to procure indirect and direct products and services as applied in the commercial sector. Experience using an ERP with procurement related applications.
• Institute of Supply Management certification.
• Experience in indirect spend categories such as IT, Meeting & Events, Contingency Labor, Professional Services, Travel, Human Resources.

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal and extensive reading. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

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